https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/hispano-suizas-new-electric-hypercar-might-look Hispano Suiza’s new electric hypercar might* look like this 4 Feb 2019 Vijay Pattni
[images https://www.topgear.com/sites/default/files/styles/fit_1960x1102/public/images/news-article/carousel/2019/02/e46975a37bdb5902cb8de6452c9dbed2/hispano_suiza_dubonnet_dubonnet_hispano_xenia_-_f3q.jpg?itok=xg-YtMnb https://www.topgear.com/sites/default/files/styles/fit_1960x1102/public/images/news-article/carousel/2019/02/e46975a37bdb5902cb8de6452c9dbed2/hispano_suiza_dubonnet_dubonnet_hispano_xenia_-_r3q.jpg?itok=gzmxChzT ] *Maybe. A bit. Get ready for the ‘Carmen’: Spain’s very own full EV grand tourer Hispano Suiza, you probably won’t remember at all, used to build cars. Quite a few of them actually, a very, very long time ago. Between 1904 and 1946, the Spanish company built over 12,000 luxury automobiles. Now, it’s back, and is planning to build a few more with the announcement of a new hypercar. An electric hypercar. One of the pictures above showcases the bones of what we’ll soon be calling ‘Carmen’, HS’s idea of a “fully electric hyperlux grand tourer”. We don’t know much, aside from the fact it’s named after the granddaughter of Hispano Suiza’s founder, and that the hand-built hypercar will feature a stiff, hand-laid carbon fibre monocoque. This, explains HS, “provides the foundation for the car’s exceptional luxury, comfort, innovation and attention to detail”. It’ll be filled in with a full electric powertrain, the design of which comes via QEV technologies. QEV technologies, we’re told, does a lot of work with Formula E, ‘supercar brands and mainstream car manufacturers’. Design? It’ll take inspiration from the 1938 Dubonnet Xenia – pictured above – which, frankly, is tremendous. Just look at that thing. It’s magnificent. In fact, the designers don’t need to do anything. Just drop that body wholesale over the carbon monocoque. Jobs a good ‘un. [© topgear.com] + https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/car-news/koenigsegg-full-ev-hypercar-plans-tguk-a2603-20190204 We might see a fully-electric Koenigsegg hypercar in the future February 4, 2019 Koenigsegg sees a battery-cell shortage in our all-electric, shiny new future. Which is why company boss Christian von Koenigsegg is a bit hesitant about ... https://images.summitmedia-digital.com/topgear/images/2019/02/04/koenigsegg-ev-hypercar-plans-1549250923.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
