The very renowned car-designer who had designed McLaren F1, Prof. Gordon Murray, is back with another surprising creation: the T.27 city car, which is claimed to be the world’s most efficient electric car. He has been working on this project since a long time, and finally it has come out into the open.
Prof. Gordon Murray, has been very sincerely working on this project over the past three years. It has been his dream to make a electrically driven car ever since he unveiled McLaren F1 and finally he has materialized his dream. Although the car has been subject to some criticisms regarding its size, its size can rightly be described by the point that three T.27s can easily fit into a single parking space.
It can accommodate three people inside, including the driver and has a massive upwards-swinging door. The electric midget is a product of real innovation with a fully integrated electric motor, control system and battery design. It has a top speed of 60mph, which prevents it from being a super car, however the little vehicle leaves behind Mitsubishi’s i-Miev and the electric Smart Car with its efficiency.
It is 36% and 29% more efficient than i-Miev and Smart car respectively. It has the ability to reach 100 miles on its charge and possesses a 33-horsepower electric motor charged by lithium-ion batteries, and still manages to weigh 1500 lbs. Before launching the vehicle, it got tested under the strict Euro-NCAP safety standards and has been given ” First Class” recognition.
The T.27 is claimed to have a turning circle of just 9.7 feet and with its width of just 4.3 feet. The development program started in November of 2009 and the first running prototype was completed in April 2011. The final price of the car is yet to be determined.
Via: AutoGuide
