Hope Automobile Industri

Hope Automobil Industri A / S
legal form	A / S
founding	1982
resolution	1987
Seat	Hadsund , Denmark
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Hope Automobil Industri A / S was a Danish manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Hadsund company started developing automobiles in 1982. The brand name was Hope . Production ended in 1987. A total of 30 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The company made electric cars. The first prototype had a tubular frame chassis . Some parts such as the suspension, brakes and steering came from VW Polo . The electric motor developed 20 hp , which allowed a top speed of 80 km / h. The body offered space for four people.

The next prototype was 362 cm long, 163 cm wide and 140 cm high. He weighed 850 kg. The body , which was made of plastic , accounted for only 26 kg of this . An electric motor with initially 6 HP, later 10 HP power drove the front wheels. The range was given as 160 km.

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ^ Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.