Italian automaker Pinninfarina is all set to roll out its first electric car with innovative lithium polymer battery developed by the Bollore Group by 2010. The car will produce zero percent carbon dioxide emissions and will be 100% electric. The lithium polymer battery is designed to have an exceptionally long life and will enable the car to run for more than 200,000 km. Since the battery doesn’t make use of any liquid materials and has a combustion temperature above 200 degrees, there is no danger of spillage, overheating, fire or explosion.
The cells are encased in a steel container to protect them from friction and other external agents. Thanks to the battery’s large capacity, the Pininfarina electric car will be fully automatic and have a very fast standing start (zero to 50 km/h in 4.9 seconds), sufficient acceleration to overtake other vehicles safely and a top speed of 130 km/h.
The battery can be recharged fully in about 5 hrs though you can run about 25 km on a five minute recharge. They plan to produce about 15,000 cars annually at the moment.
Via:Nextenergynews
