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Following the Morgan Plus E, the Malvern-based Morgan Motor Company is preparing its second zero-emissions vehicle. To be showcased at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Morgan 3 Wheeler-based EV3 will enter production at the end of 2016.
You’ve heard that right! Morgan tells that it’s “bespoke to order, hand crafted and most of all fun, the EV3 looks at the world of zero emissions motoring with an entirely new approach.” Wait, does that mean no 56-degree V-twin motorcycle engine that’s chuffing 82 bhp for a 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) run of 6 seconds?
Spot on! With the EV3, Morgan is trying to see how the public reacts to the demise of the internal combustion engine on one of the manufacturer’s most appreciated models. Don’t worry though - the 1,989 cc two-cylinder engine will soldier on in the £25,950 Morgan 3 Wheeler runabout alongside the new EV3.
According to the British manufacturer, what you’re looking at and what they’ll bring at the Goodwood Festival of Speed is a prototype. After R&D duties and final testing are wrapped up, Morgan will start production late next year. On the technical side of the deal, we’re told that there’s a rear electric motor that’s providing 75 kW (102 PS / 100 horsepower). Not bad!
But you know what’s better than the power bump compared to the V-twin-engined 3 Wheeler? The Morgan EV3 will be lighter than the 3 Wheeler, some 75 kilograms to be more precise. If you will, try to imagine what 75 kW and instant torque feels like on a three-wheeled runabout that weighs 450 kg (992 lbs). Oh, almost forgot: look forward to 150 miles (241.4 km) of range.
Spot on! With the EV3, Morgan is trying to see how the public reacts to the demise of the internal combustion engine on one of the manufacturer’s most appreciated models. Don’t worry though - the 1,989 cc two-cylinder engine will soldier on in the £25,950 Morgan 3 Wheeler runabout alongside the new EV3.
According to the British manufacturer, what you’re looking at and what they’ll bring at the Goodwood Festival of Speed is a prototype. After R&D duties and final testing are wrapped up, Morgan will start production late next year. On the technical side of the deal, we’re told that there’s a rear electric motor that’s providing 75 kW (102 PS / 100 horsepower). Not bad!
But you know what’s better than the power bump compared to the V-twin-engined 3 Wheeler? The Morgan EV3 will be lighter than the 3 Wheeler, some 75 kilograms to be more precise. If you will, try to imagine what 75 kW and instant torque feels like on a three-wheeled runabout that weighs 450 kg (992 lbs). Oh, almost forgot: look forward to 150 miles (241.4 km) of range.
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