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Peugeot VLV

Two-seater electric car provided zero-emissions transport during the war

Two-seats, an all-electric powertrain and unusual styling - the VLV has a lot in common with Peugeot recent BB1 concept. The only difference is it was on sale over sixty years ago!

Built during the war to provide Parisiens with a way of side-stepping fuel restrictions imposed by the occupying German forces, only 377 examples of the VLV (Voiture Légère de Ville) were built before it was banned.

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It was powered by four 12V batteries placed under the hood giving it atop speed of 20 mph and a range of 50 miles per charge.

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