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| Subject: McLaren to build fully-electric supercar Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:45 pm | |
| McLaren has built a fully electric supercar, however, the production version is still some time off.
Speaking to British publication, Autocar, McLaren engineering design director Dan Parry-Williams said that the team had already built an EV mule, however, it was far too early to say when a production model would come. It confirms an exclusive report made early last year by Drive that McLaren would build and test an EV as a possible succssor to the P1.
"We’ve got a pure EV mule and part of the reason for that is to ask how we can deliver driver engagement in a fully electric world. But there’s still quite a journey from here to there in terms of our products," Parry-Williams said.
The problem, said Parry-Williams, is that battery development for automotive applications has concentrated on increasing energy density and reducing weight, rather than increasing power density. It means an EV supercar with a range of approximately 500 kilometres – which would add considerable weight – would only last about half an hour when driven at full whack.
https://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/mclaren-to-build-fully-electric-supercar-116775.html?trackLink=SMH1?trackLink=SMH1 |
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