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Electric Car Prototype Is Built For Africaโ€™s Rural Roads

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With a few exceptions, most electric cars are delicate, expensive creatures designed for paved streets and well-heeled early adopters. And that makes them ill-suited to rural Africa โ€” many roads away from the cities arenโ€™t paved at all, and just about any EV would be out of reach. Thatโ€™s where the Technical University of Munich comes into play. It recently revealed a prototype electric vehicle, the aCar, thatโ€™s designed for both the conditions and uses of rural Africa.

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It has a rugged, four-wheel drive design that can handle dirt roads and off-roading. It only has about 50 miles of range, but the very nature of an electric motor makes it both well-suited to clearing obstacles (since it always has full torque) and more reliable. Also, itโ€™s modular โ€” it can switch between carrying passengers and cargo, and you can even use the battery to power a winch or other equipment beyond the car.

The aCar completed real-world tests in Ghana this July, and itโ€™s already expected to go into production (eventually in Africa) with a target price below โ‚ฌ10,000 (about $11,944). Thatโ€™s not a trivial expense, but itโ€™s far more affordable than the Nissan Leaf and other vehicles that wouldnโ€™t be as well-suited to the African landscape.

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