0 - 60 in 4.5 seconds . 80mpg.

[MCO7PER S]

Check this out .

Its a green mini.

0 - 60 in 4.5 seconds . 80mpg.

Who wants one?

Hybrid electric cars, electric cars UK, electric vehicle conversions, hybrid motor vehicles

[Hartge220]

Reading the Tech Spec they say 'no mechanical brake'

What do they do, throw an anchor out of the window ???

[MCO7PER S]

Would make a great demo attraction at .


The Massive MINI Meet 2007: Fri 27th -> Sun 29th April 07.

[grantw]

hartage210:- electric motors can act as very efficient brakes...and recharge batteries atthe same time

[CC07ERS]

itsa milk float on steroids

[Richard82]

So if you run out of power while hurtling along the brakes won't function?

No need to recharge ( although you can if you wish) - eh surely you have to or you don't????

[AppleBarrel]

Want one!

[PKAT]

That is interesting. Wonder what the "life time" would be on the batteries etc...

Can see it now at the RED LIGHT: What in the h#$$ was that passing me?


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[svendekoster]

Brightcove - Popular Mechanics - Test Drive: Electric Mini Cooper

looks good!

[Blusox]

Quote: Originally Posted by Richard82 (original)

So if you run out of power while hurtling along the brakes won't function?

No need to recharge ( although you can if you wish) - eh surely you have to or you don't????

Nope, in fact these brakes would be much more reliable since there is no physical interaction, and therefore no parts to ware out.

When you stop applying power to a motor the magnetic forces within the motor will act to stop it turning. By forcing it to turn, ie keeping the car moving, you induce a current in the coil, in effect turing the motor into a dynamo. As energy cannot be destroyed or created only change state, the momentum of the car is truned back into electrical energy reducing the cars momentum. Virgin trains advertise the same thing on their adverts and many trains use this technique often refered to as dynamic braking or simply dynamics.

These type of cars are the future. TNT are currently trialing a lorry in London that is fully electrical and has to limited in performance other wise it would be doing 0-60 time in less than 6s!!!! Silently too!!

Depending on the cost I'dhave one of these over a twurbo conversion any day!

[mister.t]

Its a Hybrid :@:@