Remove Carbon Fiber Remove Miles Remove MPH
article thumbnail

Toray and Gordon Murray unveil carbon-fiber T-Wave AR1 Concept EV Sports Car

Green Car Congress

27 city EV, earlier post ) to create the T-Wave AR1, a concept EV two-seater to demonstrate the extreme weight savings possible with Toray’s carbon fiber composites. The T-Wave AR1 has a range of 185 km (115 miles) and a top speed of 147 km/h (91 mph). Toray has teamed up with Gordon Murray Design (creator of the T.27

article thumbnail

Honda opens new $124M wind tunnel in Ohio

Green Car Congress

The main fan is a total of 8 meters in diameter with 12 hollow carbon fiber fixed-pitch blades and driven by a five-megawatt, 6700 horsepower electric motor. 110,000 square feet • 1/8-mile wind tunnel circuit. 25 square meters = 250 km/h (155 mph) • 18 square meters = 310 km/h (192 mph). mph (310 km/h).

Ohio 359
article thumbnail

Fisker $385K R?nin to feature integrated battery pack, 600-mile range

Green Car Congress

With a projected 0-60 mph time of approximately two seconds and a 170 mph (275 km/h) top speed, Rōnin should be able to match up with or surpass any supercar currently on the market while also delivering tremendous range. Lightweight materials will also feature in the carbon-fiber 23-inch wheels.

Fisker 195
article thumbnail

Opel introducing new CNG Zafira Tourer with 329-mile natural gas range, lower fuel consumption

Green Car Congress

Turbo ecoFLEX natural gas version has been fitted with gas tanks made of composite material including carbon fiber. The new natural gas Zafira Tourer will offer a range of up to 530 km (329 miles). Rather than using conventional steel gas cylinders, the engineers opted for advanced composite material including carbon fiber.

Gas 236
article thumbnail

Wirtschafts Woche: VW to make 250 XL1s, priced at $145,000 each

Green Car Congress

l/100 km) with CO 2 emissions of 21 g/km and an all-electric range of 31 miles (50 km) as well as a total range of 310 miles (499 km). The XL1 has a top speed (electronically controlled) of 160 km/h (99 mph); cruising at a constant 100 km/h the XL1 uses only 8.3 miles (one kilometer), based on the NEDC.

Price 277
article thumbnail

Audi takes plug-in diesel hybrid e-tron Spyder concept, Q5 hybrid to Le Mans

Green Car Congress

The concept car accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph in 4.4 seconds and reaches an electronically governed top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). liters of fuel per 100 km (107 US mpg) on average and emits just 59 grams of CO 2 per km (95 g/mile). The axle load distribution is 50:50.

Audi 329
article thumbnail

Furtive eGT electric sports car hits 240 km/h on the Nordschleife; small production series for 2013

Green Car Congress

The racing driver Sabine Schmitz has tested the battery-electric Furtive eGT sports car from Exagon Motors ( earlier post ) on the Nordschleife (north loop) of the Nürburgring, achieving a top speed of nearly 240 km/h (149 mph) on the 20 kilometer long Nordschleife. 310 km (193 miles) over a combined cycle (NEDC standard).

2013 342