UltraCommuter is a hybrid electric concept car first designed by the Waikato University group SERG (Sustainable Energy Research Group)[1] and later further developed by HybridCar.[2]
Its electric motors are in its wheels.[3]
It is capable of running on battery for up to 200km before it requires recharging and reaches speeds between 120 and 170 km/h [4].
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Discussions are under way between the Waikato University electric vehicle project and British car makers with the view to establishing a Britain, Australia and New Zealand consortium that may manufacture electric vehicles in New Zealand [4].
The UltraCommuter raced in the Darwin to Adelaide 2008 World Solar Challenge [4].