What European electric vehicle making startups are there? (cost, percentage, interesting)

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by Brave New World

I merely pointed South African Elon Musk has visited England with a view to opening a vast factory,.



I think EV work more on charging points, and the UK has some leading battery technology and charging technology companies, with some excellent research carried out at places such as thr Faraday Institution and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC).

The Faraday Institution – Powering Britain's Battery Revolution

UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC)

Lamp posts are being used as charging points as the roll out of charging points progresses.

LAMP POST-POWERED ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING POINTS ARRIVE IN LONDON - Sunday Times Motoring

Whilst larger well established companies such Jaguar Land Rover, Lotus, Aston Martin, McLaren etc are also developing electric vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover to build electric XJ car at Castle Bromwich plant - The Guardian

This is interesting, but perhaps you want to start a separate all EV-related news in the UK forum since these don’t quite address what’s being asked in this topic as I was trying to avoid that deter.

[OyCrumbler]

Add another one to the list with something from Switzerland. Micro Mobility Systems has a tiny front-opening (like, the front face is where the car opens) two-seater called Microlino: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/4/21...ke-price-specs

https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino

Literally opens from the front:

[euro123]

^ well I wish them luck, looks like they're trying really hard and the design is interesting but personally I loathe ultra small cars (not that i'm claustrophobic....just like alcoholics don't admit they drink too much lol).

[OyCrumbler]

Here's an interesting one from Czechia: https://mwmotors.cz/

A sort of synopsis: https://www.greencarreports.com/news...o-classic-form

MW Motors supposedly has three vehicles it's working on with the emphasis given to making the vehicles as light as possible and therefore as efficient with its battery pack as possible.

[OyCrumbler]

There’s also this ebussy business: https://www.engadget.com/electric-br...194041042.html

It is curious to me that the European startups seem to target niche fields—I wonder why that is

[recycled]

Originally Posted by OyCrumbler

Add another one to the list with something from Switzerland. Micro Mobility Systems has a tiny front-opening (like, the front face is where the car opens) two-seater called Microlino: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/4/21...ke-price-specs

https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino

Literally opens from the front:

This is a blast from the past. Anyone remember the Isetta from the 1950s & early 60s? Similar idea with front opening door, but it was a tricycle with one rear drive wheel and two wheels up front. The new Microlino has 4 wheels for better stability.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta

[grega94]

Russia just produced the cheapest EV in the world with a retail price of $7,000. It’s called the Zetta (Zero Emission Terra Transport Asset) produced by the start up company REMC (Russian Engineering and Manufacturing Сompany)

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/...ar-2020-a68336

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by grega94

Russia just produced the cheapest EV in the world with a retail price of $7,000. It’s called the Zetta (Zero Emission Terra Transport Asset) produced by the start up company REMC (Russian Engineering and Manufacturing Сompany)

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/...ar-2020-a68336

"...batteries imported from China". OK. Well, I'm happy to let the Russian consumers try that out for a few years, and see how reliable and durable those batteries are...


This kind of reminds me of the old days, back when Russia was exporting the Lada to Canada. Except it's not planning on exporting the Zetta. We'll see.

[grega94]

Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

"...batteries imported from China". OK. Well, I'm happy to let the Russian consumers try that out for a few years, and see how reliable and durable those batteries are...


This kind of reminds me of the old days, back when Russia was exporting the Lada to Canada. Except it's not planning on exporting the Zetta. We'll see.

If you read a little closer you will see that 2/3rds of their production is aimed for export, EV’s are still not very popular with the general public in Russia from what I can tell.

[Ruth4Truth]

Originally Posted by grega94

If you read a little closer you will see that 2/3rds of their production is aimed for export, EV’s are still not very popular with the general public in Russia from what I can tell.

I thought it said it's mainly for domestic sales. Guess I missed something. I think it's kinda cool-looking.

The Lada was priced $7000 when it was available in Canada.