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Today’s Totally Cool Tech: The TH!NK city electric vehicle

Standard equipment

• 2 front airbags
• Disable key for passenger airbag
• ABS brakes
• Regenerative brakes
• Power steering
• Central locking
• 4kW electric heater
• Electric windows and mirrors
• 2 loudspeakers and aerial
• Mind Box (to be introduced during 2008)

Colors

• Black jungle
• Blue sky
• Red energy
• City citrus

Extra Equipment

• Air conditioning
• Pre-heat timer
• Electrically heated windscreen
• Full length sunroof
• Radio CD
• Radio with MP3
• Radio CD with MP3, USB, Bluetooth
• Navigation & Multimedia System
• Winter tires
• Alloy wheels – set of 4
• Steel wheels – set of 4
• Roof rack
• 2 + 2 children seats (including 3-point seat belts)

Description

• Number of seats: 2 (2 rear seats including 3-point seat belts as an optional extra)
• Number of doors: 3 including rear hatch
• Front wheel drive system
• Plug-in electric powertrain
• Safety standards exceed US and EU requirements
• McPherson front axle and trailing arm rear axle

Performance

• Top speed 100km/h
• Acceleration 0-50km/h 6.5 seconds
• Acceleration 0-80km/h 16.0 seconds
• Typical charge time – standard electric socket 0-100% SOC (state of charge) approx. 10 hours, 230VAC / 14A
• 20-80% SOC (state of charge) approx. 8 hours, 230VAC / 14A
• Range IEC* 170km (summer tires, heater off)
• Range FUDS** 180km (summer tires, heater off)
• Range EU UDC*** 203km

Dimensions

• Length: 3120mm
• Width: 1604mm
• Height: 1548mm
• Wheel base: 1970mm
• Track: 1374mm front/1424mm rear
• Tires: 165/65 x 14
• Turning diameter: 9m (turning radius 4.5m)

Weight

• Battery weight: 245 – 260 kg
• Total vehicle weight: 1397kg
• Load capacity 284kg

Batteries

• MES DEA – Zebra, 28.3kWh sodium
• Enerdel, Li-ion
• A123, Li-ion

(Read more about batteries here)

Powertrain

• Motor: 3 phase asyncron electric motor
• Peak power, normal: 30kW

* European standard for calculating range of electrical cars
** American standard for calculating range of electrical cars
*** Range during city driving only

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