Earlier this month, Swiss electric vehicle makers Protoscar showed a teaser of its new Lampo 2 electric sportscar, which is headed for the Geneva Motor Show. Now we’ve been given a whole series of images to gaze upon and it’s a funky little beast.
Based on General Motors’ Kappa platform, the Lampo 2 features some unique sheetmetal and a powertrain consisting of twin electric motors ā one for each axle giving it all-wheel drive. It uses a large-capacity lithium ion battery pack and also solar cells mounted out back to help range.
Total combined output comes in at 408 horsepower and 472 pound-feet of torque, enough to get it to 100kph in around five seconds. It doesn’t have Tesla Roadster-slaying performance, and it certainly isn’t as attractive as the Roadster either.
Protoscar’s strongest feature is the Lampo 2’s recharging options, including one that offers up 100 kilometers of range after a 10 minute charge via an off-board DC rapid charger interface.
Check out images and a video of the Lampo 2 below.
Chrysler has announced plans to introduce three electric-drive vehicle prototypes, only one will be selected for production for the North American market in 2010 and European markets the following year. The three options include a Dodge performance sports car, a Jeep SUV and a Chrysler people mover based on the popular Voyager platform.Ā As a joint project between Chrysler and the U.S Department of Energy, 100 electric vehicles are to be on the road in government, business, utility and Chrysler development fleets by 2009.
The Company said that it is well into the development of advanced, production-intent electric vehicles, and that it will apply electric-drive technology to its front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive and body-on-frame four-wheel-drive platforms in the next several years.
“We have a social responsibility to our consumers to deliver environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient, advanced electric vehicles, and our intention is to meet that responsibility quickly and more broadly than any other automobile manufacturer,” said Bob Nardelli, Chairman and CEO ā Chrysler.
Chrysler’s Electric Vehicles utilise just three primary components. These include an electric motor to drive the wheels, an advanced lithium-ion battery system to power the electric-drive motor and a controller that manages energy flow. The electric-drive system is being developed for front-wheel-drive, rear-wheel-drive, and body-on-frame four-wheel-drive vehicle applications. This technology provides customers with a vehicle that has zero tailpipe emissions and a 150- to 200-mile driving range.
The Range-extended Electric Vehicle technology combines the electric-drive components of the Electric Vehicle with a small petrol engine and integrated electric generator to produce additional energy to power the electric-drive system when needed.
In the Dodge EV sports car the 200 kW electric-drive motor generates 650 Nā¢m (480 lb.-ft.) of torque. The instant high torque of the electric-drive motor delivers outstanding performance, accelerating the Dodge EV to 60 mph in less than five seconds, with quarter-mile times of 13 seconds and a top speed of more than 120 mph.
To find out more check out www.Chryslergoeselectric.com
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