Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Maltese Power Company Imagines New Chreos Electric Luxury Sedan that Hits 100km h in 2 9s



 
The resurgence of battery-powered vehicles this past decade or so has inspired many companies outside of the automotive industry to try their luck in creating new types of vehicles. The complexity of designing any car that complies with norms in major international markets such as Europe and North America, however, means that very few have succeeded in building and selling their EV idea.
Nevertheless, these difficulties havent stopped new entrants from seeking time in the limelight, like Malta-based Silex Power, which is a green-energy company that has been involved in a number of projects, including photovoltaic plants, hydroelectric and wind farms, with offices in Italy, France, China and the UK.
Their automotive project is named the Chreos, and its a large limousine that measures 5.42 meters (213.4 inches) in length.
"I would like to present to your team our new creation, a concept that we are looking to bring into production over the next 3 years," the CEO of the company Johnaton Grech, told CarScoop in an email. "It is an extremely powerful and fast electric vehicle, sporting 640bhp power, 4400Nm torque (There is no extra 0), 1000km range and an innovative recharging time of less than 10 minutes."
At this stage, the Chreos has been imagined to be powered by four in-wheel electric motors that in theory, will allow it to complete the 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint in 2.9 seconds, reach 200km/h (124mph) in "less than 6 seconds" and top out at 300km/h (186mph). Were also told that the electric limousine will tip the scales at around 2,200 kg (4,850 pounds).
Depending on how you look at it, those performance numbers are either extremely impressive or overly ambitious…
Thats all we have on the Chreos for now, but well be sure to keep you in the loop if we find out more.

Preliminary Specifications:
- 640bhp
- 4400Nm torque
- 2200kgs weight
- 5420mm length
- 2160mm width
- 1480mm height
- 3540mm wheel base
- 0 - 100Km/h in <2.9s
- 0 - 200Km/h in <6.0s
- 300km/h top speed (electronically limited)
- 1000km autonomy (at 125kmph speed)
- <10 min charging time from flat batteries to full charge
- Full LED / OLED lighting throughout
- 4 passenger seating capacity
- Carbon fibre body


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Sunday, December 8, 2013

2012 BMW M5 gets dynod all ate up with power

A German tuning outfit called PP-Performance has put the 2012 BMW M5 on a Maha dyno, and the numbers returned were 444 horsepower at the wheel, 553 at the engine, and a "corrected number" of 574 hp. Max torque came in at 532 pound-feet (721 Newton/meters).

Compare those figures to the official numbers of 560 horses and 502 lb-ft. If the 444 number is accurate, then no matter how you slice it on horsepower – whether you use the numbers from BMW or PP-Ps figures – youre losing around 20 percent from the engine to the wheels. However, adjusting for driveline and twin-turbo losses, that puts things right about where they should be. The 30-lb-ft surplus of torque, on the other hand, is the kind of surplus no one would complain about – again, assuming its accurate.

Follow the jump for video of the dyno run, and for another vid of the M5 being taken to 293 km/hr (182 mph). And with that second vid, try to ignore the fact that the terminal velocity attempt is being conducted on an engine with just 40 kilometers on it...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

2013 Fiat Panda Natural Power

At the Paris Motor Show, Fiat presented the 2013 Panda Natural Power the first two - cylinder turbo powered by natural gas.

Fiat Panda Natural Power 2013

One year after its premiere at the IAA enhanced the Fiat Panda model range by two models. In addition to the Panda 4x4 is also the first time the little Italian with the 0.9 liter TwinAir Turbo in combination with natural gas.

The 80 hp 2-cylinder turbo engine will offer this much driving fun with low consumption. On average, the Fiat Panda Natural Power with 3.1 kilograms of natural gas per 100 kilometers, equating to CO2 emissions of just 86 g / km.

To extend the range, the gas-panda only has a 12 kg synthesis gas tank also a 35 liter fuel tank. So is also a progress in areas where there is no natural gas service stations, guaranteed.

To the dealers of the Panda Natural Power will come in early 2013 and Panda models expand to an economical model.
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