Slashdot // Electric Cars as Fast as Ferraris

Gizmo · 02-June-05, 02:19 PM

Ubergrunt writes "A Welsh engineering company has made a motor to be used on electric cars that will make them as fast as a Ferrari. "The motor is revolutionary in that it contains no bulky permanent magnets. Instead it relies on transmitting electric pulses across up to seven rotors, arranged in different phases. These are "fired up" in turn, much like the pistons of an internal combustion engine. There are no gears - the motor provides enough torque at one revolution per minute to put a vehicle into motion - and it spins at up to 2,500rpm. "Size for size, we can provide 400% more torque than any type of motor currently available," says managing director John Bryant."http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...59253&from=rss

Jonny English · 02-June-05, 02:33 PM

But what sort of Ferrari? An F1 2005 (230mph, depending on gearing)? Or one of one of these?

FunkyFresh · 02-June-05, 02:51 PM

Nice link, Jonny! I always knew Ferraris were great for picking up chicks..

02-June-05, 02:19 PM		#1 (permalink)
Gizmo News Hound	Slashdot // Electric Cars as Fast as Ferraris Ubergrunt writes "A Welsh engineering company has made a motor to be used on electric cars that will make them as fast as a Ferrari. "The motor is revolutionary in that it contains no bulky permanent magnets. Instead it relies on transmitting electric pulses across up to seven rotors, arranged in different phases. These are "fired up" in turn, much like the pistons of an internal combustion engine. There are no gears - the motor provides enough torque at one revolution per minute to put a vehicle into motion - and it spins at up to 2,500rpm. "Size for size, we can provide 400% more torque than any type of motor currently available," says managing director John Bryant."http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=0...59253&from=rss

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02-June-05, 02:33 PM		#2 (permalink)
Jonny English Etiquette & English Gentleman	But what sort of Ferrari? An F1 2005 (230mph, depending on gearing)? Or one of one of these?

02-June-05, 02:51 PM		#3 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	Nice link, Jonny! I always knew Ferraris were great for picking up chicks..