Hungarian electric car splits into two smaller cars (!?)

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Hungarian electric car splits into two smaller cars

By Mico Tatalovic | 24 February 2010


Central and Eastern Europe might not be the first places you think of when it comes to electric cars. In fact, you're probably more likely to think of bad cars, such as the infamous Yugo, dubbed the http://www.slate.com/id/2241530/">worst car in history.

But times have changed. A few European car enthusiasts have been pushing for clean vehicles made in their own country, addressing the dearth of clean, home-made vehicles in the region.

One such company is Hungary's http://www.solo-duo.hu/main.php?category=104">Antro, which is developing a car that splits into two smaller cars, and plans to take it/them to market by 2012, assuming the Mayan prophecies fall through.

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The Antro Solo concept (pictured above) is a three-passenger car, with a hybrid drive and solar cells on its roof that the company says could generate enough electricity for up to 20km a day at city speeds.

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