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Now we know what the little old lady who lived in a shoe drove to the market. This stylish cap-toe electric car can go 400 kilometers between charges of its battery pack. AoKang, the Chinese footwear company that designed and built it, plans to produce 40 of the drivable dress shoes, which have a top speed of 30 km per hour.