The Olinia Uno is a planned six-passenger car that can travel up to 125 kilometers (77 miles) on a single charge. It is expected to go on sale next summer for about 150,000 Mexican pesos or roughly $8,500, according to a press release.
The car is designed for urban settings and has a top speed of 50 kilometers (31 miles) per hour.
50 kmh isn’t much, even for city driving.
50 is higher than most people can drive in a city because of traffic.
It’s plenty for most cities in the world.
I know in the US everyone’s driving at 120mph through tight city streets while shooting children, but the rest of the world isn’t like that.
Can it do 50 up a long gentle hill with 6 occupants or 50 on a flat well paved road, a slight tail wind and a jockey who just took a shit behind the wheel?
Car brain alerta… Car brain alert.
That’s more than enough speed in an urban area. Safety is more important than speed.
Considering how.much people look at their phones instead of the road I think 30km/h should be the max in cities.
Most of Japan’s cities are 20-30. There are some bigger, multi-lane roads that are 40 or 50. It kinda depends on road size, curvatures, and how residential the area is.
My best guess is it will be part of their public transport system. As an example, in Mexico City they have small vans that run up and down a hill but spend most of their time at the base of the hill waiting to go back up. They could charge for a bit while they wait at the bottom.
Dublin city centre is 30kph limit.
Speed limit in cities in Denmark is 50 km/h with many places being 40 or lower, so it would be quite relevant here
Well apart from most of the major arteries and ring roads typically being 60 or 70 km/h in larger towns and cities… You are not going to be very popular puttering down “Ringvejen” at 50. The occasional tractor or other machinery causes enough bunching up as is…
hehe true, but I’m not saying people need to drive 50 on ringvejen.
I’m instead saying that 50 km/h is sufficient for many places (but not all) in cities.