- No.289
Hypermini (2000: EA0)
Electric vehicle
Specifications
- Overall length / width / height
- 2,665/1,475/1,550mm
- Wheelbase
- 1,890mm
- Tread (front/rear)
- 1,290/1,270mm
- Curb weight
- 840kg
- Engine
- Permanent-magnet synchronous motor
- Engine Max. power
- 24kW(33ps)
- Engine Max. torque
- 130N·m(13.3kgm)
- Suspension (front/rear)
- Strut / Strut (independent)
- Brakes (front/rear)
- Ventilated disc / Disc
- Tires
- 145/65R14 run flat / 165/60R14 run flat
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Related information
Following "Prairie EV" (1996), Hypermini was rolled out at Tokyo Motor Show in 1997 and production model was released in 2000. It was a very compact EV for 2 passengers; the overall length of 2660mm and the minimum turning radius of 3.9m.
It was equipped with the groundbreaking keyless entry system of IC card type with a view to car-sharing, and was actually used to collect data from car-sharing experiments in Yokohama and Ebina. The max. speed was 100km/h and the mileage per charge was 115km, sufficient for driving in the neighborhood. Run-flat tires and lightweight aluminum frame were also adopted. "Drive. Only 100 yen for 100 km" was the forward-looking sales copy.