Auto Car | 2009 Mitsubishi i-Miev Sport Air Concept | The Japanese carmaker has unveiled its new i-MiEV Sport Air Concept at the Geneva Motor Show. Mitsubishi is keen to be one step ahead of the game when it comes to electric cars, and this is this latest version of its iMiEV electric car.
It’s called the iMiEV Sport Air, and features a gloopy teardrop shape for better aerodynamics. There’s also a smattering of solar cells at the bottom of the windscreen. The concept is called the Air because it has a removable glass roof too.
The electric motor in the i-MiEV Sport Air Concept is rated at 80hp (60kW) and 170lb-ft (230Nm) but the torquey powerplant isn’t the vehicle’s only performance aspect. To lower the center of gravity and increase driving stability the main EV system components (battery module, inverter, battery charger) are located as low as possible. The body structure also uses plastic panels to reduce weight around the rear axle where the powertrain and EV system components are installed and thereby achieve an ideal 50:50 front/rear weight distribution
Based on the mid-engined, rear-wheel drive electric version of the i MiEV tiny city car, Mitsubishi’s Sport Air Concept is a further development of the homonymous 2007 Tokyo Auto Salon show car. The i MiEV Sport Air uses a more powerful version of Mitsubishi’s permanent magnet synchronous electric motor generating 60 kW or 80HP of power (vs. the i MiEV’s 47 kW or 63HP) and 230 Nm of torque (180 Nm.)
Source : www.dieselstation.com
It’s called the iMiEV Sport Air, and features a gloopy teardrop shape for better aerodynamics. There’s also a smattering of solar cells at the bottom of the windscreen. The concept is called the Air because it has a removable glass roof too.
The electric motor in the i-MiEV Sport Air Concept is rated at 80hp (60kW) and 170lb-ft (230Nm) but the torquey powerplant isn’t the vehicle’s only performance aspect. To lower the center of gravity and increase driving stability the main EV system components (battery module, inverter, battery charger) are located as low as possible. The body structure also uses plastic panels to reduce weight around the rear axle where the powertrain and EV system components are installed and thereby achieve an ideal 50:50 front/rear weight distribution
Based on the mid-engined, rear-wheel drive electric version of the i MiEV tiny city car, Mitsubishi’s Sport Air Concept is a further development of the homonymous 2007 Tokyo Auto Salon show car. The i MiEV Sport Air uses a more powerful version of Mitsubishi’s permanent magnet synchronous electric motor generating 60 kW or 80HP of power (vs. the i MiEV’s 47 kW or 63HP) and 230 Nm of torque (180 Nm.)
Source : www.dieselstation.com
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