Subaru Stella & R1e Concept Cars
Subaru is bringing four of their electric Stella concepts to the G8 summit in Hokkaido Toyako this July. They’ll be used to give shuttle the visiting dignitaries around. The Subaru Stella has a 40-kilowatt electric motor and it’s powered by lithium-ion batteries. Maximum speed is aout 60 MPH and the range is about 50 miles on a full charge.
The current Subaru Stella is a four-seat “kei-car” sold mostly in Japan. Kei-cars are cars under a specified size (11.48 ffet long, 4.8 feet wide and 6.56 feet tall) and have a 660cc or smaller engine. Kei-cars have been very popular in Japan for over ten years sue in part to the tax and insurance deals. Subaru’s other electric car concept, the R1e, is much cuter but not as useful for shuttleing people around, hence the reason the Stella was chosen for the R8 summit. Photo credit Subaru.
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