Eco Factor: Zero-emission car designed to be powered by electric batteries.
The zero-emission electric vehicle by Pininfarina and Bolloré is expected to be available for rental by the end of 2010. The vehicle, dubbed the Bluecar, will be launched if the crash tests are successful and the car meets the required safety regulations. The vehicle will also go on sale at a later, yet unknown date.
Bolloré has inaugurated two new battery plants in France, each of which would have an annual production of 15,000 30KWh batteries by the year 2013, which can be used to make 30,000 Pininfarina cars, or 10,000 buses, or 60,000 small urban vehicles. The companies are however planning to build a mix of all three.
Via: Treehugger/Reuters
