Green News: Gordon Murray Design T.27 EV

Ahead of its world public debut in the RAC Future Car Challenge 2011 on Saturday 5 November, the Gordon Murray Design T.27 electric car was unveiled to the motoring press at the Royal Automobile Club today (29 June). The T.27 City Car is a pure electric drive vehicle with an innovative fully integrated electric motor, control system and battery designed to ensure maximum efficiency.

The Gordon Murray Design T.25 made its road debut in last year's inaugural RAC Future Car Challenge winning both the Most Economic Small Passenger ICE Vehicle and Most Economic Environment Friendly Small Passenger ICE Vehicle awards. With the company's iStream® process winning the SMMT’s Automotive Innovation Award, 2010 was a successful year for Gordon Murray Design.

This year started well as the T.27 recorded outstanding crash test results. Completing the mandatory EEC 40 per cent offset deformable barrier front high-speed impact test the T.27 emerged with zero cabin intrusion. Following closely the layout and geometry of the T.25 city car, the T.27 has a top speed of 65mph (104 km/h) and a range of up to 100 miles (160km). It is just 2.5m long and uses a 25kW electric motor. Projected emissions, using a UK energy mix, are 43g/km CO2 for the combined cycle and 33g/km CO2 for the urban cycle alone, with zero emissions at the point of use. Full lifecycle CO2 damage will be 42 per cent less than the average UK car.

Credits: wilswong