The Yellow Peril, the first jet.

Two new electric car made in one go! The small British company NICE Car Company (No Internal Combustion Engine) is strong, very strong, because it is not about concepts. Cars are visible in the month of July show in London, and may be ordered on the stand, they are priced, approved and guaranteed 2 years. But first, pompously named MyCar is not really a car. It is a cart, strict 2-seater. Its performance also leaves no doubt about the subject. 64 km / h, and announced independence 64 km urban route, this is not a vehicle with which to go on vacation.

On a tubular chassis with body parts in fiberglass, the motor is direct current (DC, not AC), and batteries are to lead. This means that it is not modern ... Design against the east, it is also signed Giugiaro, the great Italian designer. So the highlight of the car, with its price of £ 8995, approximately € 11,400. Almost the same price as a Smart gasoline, but from a manufacturer that is far from the R & D budget of Daimler (the German group which owns Smart). The finish is less good, more chiche equipment, and generally less sophisticated design, and the trunk is much smaller.

However, for those who only short-haul urban MyCar this is a solution not to be ignored. With vivid colors, the car has a certain sympathy. Made in Hong Kong, the first deliveries are expected this fall, and the manufacturer has already taken the time to establish a list of options. Alloy rims 15 inches, leather, glass roof, heated seats ... But nothing is yet planned for the distribution of this model on the continent for the Ze-0 rather than (at least officially). Second model, the Ze-0 is not a novelty in itself, we had already seen several years ago.

In contrast to the MyCar which is a 100% original car, the Ze-0 (against this) is a Changhe. A car available in China with a gasoline engine, and there is also marketed under the name Suzuki Ideal, then it is sold under the name of Effa M100 in Brazil. The novelty is that gasoline engines were dropped, the Changhe sold in the United Kingdom is available with electric engines, and under the strange name of Ze-0. Funny name, funny car, as we are not accustomed to see as it is taller than wide.

Compared with a Peugeot in 1007, only European with a somewhat physical approach, the Ze-0 is 17 cm shorter, narrower 8 cm and 5 cm high. Proportions that were dictated by the desire to have a very handy car in town, but still habitable. The car is quite successful in the genre, it also bears also the signature of a great designer Italian Bertone. But mechanical, is not there a little exciting, the Ze-0 uses lead acid batteries. AGM of lead-gel, about what is best in lead batteries, but ... This remains the lead!
Autonomy is limited to 100 km and the speed is advertised at 88 km / h. This will be difficult to leave the city. Like MyCar, the first deliveries of the Ze-0 is scheduled for September, and its price is £ 13,995, which is € 17,730. It had long been talk of a Chinese invasion of small electrical appliances. The idea took a lot of fantasy, but these 2 small cars prove that it is not impossible. This is not for now. It is unfortunate, for quidam who runs the show in London without thinking, to see that the 2 cars that have the worst interior finishing is these electrical 2. These cars were unsaleable 10 years ago. But today, with gasoline prices, environmental concerns much more now, and a tax incentive (bonus-malus), these small cars, although not taking the car comparison with any essence of the same rate, have certainly a market. A small market but that will only grow.