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{{DISPLAYTITLE:MW Motors ''Luka EV''}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox electric vehicle
| name = Luka EV
| image =
| manufacturer = [[MW Motors]]
| production=
| assembly = [[Czech Republic]]
| class = [[Electric car]]
| body_style = 2-door, 2-seat coupe
| layout = [[Four-wheel drive]], [[wheel hub motor]]s
| platform =
| motor = 4x{{convert|12.5|kW|hp|abbr=on|0}}
| battery = 21.9 kWh Ternary/(NiCoMn)O2
| electric_range = {{Convert|300|km|mi|abbr=in}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2300|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|4050|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| width =  {{convert|1620|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1220|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|749|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| transmission = Single gear
}}
The '''''MW Motors'' Luka EV''' is an [[electric car]] designed and produced by [[MW Motors]] in the [[Czech Republic]] since the 2010s.<ref name=specs>{{cite web |url= https://mwmotors.cz/luka-ev/ |title= Luka EV |publisher=MW Motors |location= [[Czech Republic|CZ]] |access-date= 2020-03-01}}</ref>
The Luka EV is unusual in having four [[wheel hub motor]]s instead of a central electric motor. The body is inspired by the [[Tatra JK 2500]] prototype<ref>{{cite news |url= https://data.ctpark.eu/sites/default/files/newspaper/pdf/CTP_News_II_2016.pdf |title=Inspired by Tatra |publisher=CTPark |issue=2 |page=16 |date=Summer 2016 |access-date= 2016-07-05}}</ref><ref name= bytbil>{{cite news |url= https://www.bytbil.com/nyheter/mw-motors-luka-ev-ar-en-kul-elbil-10443 |title=MW Motors Luka EV är en kul elbil |trans-title=MW Motors Luka EV is a fun electric car |first=Daniel |last=Östlund |work= Bytbil |location= Sweden |language= sv |access-date= 2018-04-20}}</ref> and is made from fibreglass on an aluminium chassis.
Charging the battery takes 9 hours from a domestic single phase 220 VAC socket or 2 hours with a 3-phase rapid charger.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
The MRK I and II prototypes were hand built as [[open source]] projects on [[Hackaday]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://hackaday.io/project/5066-luka-ev |title=Luka EV |website= Hackaday |access-date=2016-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624142749/https://hackaday.io/project/5066-luka-ev  |archive-date=2016-06-24 |url-status= dead}}</ref> The final production MRK III follows the previous cars closely but the details are closed source. The price is expected to start at {{Euro|30,000}}.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/947237/MW-Motors-Luka-EV-new-electric-car-retro-design |title=MW Motors Luka EV is a new retro-styled electric car with one surprising feature |first=Luke John |last=Smith |work=Express |location=UK |date= 2018-04-17 |access-date=2018-04-20}}</ref>
The MRK I prototype was nominated, together with five other vehicles, for the eCarTec Award 2015 in the Electric Vehicle category.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.ecartec.com/press-informations-en/ecartec-award-2015-for-electric-mobility-expert-jury-announces-nominees/ |title=eCarTec Award 2015 for Electric Mobility: Expert Jury Announces Nominees |first=Marco |last=Ebner |website= eCarTec |location= Germany |date= 2015-09-25 |access-date= 2016-08-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160822004355/http://www.ecartec.com/press-informations-en/ecartec-award-2015-for-electric-mobility-expert-jury-announces-nominees/ |archive-date=2016-08-22 |url-status= dead}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website |www.lukaev.com}}
* https://github.com/MWMotors/Car
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