Renault Electric Sports Car DeZir Concept
The DeZir is a two-seater coupé that Renault says stands out as an illustration of the company’s commitment to more emotional styling. With its sports car looks and ability to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62mph) in five seconds, or 0 to 50 km/h in just two seconds, it’s hard to disagree.
Although the DeZir is purely a concept car at this factor, Renault is strongly hinting that it suggests now not handiest the direction they plan on heading with sports activities cars in the future, but that it's miles indicative of a brand new overarching layout and styling philosophy across the whole Renault logo.
The 'Z' within the call Renault DeZir is a direct connection with Renault's Z.E. Signature, and several functions of its design are suggestive of two qualities comfortably related to electric powered mobility, specifically advanced generation and light weight.
DeZir is powered via an electric motor installed in a mid-rear position to optimize weight distribution over the front and rear wheels. The vertically-mounted 24kW/h lithium-ion battery is positioned behind the benchseat and gives the auto with quite a number 160km.
Battery cooling is ensured no longer handiest with the aid of the air channelled from the the front to the lower back of the car, but additionally ? And in particular ? By using the glide of air that enters via the lateral scoops hid behind the aluminium panels on either facet of the body.
Employing the equal principles because the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) visible in Formula 1, when the automobile decelerates, kinetic energy is recovered and stored within the battery. This power can then be hired by using the driving force to provide a temporary energy raise the use of a button located on the steerage wheel. The car may be charged in eight hours at 240-v, can get to eighty% charge in 20 minutes at 4o0-v (3-section) and will receive battery swapping made viable through the Better Place alliance.
The basic motor is similar to the unit used for Renault's manufacturing electric vehicles, although an evolution has enabled its strength and torque to be uprated to 110kW (150ch) and 226Nm respectively. Through the substantial use of lightweight materials which includes the Kevlar frame, the DeZir guidelines the scales at simply 830kg or 1,830 pounds. According to the French carmaker, the DeZir can go from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in 5 seconds and reach a pinnacle pace of 180km/h or 112mph.
The DeZir will debut in October at this yr's Paris Motor Show, however no date has been set for its complete release. According to Fast Company, by way of the cease of 2013 the Renault-Nissan alliance hopes to produce 500,000 electric vehicles globally, inclusive of the 2011 Fluence ZE and the 2011 Kangoo ZE electric van.
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