The Enfield 8000 was a 2-seater battery-electric

Battery electric vehicle

A battery electric vehicle, or BEV, is a type of electric vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs. BEVs use electric motors and motor controllers instead of, or in addition to, internal combustion engines for propulsion.A battery-only electric vehicle or...

 city car

City car

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, introduced in 1973 and originally built on the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

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 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 by Enfield Automotive

Enfield Automotive

Enfield Automotive was an electric car manufacturer founded in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. Under the ownership of Greek millionaire Giannis Goulandris, production was moved to the Greek isle of Syros during the oil crisis of 1973.-Enfield 465:...

, under the ownership of Greek millionaire Giannis Goulandris. 120 cars were built in the UK, of which 65 were used by the Electricity Council

Electricity Council

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 and various Electricity Boards in the south of England. Powered by an 8 bhp electric motor and lead-acid batteries, the car had a top speed of around 48 mph (77 km/h), and a range of around 40 miles (64.4 km). Production came to an end in 1977.

The Enfield 8000 had a tubular chassis frame with aluminium body panels. It used suspension parts from the Hillman Imp

Hillman Imp

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, the doors were adapted from the Mini

Mini

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 and the rear axle was derived from Reliant three-wheelers.

The company was later incorporated into the Greek

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 Neorion

Neorion

Neorion is one of the oldest Greek heavy industries, located in Ermoupolis, on the Greek island of Syros. Today, it is one of the few remaining major industrial corporations in that picturesque and nostalgic island town that used to be the industrial and commercial heart of Greece, before being...

 company (also owned by Mr. Goulandris) and production was transferred to the Greek island of Syros

Syros

Syros , or Siros or Syra is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is located south-east of Athens. The area of the island is . The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano Syros, and Vari. Ermoupoli is the capital of the island and the Cyclades...

  (the company having transformed into a new Greek company, Enfield-Neorion, headquartered in Piraeus

Piraeus

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). Ironically, it could not be legally sold in Greece due to tax categorization issues connected with its electric power, so all production was exported to the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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(only around 100 were manufactured). 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, for the aforementioned reason, no sales were made in this country.