Introducing the Peugeot EX1 Electric Sports Car

The Peugeot EX1 EV









The EX1 prototype serves as a concept for future electric cars, Peugeot says.

The two-seat EX1 roadster is on display at Peugeot's showroom on the Champs-Elysees in Paris until Nov. 14.

“The EX1 shows that we can do many things with electric cars,” a Peugeot spokesman said. “It shows how far we can go.”

Peugeot has no plans to produce an electric sports car “for the time being.” However, the spokesman said Peugeot could still one day make a production EV sports car.

The EX1 runs on a high-output lithium-ion battery pack that Peugeot said enables the car to offer record-breaking performance.

The prototype has a top speed of 260kph (about 162 mph) and can accelerate from zero to 100 kph in less than 3.58 seconds. The car is thus in the same speed category as Porsche's 918 Spyder hybrid concept, the Peugeot spokesman said.

Porsche says its 918 Spyder can accelerate from a 0 to 100 kph in just under 3.2 seconds and has a faster top speed of 320kph.

The EX1 has four-wheel drive with a separate electric motor on the front and back axle like the company's upcoming Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4, which will be the world's first diesel-electric hybrid upon launch next year.

Each EX1 motor has a peak output of 125 kW, for a total horsepower of 340.

The body is composed of a carbon composite material intended to optimize both weight and rigidity for speed performance.

The concept's body incorporates Peugeot's new stylistic design codes, first seen on the SR1 concept car that debuted earlier this year, with a “floating” front grille and flowing body contours.

The doors' aluminum detailing is similar to the recently launched Peugeot RCZ coupe and BB1 electric urban concept vehicle.

The EX1 was designed to offer a lower center of gravity with a 900mm (35.4 inches) height, while its width is 1770mm.


Source: Automotive News

Introducing the Peugot EX1 Roadster EV Concept

The Peugeot EX1. Click to enlarge.

Peugeot has developed an electric two-seater roadster concept car, the EX1. Ultra-light, the EX1 is and equipped with two electric motors—one on each axle—with peak output of 125 kW (250 kW / 340 bhp in total), and an immediately available constant maximum torque of 240 N·m (177 lb-ft) at the front and rear.

This mechanical architecture allows not only the optimization of weight distribution, but also four wheel drive. This reflects the positional benefits of HYbrid4 technology, available as standard on the 3008 from 2011, featuring an HDi FAP diesel engine at the front and an electric motor at the rear. (Earlier post.)

The water droplet shape of the EX1. Click to enlarge.

Its lightness, weight distribution and aerodynamics, the torque and power of its two electric motors and its high-output lithium-ion battery make capable of very rapid acceleration. Peugeot says that the EX1 concept car has already broken international acceleration records (approved by the International Automobile Federation) for an electric-powered terrestrial vehicle.

The EX1 concept car is based on an architecture shaped like a “water droplet”, with a rear section built around two closely set rear wheels. The driver and passenger climb into the passenger compartment through a reverse-opening door, giving access to the two sports bucket seats.

Driving the EX1. Click to enlarge.

The driver, seated at floor level in a driving position that helps enhances the sense of excitement (legs outstretched), drives the vehicle with two control handles, providing an experience similar to that of an aircraft pilot or video game, Peugeot says.

As well as the presence of harnesses inside the car, the occupants are also protected by the height of the carbon passenger cell, which has sufficient overhead clearance to include a roll-over protection bar. Similarly, the wind deflector, perfectly integrated in terms of style, allows the car to be driven on a daily basis without a helmet.

Source: Green Car Congress