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The MC2 is the ultimate commuter. It has everything you need for safe, comfortable, speedy commuting, and very little that you don't need.
It is a plug-in hybrid, and will go 330 miles on the electrical energy equivalent of one gallon of gasoline. With an electric range of about 30 miles, many drivers will never use any gasoline at all for commuting. But unlike a battery-only electric car, you can go hundreds of miles between charges: if the batteries get low, the engine will start and automatically recharge them. If you drive across the country, and never plug in, the MC2 gets about 120 mpg on gasoline alone -- that's about 6 times better than the current fleet average in the US!
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MC2 preliminary specifications: - Capacity: 2 people, 6 cu ft cargo
- MPGe (per SAE J1711): 330
- 30 mile range on batteries alone, with 400 mile range on a tank of fuel.
- Acceleration: 0 to 60 mph in about 10 seconds
- Top speed: 90 mph
- Carbon footprint: less than half that of a Toyota Prius.
- Handling: Like that of a sports car
- Crashworthiness: the equivalent of a 4 or 5 Star rating for front and side impacts
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