Archive for July 18th, 2008

The Subaru R1e Electric Car Rolls Off The Line

Friday, July 18th, 2008

The R1e electric Subaru is scheduled to start quietly rolling off dealer lots from 2009, over a year ahead of schedule. The R1e is based off the standard R1 (petrol powered) and has an electric motor and runs on lithium-ion batteries.

The car has a maximum speed of 62 mph and will only travel 50 miles but can be recharged to 80% capacity in about 8 minutes.

There has been no real talk of price however rumours have it coming in at just above $17,000.