The electric car is becoming more usual on the streets so a group of Japanese companies in collaboration with the designers of Italy’s IDEA Institute decided that it’s time for an electric limousine so they build KAZ (Keio Advanced Zero-Emission vehicle).
It took them 5 years and $4 million, but they did it. This environmental limousine can accommodate eight people, has eight wheels, weighs 6,578 lb, and it’s powered by 84 lithium-ion batteries that can work for about 186 miles with a single charge.
I know that doesn’t looks so great but let me tell you something about the performance. It has 6 electric engines that power the 6 wheals that are used to turn the car, each engine produce 74 hp and 74 lb.-ft. of torque this means that this huge car can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 7 seconds; reaches a quarter-mile in 15 seconds; and has a top speed of 193.3 mph. That’s impressing, isn’t it?
KAZ
Specs
Vehicle Type
Fully electric, 8-wheel-drive, 8-passenger, 6-door sedan
Motors
Eight 6-phase synchronous Nd-Fe electric motors
Power (each) 74 hp
Torque (each) 74 lb.-ft.
Max Speed 12,000 rpm
Batteries
Eighty-four Li-ion batteries
Voltage (each) 3.75V
Capacity (each) 88 Ah
Weight (each) 7.7 lb.
Dimensions
Length 263.8 in.
Width 76.8 in.
Height 65.9 in.
Weight 6,578 lb.
Performance
0-to-62 MPH 7 sec.
Quarter-Mile 15.3 sec.
Top Speed 193.3 mph
Range 186.5 miles
Posted on
02.21.2010 @ 22:41