page_title: Venturi Automobiles
section_title: Electric cars
hierarchical_section_title: Venturi Automobiles / List of models / Electric cars
caption_attribution_description: English: Venturi America at Mondial de l'Automobile Paris 2012
context_page_description: Venturi Automobiles is a Monaco-based automotive manufacturer. Founded in 1984 by French engineers Claude Poiraud and Gérard Godfroy as MVS, the company's purpose was to compete in the "Grand Tourisme" market. This was only the most recent post-war attempt at building a sporty luxury car in France, following in the footsteps of Facel Vega, Monica, and Ligier. As with its predecessors, Venturi was immediately faced with many challenges ranging from an unknown name to its under-capitalized and under-staffed state. Venturi did nonetheless manage to continue in production for nearly sixteen years, declaring bankruptcy in 2000. The same year, Monegasque Gildo Pallanca Pastor purchased Venturi, and decided to focus on electric-powered motors. This change of direction led to the limited-production Fétish, the first electric sports car in the world. Following the public's enthusiasm for this first electric model, the brand developed 5 other innovative concept cars.
  The first team to commit to the Formula E World Championship, Venturi competes under the name of ROKiT Venturi Racing with its drivers Felipe Massa and Edoardo Mortara.
context_section_description: Fétish, the first electric sports car in the world
  GT3 'Heritage', 2006
  Eclectic, the first autonomous urban vehicle in the world
  Astrolab, the first electric-solar hybrid vehicle in the world
  Volage (electric concept roadster car with 8 Active Wheel in-wheel motors from French tire giant Michelin) 
  Eclectic 2.0, a more compact of the Eclectic
  Venturi Buckeye Bullet
  Fétish II, the next generation of the Fétish
  America, electric crossover
caption: Venturi America
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