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The '''Amectran Exar-1''' was an [[electric car]] developed by Edmond X. Ramirez, Sr. in 1979. |
The '''Amectran Exar-1''' was an [[electric car|electric]] [[sports car]] prototype developed by Edmond X. Ramirez, Sr. in 1979. The prototype was built by the Italian Designer and coachbuilder [[Pietro Frua]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pietro-frua.de/1979_amectran.htm |title=Registro Pietro Frua: History of the Amectran Exar-1 |access-date=2022-02-22}}</ref> The car was advertised by Amectran to be the "world's first production, electronic powered automobile".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rcc.us/Frua/1979_amectran_01.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308173652/http://www.rcc.us/Frua/1979_amectran_01.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The car was highly praised before the prototype was finished by the [[United States Secretary of Transportation]]. Unfortunately, the vehicle did not develop beyond a single prototype. Originally, BMW commissioned Pietro Frua to design the 1975 3.0Si concept for a 1975 autoshow. A few years later, he would reaquire the concept car and make minor changes to the car to support new electronics and a battery at the front. He then sent this chassis to Ramirez in Texas who began making it fully electric. |
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 20 February 2024
The Amectran Exar-1 was an electric sports car prototype developed by Edmond X. Ramirez, Sr. in 1979. The prototype was built by the Italian Designer and coachbuilder Pietro Frua.[1] The car was advertised by Amectran to be the "world's first production, electronic powered automobile".[2] The car was highly praised before the prototype was finished by the United States Secretary of Transportation. Unfortunately, the vehicle did not develop beyond a single prototype. Originally, BMW commissioned Pietro Frua to design the 1975 3.0Si concept for a 1975 autoshow. A few years later, he would reaquire the concept car and make minor changes to the car to support new electronics and a battery at the front. He then sent this chassis to Ramirez in Texas who began making it fully electric.
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- ^ "Registro Pietro Frua: History of the Amectran Exar-1". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
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