Скачать или смотреть Volkswagen Nils — a concept of a lightweight urban electric car, which was introduced in 2011.

Imagine a car so compact that it takes up less space on the road than a motorcycle, yet it protects from rain and wind like a real car. In 2011, Volkswagen revealed the Nils concept to the world — an amazing single-seat electric vehicle designed specifically for city dwellers who spend every day alone in traffic in large sedans. Engineers calculated that in major cities, nearly three-quarters of drivers commute alone, covering short distances. So why carry extra seats and a trunk when you can create something different?

Nils, with its three-meter length and just over a meter in width, weighs only 460 kilograms thanks to its aluminum frame and lightweight alloys. It features upward-opening doors, a pilot seat exactly in the center of the cabin, and a tiny electric motor that accelerates this capsule to one hundred kilometers per hour in less than eleven seconds. The batteries last for about 65 kilometers—just enough to get to the office and back, and in the evening, plug it into the socket and forget about refueling forever.

But Nils remained just a beautiful idea, a concept showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show and sent to the museum. Although, looking at today's traffic jams and gasoline prices, you realize: maybe its time just hasn't come yet. Or maybe it has, we just haven't realized it yet.

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