Buddy (electric car)

Buddy Cab

The Kewet Buddy is a product manufactured by the Norwegian company Buddy Electric three-door light electric vehicle or electric car with EU homologation. Following the bankruptcy of the Danish / German predecessor company Kewet Industri in 1998 and moving to Norway the vehicle from the Kewet ' EL Jet ' (type 1-5 ) was further developed and the mitgekaufte name Kewet 'Buddy ' changed. Since January 2010, the Kewet Buddy is available. Kewet 'Buddy Cab ' is a variant with folding roof.

Special

• The vehicle has a galvanized steel frame and a Polyesterkarrosserie with ABS parts.
• The vehicle provides by a wide bench seat three people. This requires the presence of three separate safety belts.
• Braking one portion of the kinetic energy is converted into electricity and supplied to the batteries.
• It can be ordered or installed different types of batteries.
• When you buy the version with nickel - metal hydride, the manufacturer must allow the batteries have a warranty of 10 years or 100,000 km.
• There are other additional equipment details

Specifications

The maximum speed of the vehicle is 80 km / h and the range is the use of lead-acid batteries at up to 80 km and with nickel - metal hydride at up to 120 km. The power consumption is about 10 -17 kWh/100km; corresponding to the equivalent of about 0.8 to 1.5 liters of petrol.

Distribution

After another bankruptcy in 2012, the production was resumed in small numbers in 2013. In Germany no sales (as of 2013). A new vehicle can only be purchased directly from the manufacturer Buddy Electric AS in Oslo.