What is "bontino"

Bontino is a fully electric compact car developed by Brixxon Elektromos Auto of Hungary and assembled in Austria.

The company plans to start production in February 2009 and as of December 2008 has received around 20,000 advance orders, mainly from Germany and Austria.

Weiz, a small town 65 kilometers from the Hungarian border, has agreed to pay up to 40 per cent of the rental costs and pay further incentives if the company uses Austrian labor. Negotiations to build the Bontino car in Szentgotthárd, Hungary, had failed. Almost all components of the car are produced by Hungarian firms including Carbon Composite Kft of Pécsely and Hirschler Glas Kft of Sopron.

The company plans to sell the Bontinos primarily in Austria, Germany and Spain for between €5,900 and €7,300. Brixxon also plans to build photovoltaic, solar-powered battery stations.