http://www.vidalatinasd.com/news/2015/sep/23/chiles-first-electric-car-goes-on-sale-at-12000/ Chile's first electric car goes on sale at $12,000 Sept. 23, 2015
[image http://cdn.sandiegouniontrib.com/img/photos/2015/09/23/11121361w_r900x493.jpg?122770e84b36f1c039d5c4c2ca15c2d8bc4ecd52 Soki, Chile's first electric car, with room for two people and a 60-kilometer (37-mile) range between charges, will sell for $12,000. EFE ] Santiago, Sep 23 (EFE). — Soki, Chile's first electric car, with room for two people and a 60kilometer (37mile) range between charges, will be introduced with a $12,000 price tag, one of the vehicle's creators said. "This electric car has room for a passenger along with the driver, and it is an update of vehicles we designed previously," Daniel Pavez, one of Soki's designers, told EFE. "It is improved in terms of energy efficiency, safety and engineering, and despite being bigger, it weighs 20 percent less." Soki, a word that means "two" in an [native-Chilean/indian] language from Chilean Patagonia, was developed in about eight months by VoZe EV, a company founded by Pavez. The environmentally friendly vehicle has a 10horsepower electric engine, steering wheel, ignition key and a 4.2kilowatt battery that recharges in just three hours. "In addition, this vehicle was designed for the city and can be charged with any common electric outlet, since we designed a battery that you can remove and carry anywhere," Pavez said. Soki combines the advantages of three means of transportation: a bicycle's economy and sustainability; a motorcycle's agility; and a car's comfort, the vehicle's designers said. The electric car's development was supported by the Production Promotion Corporation through its Business Program for Technological Innovation, which helps fund projects for the development or improvement of new products and market innovations. At Soki's unveiling, the designers said they were still improving some features and delivery of the first limited production run of 10 units was scheduled for March 2016. In coming weeks, Pavez and his team plan to visit 11 cities across Chile to promote the car and show Chilean innovators that they can make their ideas a reality by developing advanced technology. [© vidalatinasd.com] ... http://www.laprensasa.com/309_america-in-english/3356496_chile-s-first-electric-car-goes-on-sale-at-12-000.html Chile's first electric car goes on sale at $12,000 CHILE AUTOMOBILES | 23 de Septiembre de 2015 http://www.latercera.com/noticia/tendencias/2015/09/659-648299-9-asi-es-soki-el-primer-primer-automovil-electrico-chileno.shtml Así es "Sôki", el primer automóvil eléctrico chileno [es>translate.google>en] This is "Soki", the first Chilean electric car It will be sold massively at a cost of $ 12,000, has an electric motor with a power equivalent to 10 horsepower, battery that is charged in just 3 hours and range of 60 kilometers. EFE September 22, 2015 [image http://static.latercera.com/20150922/2186725.jpg (concept model) ] "Soki" is the name of the first Chilean electric car that will be marketed massively, for an estimated price of $ 12,000, and that stands between ecological for autonomy of about 60 kilometers, stability and two-seater model alternatives, reported today its creators. "The electric vehicle has room for a second occupant and is an update of a car that previously designed. It is better in terms of energy efficiency, safety and engineering, is a vehicle even be bigger weighs 20% less" said Daniel Pavez, one of the creators. "Soki", which selknam language or one, nomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Chilean Patagonia, means "two", was developed in about eight months VoZe EV, a company created by the industrial mechanic Pavez. This vehicle, as indicated by the Chilean entrepreneur, is the second power project developed by his team, after which in 2014 filed their Lüfke model, which was based on an automotive design rather than an invention and it took about three years build. "The main quality that can offer you this car is the feeling of comfort and security, with a lighter size is more like a motorcycle, in fact, legal in Chile to have three wheels becomes a motorcycle, but with the operating costs of a bicycle, "explained Pavez. Unlike Lüfke, the new ecological vehicle has an electric motor that gives a power equivalent to 10 horsepower, steering wheel, ignition key and a larger battery of 4.2 kilowatts, which is charged in just 3 hours. "In addition, this vehicle is designed for all city and can be loaded into any outlet, because we developed a removable battery that can take everywhere," he added the industrial mechanic. According to its creators, "Soki" combines the advantages of three means of transport in an intelligent solution, which is the economy and sustainability of a bicycle, a motorcycle agility and comfort of a car. The development of electric vehicles was supported by CORFO (Corfo), through the Enterprise Technology Innovation Program, which provides funding for joint projects involving the development or improvement of new and innovative products to the market. During the launch of this first prototype, the entrepreneurs said they are still improving certain qualities and that delivery of the first short series of 10 units, is scheduled for March 2016. In the coming weeks, the creators made a national tour of 11 cities to display a "Soki", with the aim of demonstrating that Chileans can make their innovative ideas and develop technology. [© latercera.com] ... http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/selknam_language selknam language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selknam_people ... 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