Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electric engine.
Italian design house Pininfarina has unveiled the Nido EV prototype as a starting point of a new modular platform for future electric and hybrid cars. The vehicle has been conceived, designed and built entirely by the Pininfarina Style and Engineering Center of Cambiano. The Nido EV bears witness to the skills and experience that Pininfarina has built up in the development of electric vehicles, paying particular attention to the Segment A city cars that will populate the streets of the future to make our towns more pleasant to live in.
The prototype includes a steel tube frame chassis, which is being expected to be replaced by a lighter aluminum space frame in production variants. The vehicle is powered by a 30KW permanent magnet motor driving the rear wheels, while future variants may include a small engine for a hybrid configuration or electric motors for the front wheels as well. The Nido EV is powered by a 21.2KWh nickel-salt Zebra battery that weighs only 400 pounds.
The Zebra batteries are fully recyclable and contain no toxic materials. The Nido is claimed to have an operating range of about 87 miles and a 0-60mph time of 6.7 seconds.
Via: AutoBlogGreen
