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- Sep 21, 202182% CONFIDENCEfrom electrive.com · possible Jun 30, 2019 – Sep 21, 2021
Autonomous cars won’t solve traffic, but the Eli Zero could
- Ars Technica (1 May 2018) presented the Eli Zero, a fully enclosed, side-by-side two-seat neighborhood electric vehicle, arguing autonomous cars won't solve congestion but small NEVs might[1]
- electrive (21 Sept 2021): Eli Electric Vehicles began production of the L6e-class Zero, with sales in the coming weeks in 13 European countries via KSR Group, from 11,999 US dollars[3]
- New Atlas (24 Sept 2021): initial production run started with European partners; 72-V architecture (was 48 V), 4-kW motor, 5.8 or 8 kWh batteries for 50 or 70 miles, top speed 25 mph; US launch planned "in the near future"[2]
- Crowdfunding on StartEngine: about US$1.4 million from over 1,500 investors in the first round, with a second campaign launched[2][3]
Notable features
- The Zero is a neighborhood electric vehicle, a low-speed vehicle certified for roads with limits of 45mph or less; founder Li says it is 40 percent smaller than a Smart Car and uses an aluminum chassis, and it weighs 877lbs (398kg), or 904lbs (410kg) with the bigger battery[1]
- 2018 specs: 4kW motor, 6kWh battery for 55 miles (89km) and 4.5 hours at 110V; Zero+ with 8.3kWh for 85 miles (137km); MSRP $10,900 with first deliveries hoped for early 2019[1]
- The production car measures 88.6 x 54.3 x 62.5 in (225 x 138 x 158 cm), with McPherson front suspension, disc brakes front and back, a 23.6-ft (7 m) turning circle, a tilting sunroof, a rear camera and parking sensor, a low-speed pedestrian sound system, a 7-inch digital dash, hot/cold AC on most configurations and 160 liters of trunk space[2]
- The 2021 batteries and ranges differ from the 2018 prototype (electrive gives 80 or 110 km ranges, 45 km/h top speed); the later articles supersede the 2018 figures[2][3]
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- [1]25%arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05/the-eli-zero-might-make-neighborhood-electric-vehicles-coolarstechnica.com· Posted Jul 16, 2018· Starts Jun 30, 2019· 1% of score
Date has passed, but arstechnica.com does not confirm it happened then; unverified.
- [2]80%First Eli Zero Neighborhood Electric Vehicles go into productionnewatlas.com· Published Sep 24, 2021· Starts Sep 21, 2021· 50% of score
New Atlas independently confirms production of the first Eli Zero units began in September 2021, after repeated delays from the vehicle's original 2018 unveiling and 2019 delivery target.
- [3]82%Eli Electric Vehicles launches production of the 'Zero'electrive.com· Published Sep 21, 2021· Starts Sep 21, 2021 ✓· 49% of score
Electrive reports Eli Electric Vehicles actually began production of the Zero NEV on 21 September 2021, over two years after the pin's stored mid-2019 date and the original 2018-2019 delivery targets described in the pin's source article.
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