BMW Releases Teaser Sketch of First Electric Car—The 2013 Megacity

Back in April we brought you news that BMW’s first full production (sadly the Mini E was just an experiment) electric car—the Megacity—will be hitting the market in 2013. The car will make extensive use of carbon fiber to decrease weight and increase structural rigidity. BMW also said it would be of a striking design, although at the time there were no pictures to back up this claim.

Well, now there are. BMW has released a teaser concept sketch of what the Megacity might look like… and man is it different than any BMW I’ve ever seen.

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=> BMW Releases Teaser Sketch of First Electric Car—The 2013 Megacity.

Tajima shows off EV Mini Sport, a really expensive single-seat electric vehicle

The price tag for the new EV Mini Sport single-seat electric vehicle from Tajima Motor Corp. reads ¥2,079,000 (that’s about $23,024 U.S. at today’s exchange rate). This isn’t totally crazy for an electric vehicle, because we all know that advanced light and powerful batteries are pricey. Wait, what’d you say? That’s the price without a battery? Ouch.

Unveiled as part of the 1st EV & HEV Drive System Technology Expo in Tokyo this week, the EV Mini Sport weighs just 660 pounds and can use either lead acid batteries (for $2,500 extra) or lithium polymer batteries (at an additional price of $4,300). Those packs will push the little racer around for 25 kilometers with the lead acids or all the way to 90 km (range rated at 40 kilometers an hour). The vehicle, technically a motorized bicycle, has a top speed of 70 kmh. Longer and two-seat versions are possible, should Tajima decide to export the EV Mini Sport outside of Japan. We admit it’s pretty sweet, but $23k for a batteries-not-included toy? Wow. Check it out in the video after the break.

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=> Tajima shows off EV Mini Sport, a really expensive single-seat electric vehicle.