Gurgel E500 was a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian electric vehicle. It was produced between 1981 and 1983. It was produced in two types: van and pickup. Its very limited autonomy and expensive batteries

Battery (electricity)

An electrical battery is one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Since the invention of the first battery in 1800 by Alessandro Volta and especially since the technically improved Daniell cell in 1836, batteries have become a common power...

resulted in it being a commercial failure. Around 200 were produced overall, bought by Brazilian government agencies. Just one was bought by a private owner.