Dynasty IT

{{short description|Canadian electric car}}

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Dynasty IT

| image = NEV-iT-BlueSedan-RFQ0254.JPG

| manufacturer = Dynasty Electric Vehicles Ltd.

| production = 2001 - present

| predecessor =

| successor =

| class = Battery Electric microcar

| body_style = 5 door multi-purpose

| layout =

| platform =

| engine = Battery

| transmission = Front wheel drive

| length = 140 in (3566mm)

| width = 60 in (1524mm)

| height = 63 in (1600mm)

| weight = 1450 lbs (653kg)

}}

The Dynasty IT was a Canadian electric car produced by Dynasty Electric Car Corporation, designed to qualify as a neighborhood electric vehicle, primarily made for urban, recreational and light commercial markets.{{cite web|title=Dynasty Company Profile |url=http://www.itiselectric.com/section.asp?catid=65 |access-date=2008-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214221844/http://www.itiselectric.com/section.asp?catid=65 |archive-date=2007-12-14 |url-status=dead }} It was available in five variants including a sedan, mini pick-up, van and two open air versions. The North American version has a range of up to 30 miles (50 km) and does not exceed 25 mph (40 km/h). Most models have a curb weight of 1450 lb (653 kg).

Dynasty was bought by Karakoram Motors of Pakistan,{{Cite web|title=Transport Canada rules finish off electric car|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=3abc4a85-41e9-457c-8e10-77cb381d4059|date=2012-04-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422085506/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=3abc4a85-41e9-457c-8e10-77cb381d4059|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date = 2012-04-22}} which in 2018 said it planned to produce it in Pakistan.{{Cite web |url=http://www.karakorammotors.com/profile.html |title=Karakoram Motors |access-date=2016-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318042738/http://www.karakorammotors.com/profile.html |archive-date=2018-03-18 |url-status=dead }}

Use of the vehicle was legal as a low-speed vehicle (LSV) in 47 US states and the Canadian province of British Columbia. A version of the car appeared on the American Sci-Fi Channel TV series Eureka. For the show's purposes, it is covered with photovoltaic cells to appear to be a solar-powered car.