A small vehicle, with only three wheels: this is the Wee, which intends to be the cheapest electric car in Brazil. Currently, the vehicle available in national lands costs around R$ 165 thousand.
Very compact, it can carry up to two passengers and cost between R$93,000 and R$100,000. The main idea of its manufacturer is that its use be made by apps or rentals, a way out of the chaotic traffic in the country.
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Electric vehicles are still a long way from Brazilian consumers. Despite being synonymous with sustainability, the price of these cars still does not fit the profile of the main consumers. Thus, Wee intends to cost 60% less than the current one, a project that was born 15 years ago and is finally beginning to become reality.
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The little car of the future
The name is Kers Wee, inspired by the kinetic energy recovery system, which recovers energy when using the brakes. The Wee is for its compact size, which means “tiny” in Scottish dialectic. The small cart will have a range of 200 km, reaching a speed of 100 km/h, and its battery can be charged in a maximum of 8 hours.
It does not pollute the environment, but its construction does. Because of this, the responsible company plants at least 50 trees at the sources of rivers for each car built, with the aim of minimizing its carbon footprint in the atmosphere.
partnerships for production
The State University of West Paraná (Unioeste) and the Brazilian Institute of Mobility have teamed up to give Wee a 100% Brazilian face. And then, all the technology used in the electrical and automation part is Brazilian.
Wee represents a breakthrough for the Brazilian automobile industry. First, for having the support of a state university and being able to take the name of Brazilian researchers in its assembly. In this sense, the government of Paraná also joined forces and supported the initiative.
In addition, it represents a meeting between technology and sustainability, a step forward for our country, and shows the result of research carried out in Brazilian public universities.