‘Electric LIthium-Ion CAr’ runs on eight wheels

November 14, 2008

Eight wheeled cars can be considered a total waste of power, especially when they come running on batteries. However, the Electric LIthium-Ion CAr (ELIICA) is a unique concept car that you don’t see on roads everyday. The 17 feet long car featuring just four seats is a sheer luxury that will retail for around $255,000. While the front doors, opening forward, are not much different from regular car doors, whereas, the back doors looks more like the Dolorean, which are gull-winged. Even with such a huge size, the Eliica just weighs 5300 pounds, quite amazing. Featuring a regenerative braking system, all the wheels of the Eliica generates power from a separate 60kW motor that giving as high a range as 200 miles per charge.

Usability:

As depicted, the ELIICA isn’t the car for the masses, in fact, it is a vehicle for the elite club ready to dig their pockets deep. The design of the vehicle as wasteful as it is still looking for a taker from the automotive industry.

Via: Zoomilife

Designer:

A team led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu at Keio University, Tokyo.

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