1974 Michelotti Lem

Ahead of the times and modern.

A true journalist, Gianni Rogliatti in 1973 proposed an electric propulsed car with tires disposed in a rhomboidal layout. A monocoque in aluminium sheets glued and riveted, the engine is controlled by a chopper, 48 volt lead batteries.

Michelotti’s haute couture completes the work.

The Lem (Laboratorio Elettrico Mobile) was an electric vehicle introduced at the 1974 Geneva Auto Show. Designed by Italian journalist, Gianni Rogliatti, the Lem seated two people, had two large gull-wing doors, and was intended for use in urban cities. With an ample glass area and a striking yellow (later orange) paint finish, the Lem had partially-movable windows, with the rest of the glass fixed.