Applus+Idiada Volar-E 2013

[Tsukishima]

Applus+Idiada Volar-E '13

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Applus+Idiada, a Spanish company, has revealed the new electric supercar called the Volar-E. The EV was developed in cooperation with Croatian company, Rimac , the same company that developed the amazing Concept one.

According to first details offered on the concept, the new Volar-E prototype was created in a record time of about three months. The model was built on a tubular chrome-molybdenum chassis and features lightweight carbon-fiber bodywork. The Volar-E is powered by a combination of four in-wheel electric motors that deliver a more than 1.072 horsepower and a peak torque of 1.106 pound-feet. These four engines take their power from a 10-module Rimac battery system with a total of 640 volts and 38kWh of energy. Surprisingly, the battery pack takes only 15 to 20 minutes to fully charge. This battery is combined with a regenerative braking system that will generate even more power.

The Volar-E made its world debut at the Circuit de Catalunya on the 28th of February, 2013.

Press Release:

BARCELONA, February 28, 2013 - Applus+ IDIADA, a company specialized in engineering for the international automotive industry, has successfully completed the Volar-e project, an innovative prototype electric car with high performance, comparable to or even better than conventionally-powered sports cars.

Volar-e has been presented today at the Circuit de Catalunya during the F1 Test Days, in an act that has been attended by, among other authorities, Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European Commission, Sebastian Salvado, President of RACC, and Carles Grasas, CEO of Applus+ IDIADA.

Applus+ IDIADA, a division of Applus+ specialized in the provision of design, engineering, testing and homologation services, was awarded the project by the European Commission in late 2012 in a tender in which companies across Europe took part. In just four months, the company has managed to meet and exceed the performance features required by the EC, among others:

Powertrain:

Provide maximum motor power and torque to the vehicle (1000 HP, 1000 Nm)
Achieve fast-charging (15-20 minutes)
Vehicle dynamics:

Regenerative braking system
Aerodynamics
Independent power control for all 4 motors, iTORQ original by Applus+ IDIADA

 

[Scuderia Paul]

Never heard of this car but it looks pretty damn cool.

 

[Epic B]

A full charge in only 20 minutes? Awesome.

 

[Gallade4751]

just having a working model in real life makes this much cooler.

 

[Andefir]

looks like some car designed for gta 5. but it's cool.

 

[tankuroded]

looks like some car designed for gta 5. but it's cool.

More like Ridge Racer than GTA, IMO.

 

[Szayelarel]

1072 HP out of an EV.

 

[StarLight]

It's Spanish, so I vote.