The history of the KEWET Electric Vehicle from Denmark

Kewet EV is developed and from 1991 to 1995 produced by Hadsund Mariagerfjord by Knud Erik Westergaard (KEW).

Kewet is a Danish-made electric car development and production took place in Hadsund (same place as Barsøe Card Feldman developed his hope wisper one 15 years earlier)

The man behind Kewet Knud Erik Westergaard, who in 1971 started KEW Industries. KEW Industries is best known for their high pressure washers and industrial washers. The market was worldwide. In 1988 appointed Knud Erik Westergaard to sell his life's work, KEW industry, and wanted to concentrate fully on his new idea, a Danish car.

Kewet marque was a contraction of: Knud Erik Westergaard

Kewet is a small compact car with room for 2 and some shopping bags can be inserted into the through tailgate. It can handle 90 kilometers in 6 hours of charging into a standard wall outlet. KEwet is 2442 mm long, 1425 mm wide and 1246 mm high.

The batteries are stored in the car body and is placed under the seats. Kewet 1 and 2 have manual transmission and kewet 3-5 has automatic transmission and rear wheel drive.

Kewet can run between 50 and 80 km / h, accelerates from 0-50 km / h in about 7 seconds.

It weighs 473 kg without batteries, 620 kg with NiCd batteries and 840 kg of lead acid batteries.

The body has built up a structure of galvanized steel tube construction, while the plate parts are made of fiberglass reinforced polyester.

Compared to other electric cars from back then (Ellerten) then the battery pack is much more durable and works for 3 years. Batteries cost, however, up to 15,000 £ plus VAT and fitting, however, falls batteries much now, and from 20000 you can get the durable LiPoFe.

Kewet were sold under the name of a city-jet and in 1991 drove the first kewet out of production hall on plastic Rd in Hadsund by Mariagerfjord ..

Right up to 1995, production continued. It was understood that a new production would take place in the former East Germany in the town of Nordhausen. The German authorities made it initially impossible, and he had to base its business on a somewhat less profitable production in town.

Kewet sales and Kewet Industry lost momentum and went bankrupt in 1998. Failed to revive the electric car in Denmark.

A resuscitation attempt in August the same year under the name Kewet. Kewet Service are shown enu they provide spare parts and can repair the now old kewet EVs ..