Electric Trabant unveiled

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By Channel 4 News

The exhaust-belching Trabant came to symbolise communist East Germany. But today sees the launch of a new eco-friendly electric version of the car.

The Trabant was first produced in 1957 and discontinued in 1991, and was regarded a symbol of East Germany. Notorious for being unreliable, it was labelled "the worst car in the world", with waiting lists extending to 14 years.

It provided cheap transportation for generations of eastern bloc workers before the fall of the Berlin wall. So can a communist dinosaur become a cult collectible?

Trabant Enthusiast Christian Meichsner spoke to Channel 4 News.