Fiat X1/23
Weird Car of the Day #391: 1972 Fiat X1/23 – Mini City
When this rolling concept debuted in 1972, it was a little, quirky city car. But far from becoming a curiosity for websites like mine, a few years later it was transformed into a battery-electric hybrid city car.
There’s this fellow named Jason Torchinsky who worked at Jalopnik and wrote a great article on the car, which you should read, but I have a crazy idea…
This car was ingenious: 13.5-horsepower motor at front, with a nickel-zinc battery system at the back.
Top speed? As much as 72 km/h (45 mph), with a range of 70 km (43 miles).
