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Cree AG (Creation Engineering Ecology) was founded in Switzerland 1996 with an aim to develop a contemporary vehicle for local use. In 2001 the
company unveiled the "Sam", a 3-wheeled electric vehicle for two people seating in a tandem style. Powered by 14 lead-acid batteries that provided 168 volts to a modularized drive system
(synchronous belt providing power to the back wheel) the vehicle had a top speed of around 52 mph and a range of 31 - 43 miles in between charges. (A full recharge taking 6 hours). With two people on board the vehicle can reach 30mph in 7 seconds.
The Sam has a double-walled plastic body that is composed of 4 major components and features gull wing doors that open upwards.
The seats are air-filled thermoplastic which combined with an aluminium chassis gives the vehicle an overall weight of 545 kilograms.
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