{{Infobox automobile | name = DOK-ING Loox | image = Doking, Croatian Car Company - Flickr - Moto@Club4AG.jpg | manufacturer = DOK-ING | production = ???<!-- no source shows this ever entered production --> | assembly = | body_style = 3-door (including rear door) microcar | layout = Rear-wheel drive<br>Four-wheel-drive | platform = | engine = 2 × {{convert|45|kW|abbr=on}} electric motor (XD2)<br>4 × {{convert|45|kW|abbr=on}} electric motor (XD4) | transmission = | battery = 33 kWh Lithium-Iron-Phosphate (LiFePo4) | wheelbase = | length = {{convert|2850|mm|in|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|1800|mm|in|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|1600|mm|in|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|1200|kg|abbr=on}} (XD2)<br>{{convert|1300|kg|abbr=on}} (XD4) | electric_range = 250km+ | designer = Igor Jurić }}

The '''DOK-ING Loox''' (previously known as '''DOK-ING XD''') is the first Croatian electric car. It is a small three-seat electric city concept car created by DOK-ING.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Business/2010-02-03/8716/Electric_car_XD_to_be_presented_at_Geneva_car_show_ |title=Electric car XD to be presented at Geneva Motor show |publisher=croatiantimes.com |accessdate=2013-11-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113153949/http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Business/2010-02-03/8716/Electric_car_XD_to_be_presented_at_Geneva_car_show_ |archivedate=2013-11-13 }}</ref> The company aimed only for limited production of 1000 units, but never obtained the funds to get the car to production.

The name XD came from oddly shaped rear lights (X-shaped) and "D" beginning letter of the company's name.(they have changed the name since then)<ref name = pd>{{cite web|url=https://www.poslovni.hr/hrvatska/fer-kupio-prvi-hrvatski-elektricni-auto-256663|title=FER kupio prvi hrvatski električni auto |publisher=poslovni.hr |date= |accessdate=2013-11-13}}</ref> Loox can travel over 250&nbsp;km on a single charge with lithium iron phosphate batteries.<ref name="jutarnji" >[https://www.jutarnji.hr/prvi-hrvatski-auto-na-struju-u-prodaji-2011-/611156/ Prvi hrvatski auto na struju kreće u prodaju 2011.] {{in lang|hr}}</ref> The car has a low drag coefficient factor of only 0.35. Other features include 360 degree airbags, an integrated safety system for electric stability, ABS brakes and power steering. The XD4 can go from 0–100&nbsp;km in 4.2 seconds.<ref name="Fox News"/> Currently, the only planned non-Croatian part will be the 32 kWh battery which can go for 200-250 kilometers with a charge time of between three and eight hours. The first prototype was completed at the beginning of 2010 and as of 2010 serial production was planned to start in 2012.{{update after|2020|2|29}}<!-- so did production ever start --> DOK-ING first exhibited the car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.<ref name="xigre">{{cite web |url=http://xigre.com/articles/auto_and_trucks/doking_xd_first_croatian_green_car.html |title=Doking XD - first Croatian electric car |publisher=Xigre.com |accessdate=2010-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304122041/http://xigre.com/articles/auto_and_trucks/doking_xd_first_croatian_green_car.html |archivedate=2010-03-04 }}</ref><ref name="the green car website" >{{cite web |url=http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/03/new-electric-xd-to-debut-at-geneva/ |title=New electric XD to debut at Geneva |publisher=Thegreencarwebsite.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510163809/http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/2010/02/03/new-electric-xd-to-debut-at-geneva/ |archive-date=2010-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

DOK-ING is a privately owned Croatian company, established in the late 1991 for the production of robotic Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV's) for unexploded ordnance removal, firefighting, and underground mining.

==Development== In June 2010, DOK-ING announced that mass production would commence and all XDs would be factory fitted with OZ wheels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2010/06/28/484655.html |title=Electric City Car XD Goes to Mass-Production with OZ Wheels |publisher=Theautochannel.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoevolution.com/news/doking-xd-ev-the-first-croatian-electric-vehicle-21818.html |title=Doking XD EV, the First Croatian Electric Vehicle |publisher=autoevolution |date= 28 June 2010|accessdate=2010-09-29}}</ref> Later in 2010, DOK-ING unveiled a topless Loox made in collaboration with computer company Lenovo. The vehicle was fitted with Lenovo components and is said to go into production in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bug.hr/vijesti/topless-xd-koncept/104751.aspx|title=Topless XD, samo koncept|website=BUG ONLINE|author=Drago Galić|date=2010-11-06|accessdate=2010-11-14|language=hr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928071407/http://www.bug.hr/vijesti/topless-xd-koncept/104751.aspx|archive-date=2011-09-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zurnal24.si/avtosvet/dok-ing-xd-koncept-kabriolet-191003/clanek|title=Hrvati še s kabrioletom|publisher=Zurnal24.si|date=2010-11-13|accessdate=2010-11-14|language=sl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115092438/http://www.zurnal24.si/avtosvet/dok-ing-xd-koncept-kabriolet-191003/clanek|archive-date=2010-11-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

DOK-ING unveiled a production prototype XD at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and announced the two Loox models: the XD2 and XD4, with 2 and 4 motors respectively. 0–100&nbsp;km (0–60 miles) is achieved in 7.5 seconds for the XD2 and 4.2 seconds for the XD4.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doking Automotiv :: XD|url=http://doking-automotiv.hr/|publisher=DOK-ING|accessdate=24 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925013922/http://doking-automotiv.hr/|archive-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The body is made of Kevlar and carbon fibre upon an aluminium space frame. The same vehicle was later displayed at the 2011 Greater Los Angeles Auto Show where more production details were revealed; DOK-ING had plans in 2011 to produce 1,000 units per year with a retail price of $80,000 according to ''The New York Times'' or $108,000 according to Fox News.<ref name="Fox News">{{cite news|title=Dok-ing XD is a Croatian Electric Dream Car|url=https://www.foxnews.com/auto/dok-ing-xd-is-a-croatian-electric-dream-car|access-date=20 November 2011|newspaper=Fox News|date=17 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last=Berman|first=Bradley|title=Dok-Ing Automotiv: A Show-Stealing Croatian Upstart Makes Debut in Los Angeles|url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/dok-ing-automotiv-a-show-stealing-croatian-upstart-makes-debut-in-los-angeles/|accessdate=20 November 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=17 November 2011}}</ref>

The electric motors are supplied by the Pula-based Croatian electrical company Tema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tema.hr/mobile-equipment/|title=Mobile Equipment &#124; tema.hr}}</ref>

==Production== DOK-ING had hoped to find a foreign investor for production to take place,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xdconcept.com/index.php/about/ |title=About XD |publisher=Xdconcept.com |date= |accessdate=2010-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907012658/http://xdconcept.com/index.php/about/ |archive-date=2010-09-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> however DOK-ING chairman, Vjekoslav Majetić, confirmed that at least 5 bids have been made for collaboration at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.<ref name="jutarnji" /> Foreign Investment was then expected to support the employment of 200-300 Croatian workers and upgrading of production facilities for mass production. If DOK-ING cannot find a European investor(s), DOK-ING will look for a Chinese investor, and production will be moved to China. If a Chinese investor is not found either, DOK-ING will build the cars on order. 50 orders from Croatian customers have already been accepted and estimated build-to-order production figures are 50 vehicles per year. The first order was by Mr Todoric Agrokor, who also specified every optional extra.<ref>[http://www.seebiz.eu/hr/tvrtke/transport/majetic-imamo-vec-50-narudzbi,-a-prvi-se-javio-todoricev-agrokor,72336.html Vjekoslav Majetić: Imamo već 50 narudžbi, a prvi se javio Todorićev Agrokor] SEEbiz.eu {{in lang|hr}}</ref> The original XD concept costs roughly $40,000 but if mass production starts, the price is estimated to fall to roughly $26,000.<ref name="Automotive Sport">{{cite web|url=http://www.ercangungor.com/129/small-electric-cars-sport-of-croatia |title=Small Electric Cars Sport of Croatia |publisher=Ercangungor.com |accessdate=2010-09-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710195257/http://www.ercangungor.com/129/small-electric-cars-sport-of-croatia |archivedate=2011-07-10 }}</ref> At one time,{{when|date=February 2020}} the Croatian Government had pledged some funding for the project,<ref>http://xdconcept.com/ {{in lang|hr}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=February 2020}} but it is unclear if any of that ever came in.

They've sold their first unit to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Zagreb, and have stated they received orders from USA and Russia, and serial production could start soon.<ref name = pd/>

==Design== Designed by Igor Jurić, the vehicle was fully designed in approximately three months.<ref name="xigre" /> Some of the design features include butterfly doors, a Mclaren F1-style seating position and 'x' shaped rear lights.<ref name="the green car website" /> The car was announced in 2009 after four years of development.<ref name=wired>{{citation |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-02/24/hungarian-electric-car-splits-into-two-smaller-cars.aspx |title=Hungarian electric car splits into two smaller cars |author=Mico Tatalovic |publisher=Wired.co.uk |date=February 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313024827/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-02/24/hungarian-electric-car-splits-into-two-smaller-cars.aspx |archivedate=2010-03-13 }}</ref>

==See also== *Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles *List of modern production plug-in electric vehicles *Plug-in electric vehicle

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==External links== {{Commons category|DOK-ING Loox}} *{{official website|http://doking-automotiv.hr/}} *[https://www.autobild.de/artikel/schriebers-stromkasten-teil-42_923129.html Ein Elektroauto aus Kroatien] {{in lang|de}} *[https://www.auto123.com/en/news/green-wheels/dok-ing-xd-concept-the-first-croatian-car?artid=116954 DOK-ING XD concept : The First Croatian car] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100315121423/http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/croatian-pocket-rocket-20100312-q3qg.html Croatian Pocket Rocket] *[https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/testirali-smo-xd-to-moze-postati-narodni-auto-5000-eura-clanak-117477 Testirali smo XD: To može postati narodni auto za 5000 eura!] {{in lang|hr}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101002185111/http://www.oekomotive.net/index.php/autovz/auto/69 Data and pictures of the DOK-ING XD] *{{YouTube|WfXIM6SEdog|XD Concept First Test Drive}}

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