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| | Telegraph | Motoring | Inspired by the Blitz spirit? |
 | | By comparison with these two, Bertone's Blitz really was minute, and by coincidence (one presumes) the same length, to the millimetre, as the recently discontinued Smart Roadster/Coupé. |
 | | At only 1,498lb, the Blitz was exceedingly light, but with a relatively small battery load (and less advanced, lead-acid batteries than the lithium-ion pack in the Venturi), its range was very limited. |
 | | Bertone pursued its interest in electric cars with the ZER (Zero Emissions Record) car, an enclosed single-seater that broke the FIA one-hour record for vehicles weighing up to 1,000kg; despite carrying 36 lead-acid batteries, it weighed only 890kg. |
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