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A Tale of Two Isles
« on: Friday, 21 March, 2014 @ 10:37:23 »
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Built for the urban motorist, this quirky vehicle is quiet, easy to drive and can be plugged directly into a wall socket.

It is the Enfield 8000, and it first rolled off the production line in 1973.

The name will ring very few bells these days, but not only did such a car hit the road some four decades before the Tesla Model S or Nissan Leaf, it actually did so with the help of Greek brains, hands and money.

Now a new documentary unravels the story behind the birth and premature death of an electric pioneer. “A Tale of Two Isles,” an informative, well-crafted and at times emotional film directed by Michalis Stavropoulos, a Greek automotive journalist, is showing at this year's Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (TDF).

The story goes back to 1966...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite4_1_19/03/2014_538218



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