Swiss design company Protoscar has announced that it will unveil a new two-door electric sports cabriolet at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March. This in itself should be quite some trick as the show doesn't actually open until the fifth...
Protoscar Lampo Protoscar's Lampo: Italian for 'lightning', don't you know
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Because to me that looks like one of those things that only a mother could love. I know these things are subjective but it looks like it took one too many hits from the ugly stick when that was put together.
Apart from style I still have a real problem with these electric sports cars that have a range of 100 to 200 miles. For a city car where there is a distinct possibility of short runs followed by charging time this seems acceptable. For a good day out driving somewhere then the range between charges has either got to be 300-400 minimum or the recharge time has to be got down to 15-20 minutes so you can pull in for a coffee and charge up whilst doing so. Of course exactly where you would plug in whilst in Starbucks/MaccyD's/cafeNero or wherever is a different question.
...this is proof that you don't just have to put a sexy body on an unproducible, impractical electric chassis to gain publicity from fawning, credulous journos. A horribly ugly one will do just fine.
I can't imagine anything worse than a British electric car. The Brits were never really known for the quality of their electrical systems in a car, to have the whole care basically BE an electric system makes me shudder.
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Swiss design company Protoscar has announced that it will unveil a new two-door electric sports cabriolet at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March. This in itself should be quite some trick as the show doesn't actually open until the fifth... Protoscar Lampo Protoscar's Lampo: Italian for 'lightning', don't you know Its Tardis- …
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Posted Monday 2nd March 2009 20:55 GMT
Charles Manning
Are you sure you got the scale right? #
Looks like something you can charge from a USB port.
Posted Monday 2nd March 2009 20:55 GMT
Bigus
Branding #
I wonder what the Lightning Car Company think of that:
http://www.lightningcarcompany.co.uk/
The UK one looks alot better anyway.
Posted Monday 2nd March 2009 20:55 GMT
DJ
Fourth letter is incorrect #
No matter how many times I read that it still comes out an "n"
Posted Monday 2nd March 2009 20:55 GMT
Rich
Convertible Insight? #
Oof! A convertible first generation Insight done right!
Posted Monday 2nd March 2009 20:55 GMT
Tim Greenwood
Are you it's mother? #
Because to me that looks like one of those things that only a mother could love. I know these things are subjective but it looks like it took one too many hits from the ugly stick when that was put together.
Apart from style I still have a real problem with these electric sports cars that have a range of 100 to 200 miles. For a city car where there is a distinct possibility of short runs followed by charging time this seems acceptable. For a good day out driving somewhere then the range between charges has either got to be 300-400 minimum or the recharge time has to be got down to 15-20 minutes so you can pull in for a coffee and charge up whilst doing so. Of course exactly where you would plug in whilst in Starbucks/MaccyD's/cafeNero or wherever is a different question.
Posted Monday 2nd March 2009 20:55 GMT
Shingo Tamai
Lampo means #
Actually it is the italian for "Flash".
It is a "deprecated term", but in the fifties you would say something like:
"Arrivo in un LAMPO" > "I'll be there in a Flash"
Lightning would be "Fulmine" and it would remember probably the name used for Lone Ranger's horse. :)
Posted Tuesday 3rd March 2009 15:43 GMT
Jon Axtell
Face #
If you squint a bit, the front looks like a big happy grinning face, and the rear a scowling face with down turned lips.
Posted Tuesday 3rd March 2009 15:43 GMT
David Wiernicki
Well, at least... #
...this is proof that you don't just have to put a sexy body on an unproducible, impractical electric chassis to gain publicity from fawning, credulous journos. A horribly ugly one will do just fine.
Posted Tuesday 3rd March 2009 15:43 GMT
E
Question #
If it is up front a fashion plate never to make production then why do you bother reporting it? People want cars they can actually *buy*!
Posted Tuesday 3rd March 2009 15:43 GMT
raving angry loony
@Bigus #
I can't imagine anything worse than a British electric car. The Brits were never really known for the quality of their electrical systems in a car, to have the whole care basically BE an electric system makes me shudder.
Nice design though, again like many British cars.
Posted Friday 6th March 2009 13:01 GMT
Rhyd
@Fourth letter is incorrect #
7th letter of the headline really is incorrect.
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