The vehicle, an MPV that offers up to six different interior layouts, is being co-developed by Murray’s UK design company and Zytek Automotive, with the latter providing an innovative electric drive for the car. The project, which is 50 percent (4.5 million pounds) financed by the British Government’s Technology Strategy Board, was initiated 16 months ago, and will deliver the first fully functional prototype in April 2011.
The EV will use a 25 KW (34 hp) electric motor and a 12 kWh Li-ion battery. The car’s body measures 2.5m in length, 1.3, in width and 1,6m in height, offering a 1.78m wheelbase and tipping the scales at 680 kg (including the battery).
The car will reach 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 15 seconds, with the top speed point arriving 3 mph (5 km/h) later. At the same time, the vehicle will offer a driving range between 80 and 100 miles per charge.
While the car will have zero emissions at the point of use, its complete emissions (which include the ones generated by the power stations) stand at only 48g of CO2/ km for the urban cycle, and 28 grams of CO2, for the combined driving cycle. According to Murray, the T.27’s full lifecycle CO2 emissions will be 42 percent smaller compared to that of the average UK car.
The T.27 concept is closely related to Murray’s T.25 city car, with both vehicles scheduled to use the engineer’s iStream manufacturing system, which significantly reduces the investment and energy required to produce a vehicle. Murray said that the two companies are currently seeking partners and financing which would allow them to produce the car in the UK, a move that would also create 6,000 jobs.
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