Eco Factor: Lightweight supercar for green supercar lovers.
BMW has announced that the company will be developing a green supercar based on the company’s Z10 platform. This new car, dubbed the Z10 ED (Efficient Dynamics), will host BMW’s fuel saving technologies and an efficient engine under its hood. The car will be made from lightweight carbon fiber to ensure that the beast doesn’t weigh more than 1400kg. The lightweight car will better the fuel economy without sacrificing about 400bhp the car would get from a new turbocharged engine. This new engine is expected to boost efficiency by nearly 15%. The car would also carry a brake energy regeneration system that would power an additional lithium-ion battery, in effect making the car a hybrid.
The Dark Side:
Apart from the high price tag the car is expected to carry, the 15% increase in efficiency is not that great. Time is already against the auto industry that has to figure out a way to power cars using renewable energy.
Via: AutoCar
