renault @ Frankfurt : 4 other ugly cars, but electric cars

[groar]

2009 FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW: Could Ze Renault ZE Concepts Reach Production? | Auto Shows Blog & Discussion at Automobile Magazine

For technical information and a 8 min video with the charge modes, see this in French or through google translate (sorry video not translated











Denis.

[Christopher Jordan]

Many concept electrics were on a Gizmag link sent to me, and an article about electric cars was in the local newspaper this morning. Rather surprising at the end of summer and not the beginning around here- always enjoyable for me!

[solarguy]

The LED strip head lights are intriguing. I wonder if they are functional?

The mini-bubble car is pretty goofy/ugly.


Finest regards,

troy

[Piwoslaw]

That last one looks like a moon buggy that the astronauts rejected to drive. Ble

[The Atomic Ass]

Originally Posted by solarguy

The mini-bubble car is pretty goofy/ugly.

I think that crosses the line from ugly to Fugly.

[Christopher Jordan]

Originally Posted by The Atomic Ass

I think that crosses the line from ugly to Fugly.

Sort of: but my very first car was a 1959 Renault Dauphine. Now in comparison- the Dauphine was fugly, but these 4 were from hmm to interesting to double hmm to *groan*!

Did you know that you can hot-wire a Dauphine with a long shortwave radio antennae wire? (Oh - wrong thread; sorry)

[The Atomic Ass]

Originally Posted by Christopher Jordan

Did you know that you can hot-wire a Dauphine with a long shortwave radio antennae wire? (Oh - wrong thread; sorry)

[Christopher Jordan]

That was my very first eco-mod: running a thick copper wire from under the front bonnet where the battery was all the way along the top drip canal to the back of the car where the motor was. The wiring in those Renaults were always messing up, but I don't think that solution did!

Those cars have a Ferlac clutch where you touch the gearshift and the current flowing through you is grounded and engages the clutch. Never did work right! D-D.E.