Mindset Six50 Electric Car Mixes Gas, Li-Ion and Solar Power
New car industry start-up Mindset, has announced plans to sell a gasoline-electric hybrid next year. The 2+2-seater hybrid, called the Six50, boasts an electric-only range of 100km (62 miles) via a built-in Li-Ion battery. A two-cylinder gasoline motor, which kicks in as a generator as required, boosts the range to 800km (496 miles). Battery charging is further assisted by integrated roof-top solar panels.
The Six50 tag hints at the target weight of 650kg (1430 lbs). However, according to recent reports, the prototype, composed of a plastic body built around an aluminum frame, tips the scales at a still fairly lightweight 800kg. According to Mindset, this means the car can achieve decent levels of performance. The 70kw (95hp) motor should enable speeds of up to 140km/h (75mph) and acceleration from 0-100km/h (0-60mph) in under six seconds.
The company was established by Marat Gunak, former head of design at Volkswagen, with backing from Swiss billionaire Lorenzo Schmid. According to Gunak, most cars are currently “too big, too heavy, too expensive,” a trend that he hopes to help overturn with the Six50.
First impressions suggest he might have succeeded in developing a small, lightweight car. However, many potential buyers will need to be persuaded that the price, currently estimated at €31,000 (about $47,900) - and likely to reach nearer €50,000 (about $77,200) by the time the Six50 hits the market - is not “too expensive.” For an average buyer, that’s pretty darn expensive.
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Every week some unknown “company” issues a press release that they are going to build such and such. ZAP motors has been doing this for 5 years now. They have said that they will “imminently” produce 7 different electric powered cars. The only thing they have ever sold are crappy little Chinese built 25 MPH
overgrown golf carts. it’s astounding that environmentalists foolishly believed the crap in “Who Killed the Electric Car?” and claimed GM was engaged in vaporware called a Chevy Volt. Well now we all know that the vaporware was real, their skepticism totally braindead. Now these GM skeptics tout every nobody start up company that issues some silly press release, looking for venture capital that will never come.
I really like that design, especially the old style looking wheels. Once these cars can make longer day trips they will really be a good alternative.
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need more than 75 mph. as this is normal cruising speed on most of my trips. I like the weight but would like to see a top end of 120mph.as a safety margin.