Greek-developed 1973 Enfield-Neorion E 8000 Bicini (jeep version of the original British car)

The Enfield 8000 was a 2-seater battery-electric city car, introduced in 1971 and originally built in the United Kingdom by Enfield Automotive. The battery electric vehicle, or BEV, is a type of Electric vehicle (EV that uses chemical Energy stored in Rechargeable battery A city car (or urban car) is a small moderately powered Automobile intended for use in Urban areas It is comparable in size and features to a The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Enfield Automotive was an Electric car manufacturer founded in the United Kingdom and moved to the Greek isle of Syros during the oil crisis The company was acquired by the Greek Neorion company and production was transferred to the Greek island of Syros (it thus became part of a new Greek company, Enfield-Neorion, headquartered in Piraeus). Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Neorion is one of the most historic Greek engineering companies located in Ermoupolis, on the Greek island of Syros. Syros (Σύρος or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a The car had a top speed of over 100 km/h (62 mph), and a range of 80–145 km. Ironically, it could not be legally sold in Greece, so all production was exported to the United Kingdom (only around 100 were manufactured). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Enfield-Neorion developed some vehicles itself in Greece, including a "jeep" version of the 8000 model aiming at the rent-a-car market in the Greek islands. However, no permit was issued for mass production of the latter, due to tax categorization issues connected with its electric power. The whole venture was terminated in 1976. There have been claims that its fate was connected to interests that "fought" development of electric vehicle production worldwide.