Volar-e prototype electrified sports car unveiled
Volar-e prototype electrified sports car unveiled
The all-electric Volar-e makes 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration of Three.Four seconds
Spanish engineering company Applus+ Idiada has officially unveiled its Volar-e supercar prototype at the Circuit de Catalunya during the F1 Test Days in Barcelona. Developed for the European Commission and evidently based on the Rimac Concept One, the all-electric Volar-e boasts 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration of Trio.Four seconds, does the standing quarter-mile in Ten.Three seconds, and reaches its top speed of three hundred km/h (186 mph) in only 12.1 sec.
The Volar-e is a two-seat coupe with a carbon-fiber bod over a tubular chrome-moly steel chassis. To achieve its awesome spectacle figures, the car uses an electrified four-wheel drive system that produces a claimed 1,000 hp (760 kW) and seven hundred thirty seven ft-lb (1,000 Nm) of torque. Its four electrified motors are situated along the centerline of the car, rather than in the hubs, with the aim of reducing unsprung mass and thus improving treating.
With a wheelbase of Two.77 m (9 ft) and front/rear track of 1.54/1.534 m (60.6/60.Four in), the Volar-e is on a par with the size of its gasoline-powered brethren. The curb weight is not listed, but a rather petite (38 kWh) lithium-iron-phosphate battery was chosen in part to save weight.
The car’s steering is power-assisted rack and pinion and the front and rear suspension consists of fully adjustable, pushrod operated dual wishbones. The brakes are carbon-ceramic composite discs, with 100-0 kph (63-0 mph) stopping distance of a bit over thirty m (98 ft). The car also uses regenerative braking to supplement its stored energy.
The Volar-e powertrain has four separate units, each driving one wheel via a power inverter, motor, and reduction gear. Sensors on the drive units and around the car send real-time information to engine control units, which can then adjust the power driving each wheel hundreds of times per 2nd to produce a desired set of treating characteristics. This Torque Vectoring system permits the Volar-e to be set for driving styles ranging from eco to racing. Like most electrical cars, the weight of the batteries results in the car having a very low center of gravity.
Applus+ Idiada was funded by the European Commission (EC) to develop an electrical high-performance sports car in September of two thousand twelve and the result, after only four months, emerges to be based on the Croation-bred Rimac Concept One, a car that was very first introduced in September of 2011.
