Gogoro batteries power this tiny urban electric car - The Verge
Gogoro batteries power this tiny urban electric car - The Verge
Why ride a scooter around the city when you can have a tiny electric car?
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The car is called Project X (for now) and is built by the Mobility in Harmony Consortium (MIH), which is led by manufacturing conglomerate Foxconn.
MIH says Project X also has driverless robotaxi capabilities and features sliding doors for easy passenger entry and exit.
There’s no mention of availability or how far it’ll go on one fresh set of batteries, but Gogoro’s two-battery scooter goes about 105 miles — so expect the Project X to get less range.
There’s no doubt a need for smaller urban EVs that don’t clog up street parking, even if those asking for it are possibly a vocal minority.
Project X could perhaps rejuvenate the segment of small electric vehicles in a world where it seems every automaker is focused on building bulky crossovers with big batteries.
And there’s certainly a benefit to having a car that can zip around all the food delivery SUVs that clog up the middle of a one-way city street with their park-anywhere lights flashing.
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