Rolling on fast lanes, year 2012 will see two new sports EVs that will hot up the eco-friendly car market. Morgan is all set to launch these sports car concepts based on the Supersports in collaboration with Zytek, a company dedicated to the electric engine technology. Talking about Zytek, the company is already working on a 94hp, 221 lb-ft of torque electric powertrain for other cars. The Smart ED being one of them. Named as Morgan E+, these projects will be based around the Aero Supersport aluminium chassis.
The proposed EVs will feature a high power density electric motor by Zytek, instead of old 4.8 ltr BMW V8 engine and a standard manual transmission. Morgan says that further developments can follow if the demand is constructive. However, these two are not the only companies involved. CENEX, a research and design projects company is partially funding the project. The grant is approximated at 100,000 pounds. CENEX apparently aims at maximizing the spread of zero-emission transportation vehicles. The involvement of these three giants can surely make an impact in the world of EVs, which even after being packed up with so many benefits are yet to see a revolution that can take the market with storm.
Lithium-ion batteries fitted into aluminium chassis will rev up the car specifications. Steve Morris, operation director, Morgan is confident about the project and terms this collaboration as an ‘exciting investigation’. He hopes that with the near supercar performance of Morgan, a drastic rise in the potential of zero emission cars cannot be ruled out. If all goes well, the testing will start early in 2012.
Via: Carbuzz
