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    Steve Urkel's car has been resurrected as an electric vehicle

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    Timothy J. Seppala
    Timothy J. Seppala
    03.28.2016

    Well, this is pretty adorable: A company is resurrecting Steve Urkel's diminutive BMW Isetta as an electric vehicle. The Microlino comes from Switzerland's Micro Mobility Systems, according to Wired, and it'll sell the 880 pound personal vehicle for between $9,000 and $13,500. Production is scheduled to start in 2018. It's rocking a 15-kilowatt electric motor that will bury the needle at an exhilarating 62 MPH, and its current 11-kWh lithium ion battery will go between 60 to 75 miles on a charge.