Chinese-German EV for under $17,300 Called the Luis - 9/25/09

Luis a German company has announced that its electric vehicle (EV) called the Luis Free EV is on sale for less than 12,000 EURO or $17,300.  That’s less than half the projected price for the Chevy Volt and the Toyota plug-in Prius coming in around $40,000.
 
The Luis Free EV is built in China by a partner; Luis is currently not disclosing their name.  The Luis Free EV has two models; a low power and a faster high power with both having a fiberglass body.  The low power model has an output of 5.5kW and can reach 60 km/h (40 mph).  The lower power model is classified as a neighborhood EV.  The second high power model has an output of 8 kW and can reach 80 km/h (50 mph).  It requires a standard driver’s license to drive the high power model. 

The Luis Free EV will seat four and has a range of 200 km (120 miles).  Luis says the car can be charged up to 80% capacity using a household outlet in two hours.  It can be fully charged in five hours.

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