The_0ne 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 The car of tomorrow :-d:D :-o A British engineering firm has put together a high-performance hybrid version of BMW's Mini Cooper. The PML Mini QED has a top speed of 150 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. The car uses a small gasoline engine with four 160 horsepower electric motors — one on each wheel. The car has been designed to run for four hours of combined urban/extra urban driving, powered only by a battery and bank of ultra capacitors. The QED supports an all-electric range of 200-250 miles and has a total range of about 932 miles (1,500 km). For longer journeys at higher speeds, a small conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) is used to re-charge the battery. In this hybrid mode, fuel economies of up to 80mpg can be achieved.More in depth article - http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/country/ecf/newsID/2060724.006/mini/pml-builds-640hp-electric-miniOfficial Site - http://www.pmlflightlink.com/news.html Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 so the ic engine recharges the batteries on the fly?y havmnt i thought of that grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Link to post Share on other sites
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