Mikhail Prokhorov's Ё-mobil unveiled - AllCarIndex
Mikhail Prokhorov of Onexim Group today unveiled a trio of the hybrid electric vehicles under a new Russian automobile brand - the E-mobil. Since "" (yo) is the seventh letter in Cyrillic alphabet the name of brand is associated with luck. However, the luck was missing today because, as it is reported, during the presentation the car was started on third attempt only. The automobiles are equipped with 60hp engines and can oparet in three modes: Sports, Eco and Snow (except the van version for which the Sports mode is missing). All models feature all-wheel drive and can accelarate from 0 to 100 km/h in 7-8 seconds. They are equipeped with two fuel tanks - one for petrol and one for CNG. Claimed fuel consumption is 3.5 l / 100 km (67.2 mpg) and driving range - 1000-1100 km. The first test drives of these new E-mobiles will start early next year while the cars will be available for purchase sometime in 2012. While and intended price tag is $11400-$14700 the E-mobil may become the cheapest hybrid vehicle in the world.
Technical specifications:
E-Microvan
Length: 3892 mm
Width: 1815 mm
Height: 1611 mm
Weight: 700 kg
Top speed: 130 km/ h
0-100 km/h: 10 s
Fuel consumption (l / 100 km): 3.5 l
E-Cross-Coupe
Length: 4065 mm
Width: 1832 mm
Height: 1495 mm
Weight: 700 kg
Top speed: 130 km/ h
0-100 km/h: 8 s
Fuel consumption (l / 100 km): 3.5 l
E-Furgon
Length: 4200 mm
Width: 1880 mm
Height: 1870 mm
Weight: 750 kg
Top speed: 130 km/ h
0-100 km/h: 15 s
Fuel consumption (l / 100 km): 4 l