Williams Advanced Engineering reveals EVR electric hypercar platform
Deus introduced its Vayanne electrical hypercar earlier this 12 months as conceived in Austria, designed in Italy, and electrified within the UK. That final bit refers back to the battery-electric powertrain sourced from Williams Superior Engineering (WAE), which we now have extra data on. WAE took its new EVR turnkey electrical car platform to the Cenex Low Carbon Automobile Present for a full reveal. Designed particularly for hypercars, the targets have been versatility, lightness, energy and speedy recharging. It seems the one mounted aspect in the interim is the 85-kWh battery set right into a carbon housing between the wheels, and two motors. WAE says it may be refilled in lower than 20 minutes, and powers a spread of as much as 279 miles. After that, OEMs and boutique makers can select rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, hardtop or targa physique types, and road-legal or track-only configurations.
Peak output is 2,213 horsepower from the twin motors, explaining Deus’ publicized goal of greater than 2,200 horsepower for the Vayanne earlier this 12 months. Relying on physique model and aero, WAE believes the platform might push a hypercar to 248 miles per hour given a perfect type. We’re instructed will probably be doable to construct a completed product with such specs that weighs lower than 3,637 kilos, carbon getting used for every thing from the pack enclosure to the double wishbone suspension. For comparability, the 640-hp Porsche 911 Turbo S weighs 3,636 kilos.
The record of in-house improvements on the EVR chassis features a Scalable Battery Module that opens up flexibility for customized packs and sub-pack techniques, managed by battery administration software program that rationalizes the quantity of electronics wanted to run the powertrain. The corporate says every module has a capability of 1.08 kWh at 50 volts most or 43 volts nominal, and an power density larger than 240 Wh/kg. The person cells are wrapped in carbon fiber, too, claimed to enhance crash resistance. Battery cooling is run by way of the energy-absorbing aspect sills.
Theoretically, a purchaser might minimize prototype improvement time to 12 months, and full car improvement time to 24 months. The Vayenne will present the primary check, Deus having stated it would go into manufacturing in 2025. WAE has a hydrogen gasoline cell model of the EVR on the way in which subsequent.
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