The race for the electrified supercar is on and Williams Advanced Engineering wants to become a key player in supplying powertrain and chassis components. Currently, this high-performance electric vehicle race is championed by Croatian company, Rimac. With their latest product, the Nevera, Rimac has expanded to providing a platform for the Pininfarina Battista as well as supplying components to and partnering with other manufacturers. Williams aims to do the same with its new EV-R platform.
What is the Williams EV-R platform?
Williams may be globally known for the Formula One team that bears its name, but it wants to also be known for supplying key components to the latest electric hypercars. The aim of the EV-R platform is to provide a basis for high-performance electric vehicle manufacturers that cannot bear the costs of developing every component in-house.
The EV-R platform started out as the FW-EVX architecture shown in 2017 to manufacturers as a proof of concept. Though today, that proof of concept is now in a more drivable form through the Deus Vayanne. Williams Advanced Engineering developed the EV-R platform to be both highly capable in performance applications while also providing respectable range numbers. Another key area was the reliability of the battery system and for it to provide repeatable performance consistently over time.
How does the Deus Vayanne use the EV-R platform?
The Deus Vayanne, revealed at the New York Auto Show back in April, is the latest venture into the electric hypercar market by a startup manufacturer. Austrian company Deus partnered with both Williams Advanced Engineering and design firm Italdesign to create the Vayanne. Aside from the incredible performance figures, the modularity of the EV-R platform allowed Deus to get the desired shape for the Vayanne.
What is the EV-R platform capable of?
Williams's EV-R platform demonstrates what its components are capable of in the Vayanne with numbers that top even the 1,914 horsepower Rimac Nevera. Here, the EV-R platform pairs an 85-kWh battery pack with two electric motors. Producing an incredible 2,212 horsepower, the Vayanne can accelerate to 60 MPH in under two seconds and can reach speeds over 248 MPH. The most incredible part is that the EV-R platform was engineered with range in mind as well, resulting in the over 279 miles of range in the Vayanne. This is just the start for the EV-R platform as Williams is working on open-top and rear-wheel drive options for small manufacturers in the future.
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