Long before South Korea's automakers began mass-producing electric vehicles, SsangYong Motor built a battery-powered sports car that stood apart from its time. The CCR-1, short for Clean Car 1, was an EV experiment that, according to CleanTechnica, had a look suggesting it came from another era or even another future.
The report frames the CCR-1 as a pioneering Korean electrification attempt rather than a commercial product. It predates the current EV transition now transforming the country's automotive sector, making it a notable footnote in that history.
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