The Bee.One is the work of British start-up Bee and as you can see, we're still in the world of mock-ups right now. But that doesn't mean this is all 'pie in the sky', with the company aiming to get the four-seater hatchback on the market for 2011. It also leaves Bee a couple of years to add some styling to the car. Cheap or not, we can do without the 'box on wheels' look for our next-gen motor.
Designed for use as a second car (think shopping, school run etc), it's said to have a top speed of 80mph and a maximum range of 200 miles, although that distance is only at an 'average speed'. If you've been out burning rubber, expect to be burning battery too. That battery power will be via two modular battery units mounted under the floor, easy to upgrade or replace when the technology moves on, as it's sure to do over the coming years.
But the one feature we're really falling for is the permanent connectivity to a 3G network, which allows your car to 'talk' to the manufacturer, receiving new software upgrades, sending out performance information and offering that same information and diagnostic details to the driver, as well as informing the owner of any work required on the car. Now, if only it could drive you too, that would be something. Packs an iPod dock too, should you be thinking about the entertainment side.
£12,000 is the expected 'official' price for the Bee.One, less the (proposed) £5,000 subsidy, which brings it in at around that £7,000 mark. Bring it on!
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