This 3-seater autonomous vehicle from French car maker Venturi requires no gas, no hydrogen, and no wall socket. It charges itself via solar panels on the roof and/or via a deployable wind turbine. Its called the Eclectic.
Falling into the category of vehicles known as Neighborhood Electric Vehicles, the Eclectic NEV has a range of 50KM (31 miles) on a full charge and an maximum speed of 50KMH. During a full day of sunlight, roof-mounted solar panel will generate and store sufficient power to propel the vehicle 7KM (4.4 miles). The external wind turbine will generate and store sufficient power to propel the vehicle 15KM. If you need more range than that, you can plug it in to give the NiMH batteries a full charge. The vehicle weighs 880 pounds and will cost € 24,000 plus VAT when the first 200 go on sale in March, 2008.
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