It’s not that the Trabant was hard to get hold of in East Germany, in fact, there were over 3 million of them sold during the 51-years they were in production.


which the company says “could be on the road in 2013





The Trabant is powered by a 47-kilowatt asynchronous electric motor, and supported by a lithium-ion-battery, stored in the transmission tunnel.
There’s also a solar panel roof, producing 120 Watts, which is enough to support ventilation and various accessories.

You’ll be able to charge the car from your home from a 220-Volt network in 8 hours, or less than 2 hours, using a 380 Volt socket.
Top speed is said to be 130km/h with a range of 160 kilometres.











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