<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/4e39de32-1202-4541-9cb1-6f1477c525ab/A5A0E5FE-FA80-4A12-862B-BEFC2849696D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html" href="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.hybridcars.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><H3>European Coachbuilding Goes Electric</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><P class="introduction">The European tradition of coachbuilding—the manufacturing of carriages—dates back to the 1700s. These days, it refers to the high-end auto design firms, such as Rolls Royce and Ferrari, which build custom-designed specialty vehicles.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><P>Like nearly every automaker in the world, coachbuilders are going green, by designing and building all-electric vehicles. Their electric cars are well suited to the congested streets of Rome or Paris, but don’t hold your breath for these cool electricity-powered rides to make it across the pond. By nature, the coachbuilders produce vehicles in limited runs intended for local markets.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><H2 class="number"><SPAN>1</SPAN>Pininfarina B0 ("B Zero")</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.hybridcars.com/img/CB02F71B-2CB7-4BAB-9AD2-1F359D82D408" alt="Pininfarina B0" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><H2 class="number"><SPAN>2</SPAN>UK Lightning</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.hybridcars.com/img/1332E3FA-6097-44C8-8524-22D5AF0B962E" alt="UK Lightning" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><H2 class="number"><SPAN>3</SPAN>Heuliez Friendly</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.hybridcars.com/img/D76EF27D-7C53-4F8E-90E2-8707D818E29F" alt="Heuliez Friendly" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><H2 class="number"><SPAN>4</SPAN>Heuliez Pondicherry</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.hybridcars.com/img/9F019A71-AC5C-4951-90D0-E4244DDFC378" alt="Heuliez Pondicherry" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><H2 class="number"><SPAN>5</SPAN>Karmann Quicc DiVa</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.hybridcars.com/img/58C56624-8AEA-4718-94D9-49C6051DD3F1" alt="Karmann Quicc DiVa" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><P class="caption"> The Quicc DiVa is an all-electric urban distribution van. The body is made of plastic. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><H2 class="number"><SPAN>6</SPAN>Ford F-150 Ha-Pa</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.hybridcars.com/img/B9E43908-870E-4E31-94B2-2A4C725F41DF" alt="Ford F-150 Ha-Pa" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.hybridcars.com/electric-cars/6-cool-european-electric-cars-never-coming-us-25227.html"><P class="caption"> The Hi-Pa Drive system, built in the UK, can be applied to existing vehicle formats. </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A5A0E5FE-FA80-4A12-862B-BEFC2849696D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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