the electricity that powers them, but that’s another story). There have been increasing numbers of these being unveiled at car shows in the last few years and Geneva was no exception. In addition to the Toyota iQ EV, there was the BMW ActiveE, an electric version of the current BMW 1 Series Coupé, that will be the second electric test vehicle to be created by the BMW Group (after the Mini E); plus the Smart Forspeed, a two-seater EV that has no roof or side windows, a low wind deflector instead of a windscreen, and is powered by a rear- mounted 30KW magneto-electric motor that Smart claims will allow it to reach a top speed of 75mph (which might prove a bit on the blustery side without a windscreen). The most surprising electric vehicle at Geneva
was an electric Rolls-Royce Phantom. The 102 EX, also known as the Phantom Experimental
Smart Forspeed April / May 2011 | driving
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