Requirements for a short range electric vehicle :

Light weight ?

The Lotus has a tube steel chassis, and an aluminium body .

Cheap to build ?

Tube steel roll cages are a healthy mature industry. They can be built at reasonable cost.

Rustproofing ? spray cold gal or penetrol, or fisholene inside the tube steel.

Aerodynamics ? tick.

Availability of off the shelf mechanical parts ? Build one based on the current crop of golf cars ?

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