Weird French car of the day: Viseo Iris.

"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
07/03/2020 at 01:25 • Filed to: None

If I offered you the opportunity to drive a low-slung single-seater electric car, I’m guessing this is probably not the first car that’d come to mind.

This car may look like the unholy offspring of a Porsche and a phone booth, but the Viseo Iris actually has a very interesting party trick:

Using hydraulics, it can raise its cab four meters in the air! And because the controls are electro-hydraulic, you can still drive it from that elevated position.

The body is polyester fiber, the drivetrain is a 127 hp electric motor powered by a 48V battery, the range is 75 miles, and the top speed is a whopping... 15 mph.

It’s purpose is to give the driver an excellent view for surveillance, and it’s marketed to the Police as well as security services at malls, airports, amusement parks, your castle, etc. That’s where the 15 mph top speed makes a little more sense, as these are likely to spend a lot of time simply trundling around parking lots, although It’s still a tad disappointing IMO . I suppose at least it means it could plausibly qualify as a low-speed NEV if you wanted to bring one to America for whatever reason. And then you could Tesla-swap the drivetrain! Wouldn’t that be fun?