16 April 2008

Electric car in Ireland

An electric car is now available in Ireland following the introduction of the Mega City by Green Machines Ltd, who have been providing zero emissions vehicles here since 2001.

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The Mega City is produced by the French Manufacturer Axiam-Mega Group, one of Europe's leading suppliers of these types of vehicles.

The car is built with an aluminium chassis and safety cell, and is clad in impact-resistant polycarbonate panels. The Manufacturer says this body is 100 percent recyclable. It has a top speed of 64kph with a range of 80 kilometers.

The car comes standard in either a two or four seat configuration. It takes eight hours to fully charge its batteries. However, due to the battery technology used it is possible to apply ‘top-up’ charges as required with no memory effect to the batteries.

Prices are 16,799 euros for the two seat and 16,999 euros for the 2+2.