The 2011 Frankfurt auto show is shaping up to be all about small, strange-looking electric vehicle studies. In addition to Audi’s Urban Concept and Urban Concept Spyder, Volkswagen’s NILS concept, and Smart’s Forvision concept, Opel (and Vauxhall, its GM sibling in the United Kingdom) will present a tandem two-seat EV. According to Vauxhall and Opel, the concept has “production potential” and is intended to be both affordable and eye-catching.
The concept certainly isn’t boring—the tandem passenger seats are enclosed in a wedgy body that tapers to a point above the open, narrow-track rear wheels. The front of the wild-looking EV is low, wide, and angular. Opel and Vauxhall claim the car is good for 75 mph and a 60-mile range, and will be very lightweight. We expect more details at the auto show on September 13th.
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