Badtux reflecting on life during a plague, some timely provisioning/cooking advice, and in the "Pick a good anchorage because you may be there for a while" department...
Here's an impressive and very cool little car.
It's a Citroën Ami!
So, exactly what's so cool that a guy like me, who last drove when Jimmy Carter was President, is excited about it?
Here's the bits that caught my attention...
With a 5.5 kWh battery and 6 kW engine. The microcar has a range of 70 kilometers (43.5 miles) on a single charge...
and...
Which is pretty much my wishlist for what I want in an electric propulsion system for a cruising sailboat....comes with a battery that can be powered from a standard electrical socket in just three hours.
The fact that such a motor, electronics, and battery drivetrain package can be found in a car that only costs 6000 euros ($6600) is both exciting because it shows it's doable and irritating as no one is doing something along the same lines for boats.
Need I say more?
This just in... A reader (Thanks Will) just dropped me an email with a link for an even less expensive EV you might want to check out.
Listening to a couple of exceptional Lennon covers
So it goes...
