JJAD, found by former McLaren employee Jim Dowle, has released a rendering of its P1E all electric sportscar. The car will weigh only about 1050kg due to the extensive use of composites for body panels and a lightweight structure made from hybrid aluminum-carbon fiber.
Fed by lithium ion batteries, the two electric motors in the car will be able to pump out a total of 390 hp of power and 590 lb-ft of torque. With that power flowing, the automaker expects the car to zoom from zero to 60mph in just 2.9 seconds and going all the way to a top speed of 130mph. The car is expected to cover 200 miles on a complete charge.
The company is currently developing a prototype, and expects to go into a 500 unit limited production run by 2012. Though that sounds pretty quick, a lot is going on at the electric car front, and makers of the P1E will obviously get to benefit from the experiences of the likes of Tesla and GM.
Via: CarBodyDesign
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This is the beginning of the new future of the car. Electric operation has so many potential benefits.
I’m a petrol-head, but this will be almost guilt free performance. Certainly looking forward to see what can be done with my preferred mode of transport though. Motorbikes!
1050 lbs and 390 HP I bet it can do 9 second quarter miles with the right tires that a great weight to HP rato
Great car for this new year..
A car evolution has begun :)