Nice Ze-O is based on the Changhe Ideal II
Only one photo of the Nice Ze-O has been released by electric car manufacturer Nice (No Internal Combustion Engine) so far, but we are able to have a preview of how it will look like by looking at the car it is based on, the Changhe Ideal II, a joint venture development between China’s Jiang Xi Changhe Automobile and Suzuki, Changhe’s partner in China.
The Changhe Ideal was designed by design firm Bertone and launched in 2003, and it received its current looks when it got a minor facelift in 2006. It comes with a choice of a 45hp 1.0, a 64hp 1.1, a 78hp 1.3 or a 90hp 1.4 liter engine but naturally these will be missing in the Nice engineered version as the Ze-O will be powered by an electric motor. The Ideal is sold outside China under various badges like Suzuki and Effa.
More photos of the car found after the jump, including of the interior.
July 21, 2008 @ 2:39 am
Wait till all the electric and Hydrogen car hit the street then the oil price will fall?
lets spend less for petrol and use public transport then the petrol stations will lose business? Lets change our life style.
July 21, 2008 @ 8:51 am
Not bad looking.
But is Malaysia policy friendly to this kind of innovation?
July 21, 2008 @ 9:01 am
look like the Daihatsu Move …..copy copy copy……never end….
July 21, 2008 @ 9:40 am
“But is Malaysia policy friendly to this kind of innovation?”
If you are referring to electric car technology, and if I am not mistaken, then it is “no”, full electric cars are illegal to Malaysian roads, simply because it has no CC to measure JPJ can’t issue you a road tax, and without road tax your car is not road legal…
July 21, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
Of course it is illegal to drive the car via remote control - if you look at the photos carefully there is NO DRIVERS! (Their agency people must be sleeping. Must be a cheap one).
July 21, 2008 @ 4:38 pm
schdmitz said,
July 21, 2008 @ 9:01 am
look like the Daihatsu Move …..copy copy copy……never end….
Do you read the post?
Its designed by design firm Bertone
Most cars nowadays all copy from each other. Its what you call inspiration dude.
Post: Well.. let see how it will fare.
July 21, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
there’s nothing bertone or nice of the interior
July 21, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
myi lok more better, what electric car? nice 2 hear but dunno about the performance and maintainence. mayb worse then mercedes……