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Peugeot has opened the order books on its all-electric iOn ahead the car’s expected on sale date of late 2010.

The car is the firm’s version of the Mitsubishi iMiEV and it was revealed on the eve of the Frankfurt motor show in September. Citroen launched its own version, the C-Zero, last week.

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" Its 0-62mph time is 15secs and it can get from 37-56mph in 6secs."

 

And it needs traction control?

macaroni:

" Its 0-62mph time is 15secs and it can get from 37-56mph in 6secs."

And it needs traction control?

It's all about the wheel spinning torque!

The 0-62 time is not very relevant. I am sure it is very at picking up speed up to 40 mph and this is what counts. The only electric car I have seen in the flesh to this day was a Porsche 914 (I think) made by a group of uni students and it was a revelation. Top speed not much but acceleration was phenomenal.