Portugal’s Atlantic coast has something irresistible about it. Vast beaches, a wild shoreline, a light unlike anywhere else in Europe, and a beach culture deeply rooted in everyday life. It is along this coast that Kate established one of its first European partnerships, alongside Barra Beach Car in Gafanha da Nazaré.
A location that is anything but random: just a few metres from Barra Beach, facing the Atlantic, at the foot of Portugal’s tallest lighthouse. The Kate electric beach car, heir to the spirit of the great open-air icons of the 1960s, from the Méhari to the Mini Moke and the Fiat 500 Jolly, finds its natural setting here.
Barra Beach and the Aveiro Coast: a Landscape Made for the Electric Leisure Car
Gafanha da Nazaré marks the entrance to the Ria de Aveiro lagoon, a network of calm waters, canals, and sandbanks stretching along the Atlantic for kilometres. The region is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in central Portugal, frequented by both locals and a growing international clientele.
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This type of wide, open environment, between sand and water, is precisely what Kate electric leisure cars were designed for. Easy to drive and built to last, they naturally match the rhythm of the Portuguese coast. No noise, no emissions, no constraints, just the road, the light and the Atlantic.
An Electric Beach Buggy Designed for Coastal Environments
Kate designs its vehicles to meet the real constraints of intensive coastal use. What is commonly referred to as an “electric beach buggy” in terms of design, or an “open leisure car”, requires a level of durability that most recreational vehicles struggle to maintain when exposed to sea air.
Every Kate vehicle undergoes a key stage: cataphoresis, an anti-corrosion protection process used in the premium automotive industry. The chassis is immersed in a cataphoretic bath, ensuring uniform coverage, including in hard-to-reach areas and hollow sections.
The result is a durable electric beach car that withstands sea air, humidity and sand without compromising its finish or long-term reliability. On the Atlantic coast, where the saline environment is particularly demanding, this represents a fundamental difference compared with vehicles featuring ABS bodywork such as the Citroën Méhari.
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Barra Beach Car : your Kate Center in Portugal
The partnership with Barra Beach Car is one of the longest-standing in the Kate European network. A specialist in beach mobility on the Portuguese coast, the team presents, sells and services Kate vehicles directly by the sea, with a practical knowledge of the coastline that few dealers can claim.
Barra Beach Car
Av. João Corte Real 106a
3830-751 Gafanha da Nazaré, Portugal
📞 +351 919 531 366
✉️ salesmarketing@barrealgroup.com
A local contact deeply connected to the realities of the coastline, located in one of Portugal’s most emblematic beach environments.
Why a beach electric car in Portugal ?
Portugal is one of the European countries where beach car culture, from coastal buggies to open leisure vehicles, has historically been the most vibrant. The coastline stretches for more than 1,700 kilometres, the sun shines over 300 days a year, and the Portuguese seaside lifestyle celebrates an active life connected to nature.
In Gafanha da Nazaré, as along much of the coast, the Kate answers a form of medium-distance mobility that doesn’t need to be fast or sporty to be effective. It glides along Barra, follows the lagoon, and reaches neighbouring beaches, enhancing every moment of the journey.
With four seats, up to 235 km of range (WMTC cycle), and full customisation from A to Z, Kate is today the most accomplished electric leisure vehicle available on the French and European markets.
A Beach Car Built to Last and Easy to Maintain
Owning a beach car at a second home often comes with a dose of unpredictability. You find it after several months of inactivity, hope it will start, and remember too late that an oil change was due before winter. With a combustion engine, maintaining a leisure vehicle often feels like a seasonal chore.
Kate fundamentally changes that equation.
Electric by design, it requires no oil changes, no timing belt to check every two years, and no carburettor to clean at the start of the season. Its synchronous motor does not need regular intervention on engine fluids a real advantage for those who use their car sporadically, between visits to the water or on their holiday island.
Annual maintenance focuses on the essentials: brakes, tyres, auxiliary battery, and general inspection. Simple, accessible checks that any Kate partner network can perform. The LFP lithium battery is designed for long life with an automatic balancing procedure if you charge your Kate overnight, it manages itself.
Manufactured in France, Kate relies on a network of available spare parts and a responsive after-sales service. There’s no uncertainty about component availability. For a vehicle used away from home by the sea, at a secondary residence, on an island, or around a lake this provides a level of peace of mind that few cars in this category can offer.
Unlike a combustion-engine beach car, whose parts gradually become hard to find and whose maintenance costs rise with age, Kate is a living vehicle: an actively supported brand, available after-sales service, and a model range that continues to evolve.
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