Swedish Microcar Maker Luvly Wants To Be the IKEA of Tiny Electric Cars

01 May 2023 | Abstracted from Electrek

"The whole vehicle weighs just 380kg (837 pounds), about a fifth as much as the standard 4,000-pound passenger car..its light weight means that it's tremendously more efficient, with energy consumption on the order of 60Wh/km (96Wh/mi), about two to four times better than 'full-size' electric cars...the Luvly needs a smaller battery to get around, and the standard battery is just 6.4kWh...top speed of 90km/h (55mph)...suitable for quick highway jaunts within a city...

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