Following on from the rapturous
response that LIFECar received, Morgan Motor Company has decided to take
LIFECar from a prototype, to a fully fledged production vehicle. There
have been some changes to the original brief, making the car more
practical, while retaining the revolutionary features that made LIFECar
unique.
Following on from the rapturous
response that LIFECar received, Morgan Motor Company has decided to take
LIFECar from a prototype, to a fully fledged production vehicle. There
have been some changes to the original brief, making the car more
practical, while retaining the revolutionary features that made LIFECar
unique.
In the place of the original hydrogen
fuel cell is a super-efficient, series hybrid drivetrain, developed
using some of the country's best universities, making use of the wealth
of knowledge in their research departments. The drivetrain will power a
vehicle that epitomises Morgan core value of innovation. The use of
sustainable lightweight materials will ensure that not only is the
vehicle fuel efficient with a low carbon output, but that at the end of
its very long life, it will be easily recyclable.
Some key figures for the LIFECar are:
- 1000 mile range
- Ultra lightweight (sub 800kg)
- 15 mile EV range
- 0-60mph in 7 seconds
- £40,000 Price
Universities involved with LIFECar2
are:
- Birmingham City University
- Oxford University
- Cranfield University
