Dit is de Geely Nanoq, een elektrische Chinese hatchback omgebouwd door een firma uit Denemarken. Actieradius: 200 kilometer. Prijs: ongeveer 29.000 euro. Op de markt: mogelijk al dit voorjaar.

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De auto heet in China 'Geely Panda', maar omwille van vrede met Fiat is voor de Europese markt gekozen voor Nanoq, afgeleid van het Inuit-woord voor 'ijsbeer'. Geely bouwt de auto, maar de elektrische aandrijving is het werk van de Deense firma Lynx Cars. Lynx bouwt nu al de GT, een omgebouwde Opel Speedster die in minder dan 3 seconden vanuit stilstand naar de 100 sprint en een top van 300 km/uur kan halen.

In de Nanoq gaat het er minder ruig aan toe: die haalt maximaal 130 km/uur en haalt 200 km op een volle accu. Die lithium-polymeeraccu komt van Positive, een zusterbedrijf van Lynx Cars. Geely vraagt volgens de Deense pers 235.000 kronen voor de elektrische Nanoq. Omgerekend is dat ongeveer 29.000 euro.

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Geely made huge impact at COP15 with electric car

A Chinese car company, Geely, has made a huge impact on COP15 in Copenhagen with its new electric car.

The car is made in co-operation with the Danish company Lynx which has developed its electrical components and a new state-of-the-art lithium battery pack.

Geely and the Danish electric car developer Lynx Cars and Danish Positive batteries have their focus on lowering C02 emission with the new Geely Panda powered by Lynx.

The car is a five-seater family car, powered by a new electric motor system from Lynx and a new state-of-the-art battery called Positive. The car has a top speed of 130 km/hour and has a range of 200 kilometers per charge.

In Asia, the car will be branded "Geely Panda", powered by Lynx, and in USA and Europe it will be branded "Geely Nanoq", also powered by Lynx. "Nanoq" means "polar bear" in Greenland.

One of the focal points of lowering C02 emissions is to protect the ice cap of Greenland. So it makes sense to use the story of the Polar bear in the countries outside Asia to make a direct link with the benefit of driving electric.

The car made a big impact when driving around the streets of Copenhagen during the COP15. And it gave China a great reputation for actively doing something about C02 emission.

Among the people who saw or drove the car were: Mr Wen Jiabao; His Royal Highness Prince Frederik of Denmark; actor, Jet Lee; Mr Richard Branson; US governor Mr Arnold Swarzenegger, and many more. All were very excited about this charming car.

The car will be ready for sale in Europe as the first territory in spring 2010.

The batteries are the same as in the LYNX GT, a record-breaking pure electric sports car with 1,072 horsepower.

Extreme discharge capacity and extreme fast-charge capability are some of the cornerstones of the battery pack from Positive Energies. And at the same time the battery pack is award-winning for its safety features.

The Lynx GT is already famous in Scandinavia. The car has appeared at many shows to show off its fantastic speed and acceleration: 0-100 km/hour in less than three seconds and a top speed of over 300 km/hour.