Specification and performance targets revealed for 'world's most efficient electric vehicle'.
It's small but perfectly formed! Legendary Formula One designer and the brains behind the McLaren F1 supercar, Gordon Murray, has given more details about his T25 city car project.
The diagram above reveals the secrets of its ingenious space-saving layout.
The T25 is smaller than a Smart ForTwo, but it can accommodate three adults thanks to its v-shaped seating arrangement – which is similar to the F1’s.
There are six layouts, each featuring a compromise between the number of passengers and the available load space.
Gordon Murray's quest to reinvent the car continues! We've already seen the petrol-powered T.25, with its flexible three-seater layout, and now full details on an all-electric version, called the T.27, have been revealed.
Billed as 'the world's most efficient electric vehicle' the T.27 uses an innovative, lightweight and fully integrated electric motor, control system and battery to achieve maximum efficiency. Projected CO2 emissions, based on the UK energy mix, are 48g/km on the combined cycle - plus lifecycle CO2 emissions are calculated to be 42 per cent less than the average car.
A 34bhp electric motor is driven by a lithium-ion battery pack located under the floorplan - enough to to propel the 680kg car from 0-62mph in less than 15 seconds and onto a top speed of 65mph. A range of 80 to 100 miles is possible on a single charge.
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