Kewet Buddy
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Kewet Buddy | |
Production period: | 1999-2009 |
Class : | Microcar |
Body versions : | Kombicoupé , convertible |
Engines: |
Electric motor : 13 kW |
Length: | 2440 mm |
Width: | 1430 mm |
Height: | 1440 mm |
Wheelbase : | 1550 mm |
Empty weight : | 785 kg |
Previous model | Kewet EL Jet |
The Kewet Buddy is a three-door light electric vehicle or electric car with EU homologation manufactured by the Norwegian company Buddy Electric . After the bankruptcy of the Danish / German predecessor company Kewet Industri in 1998 and the move to Norway, the vehicle was further developed from the Kewet 'EL Jet' (type 1 to 5) and the name that was bought with it was changed to Kewet 'Buddy'. The Kewet Buddy has been available since January 2010. Kewet 'Buddy Cab' is a variant with a folding roof.
particularities
- The vehicle has a hot-dip galvanized tubular steel frame and a polyester body with ABS parts .
- The vehicle offers space for three people thanks to a wide bench seat. The prerequisite for this is the presence of three separate seat belts .
- When braking, part of the kinetic energy is converted into electrical current and fed to the accumulators (recuperation) .
- Different types of accumulators can be ordered or installed.
- When purchasing the version with nickel-metal hydride accumulators, the manufacturer grants a guarantee of 10 years or 100,000 km on the batteries.
- There are other additional equipment details
Technical specifications
The maximum speed of the vehicle is 80 km / h, the range is up to 80 km with lead-acid batteries and up to 120 km with nickel-metal hydride . The power consumption is approx. 10 -17 kWh / 100 km; this corresponds to about 0.8 - 1.5 liters of petrol .
distribution
After another bankruptcy in 2012, production was resumed in small numbers in 2013. No distribution in Germany (as of 2013). A new vehicle can only be bought directly from the manufacturer Buddy Electric AS in Oslo.
Web links
- Manufacturer website (English)
- kewet.de (private)