MyCar wins GreenFleet electric vehicle of the year award
Officially launched at the British International Motor Show in July by NICE Car Company, MyCar was named electric vehicle of the year by GreenFleet this past Thursday in Twickenham, England. Sporting space for two occupants and born of an Italian pen, the tiny car from Hong Kong captured judges hearts by combining a stylish and practical design with low running costs. In the land where it will be sold, the all-electric MyCar gets to forgo congestion charges and road tax and, depending on where you juice up the batteries, can cost as little as 2 pence a mile to operate. Hopefully the prize will inspire an orderly queue of potential owners to form in preparation for the cars arrival to the NICE sales floor sometime next month. Cost of admission into the 40 mph / 40 mile range vehicle is a mere £8,995 ($16,220). The options list is quite interesting and we expect lots of takers for 15 inch wheels, leather, bluetooth and laptop dock.
As with every contest there were winners and
Gallery: MyCar CV.2
[Source: GreenFleet]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dave 9:40AM (9/30/2008)
Double those specs and I'd bet it sells here in the U.S., especially in urban settings. Thoughts?
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Domenick Yoney 10:12AM (9/30/2008)
It is classified as a quadricycle in the UK and therefore is not subject to crash testing which would probably require some modification (and more money) to pass. However, as more states adopt medium-speed-vehicle rules it could possibly make it here. It should be equipped with lithium ion batteries as well as it could certainly use 5 more miles an hour and double that range.
kert 11:07AM (9/30/2008)
some competition for g-Wiz. same specs, same price, arguably better looking.
doubling the specs means a different battery and a higher price, currently they are using lead-acid AGMs. It would be nice to have a LFP option.
MiEV will provide both double the spec and range
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TopaZ 12:35PM (9/30/2008)
We badly need some MSV legislation here in the states, for city cars like this :(
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