Fiat Phylla
{{Short description|Concept car by the Italian car manufacture Fiat}}File:" 12 - ITALY - eco-design - FIAT PHYLLA at TDM - Triennale Design Museum of Milan.jpg (Milan), 2009.]]
The Fiat Phylla concept car was unveiled in 2008 by the Italian car manufacture Fiat. Originally expected to form the basis of a production car in 2010,{{cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/222864/fiats_electric_topolino.html |title=Fiat's electric Topolino | Auto Express News | News |publisher=Auto Express |date=2008-06-04 |access-date=2009-09-16}} it remains a concept city car. The Phylla name means "leaves" in ancient Greek.
Specification
The recyclable Phylla is powered by a 1kW hydrogen fuel cell and comes equipped with 340W of photovoltaic solar cells and weighs {{convert|750|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, {{convert|150|kg|lb|abbr=on}} of which is batteries.{{cite web|title=Green Car News > Photos > Fiat Phylla |url=http://green.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-phylla/full/#photo-824476 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715080006/http://green.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-phylla/full/%23photo-824476 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |work=Autoblog Green |access-date=15 April 2012 }} The split-frame vehicle is made of a mix of aluminum and bioplastics. The compact four-seater car is {{convert|2995|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} long equipped with 15-inch wheels wrapped in green tyres. It accelerates to {{convert|30|mi|km|1|}} mph in less than 6.0 seconds and can reach a top speed of {{convert|81|mi|km|1|}} with a peak output of {{convert|72|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Green Special: Fiat Phylla|url=http://www.insideline.com/fiat/phylla/green-special-fiat-phylla.html|work=Inside Line|access-date=15 April 2012|date=15 September 2009}}
Project team
The Phylla was developed by Centro Ricerche Fiat (which as vehicle project leader was responsible for the technical and architectural decisions involved in developing the demonstrator vehicle) in combination with the Piedmont regional administration (which sponsored and funded and the project), the Environment Park (which helped define and select innovative technologies for the environment) and the Politecnico di Torino (responsible for the overall management of the project and coordination of the partners).{{cite web|title=Sustainability Report|url=http://www.fiatspa.com/en-US/investor_relations/sustainability/FiatDocuments/2008/rapporto2008.pdf|work=Fiat|access-date=15 April 2012}}{{cite web|last=Yoney |first=Domenick |url=http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/05/26/video-fiat-phylla-powered-by-sunshine/ |title=VIDEO: Fiat Phylla powered by sunshine — Autoblog Green |publisher=Autobloggreen.com |date=2008-05-26 |access-date=2009-09-16}}