Surely it can’t be an Electric Mini?!
While all the world’s most famous motoring names look on, a British company, PML, has chosen the UK’s most prestigious motor show as the venue to strip away all the misconceptions surrounding electric/hybrid vehicles and to showcase a truly awesome car. Featuring four revolutionary electric wheels, the standard BMW Mini One you can see on Stand 270 is predicted to have a top speed approaching 150mph and to out-accelerate a Porsche 911 Carrera from 0-60mph. Brake horsepower is a stunning 160bhp per wheel - 640bhp in total.
The car, dubbed the Mini QED, has been designed to run for four hours of combined urban/extra urban driving, powered only by a battery and bank of ultra capacitors. For longer journeys at higher speeds, a small conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) is used to re-charge the battery. In this hybrid mode, fuel economies of up to 80mpg can be achieved.
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PML Builds 640hp Electric MINI
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As soon as they get cheap, looks like winners all around.....I can't wait to see what they do next....
3-phase, 4-pole electric motor, 248hp peak (185kW), redline 13,500 rpm, regenerative "engine braking"
0 to 60 in about 4 seconds
As soon as they get cheap, looks like winners all around.....I can't wait to see what they do next....
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The X1 Prototype
The electric car races Ferrari, Porsche and wins... Yes, you read correct. We are talking about The X1 Prototipe. Of course they would have to work on the body of the car, but just look this awesome video.
0-30 mph: 1.35 sec
0-60 mph: 3.07 sec in 117 ft
0-100 mph: 6.87 sec
0-100-0 mph 11.2 sec
Lateral g: 1.3
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I've never been particularly fascinated by electric cars because they've always been so poor performance-wise and environmental friendliness has been their only selling point (the electricity isn't generated in a particularly environmentally friendly way anyway), but when they're really fast I suddenly develop an interest.
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Breakthrough battery could boost electric cars
Toshiba promises 'energy solution' with nearly full recharge in 5 minutes
Toshiba promises 'energy solution' with nearly full recharge in 5 minutes
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shit, you'd need a HANS Device to drive this thing!Syl wrote:The X1 PrototypeThe electric car races Ferrari, Porsche and wins... Yes, you read correct. We are talking about The X1 Prototipe. Of course they would have to work on the body of the car, but just look this awesome video.0-30 mph: 1.35 sec
0-60 mph: 3.07 sec in 117 ft
0-100 mph: 6.87 sec
0-100-0 mph 11.2 sec
Lateral g: 1.3
