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Opel Releases Meriva EV Details

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Opel is offering us the first presentation of the Meriva Electric Vehicle, a project that has been created to allow the company to study new charging technologies.

The electric Meriva is powered by an 60 kW (82 hp) electric motor that can deliver 215 Nm of torque. The vehicle uses a battery pack with a total energy of 16 kWh, which offers it a rather limited range of 40 miles (64 km). The car can reach a top speed of 80.7 mph (130 km/h).

The Meriva is a test bed for bi-directional charging technologies. This means that the vehicle’s battery can be charged using a standard 230 colt household outlet, as well as a 400 volt fast charger. However, the system can also be integrated into a smart electricity grid. This means that the Meriva EV can be used to store electricity and feed it back into the grid.

The electric Meriva may look like the production car, but is a pure research-vehicle. We are testing charging at high currents in less than one hour, as well as the communication protocols between the vehicle and charging station," said Opel's Vice President of Engineering, Rita Forst.

Opel has entered the Meriva EV into the MeRegioMobil project, which aims to offer an evolved energy management system for the future. This is an E-Mobility project.

"The possibility of delivering power from the vehicle to the network is unparalleled, no other electric vehicle can do this. Using the potential of the stabilizing effect of the vehicle battery for the power grid can only be developed through new concepts of intelligent information and communication technology," said Prof. Hartmut Schmeck, spokesman for MeRegioMobil.

You can check out the press release bellow (PDF file) for more information.
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