The Peugeot EX1 Concept is an
electric
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concept
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roadster introduced and made by the
French automaker
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Peugeot
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, presented at the
2010 Paris Motor Show. It has two engines that provide and of torque.
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Overview
As part of
Peugeot
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The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and the ...
’s 200th anniversary celebrations, the brand’s design offices wanted to create an electrically powered
concept car
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.
Design
Previous
concept cars
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from
Peugeot
Peugeot (, , ) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis.
The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and the ...
have been the Asphalte and 20Cup. The EX1 is a 2-door
roadster that is shaped like a “water droplet”, with a rear section built around two closely set rear wheels.
The EX1 features stylistic design codes first presented on the SR1 concept in earlier 2010. The
monocoque
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body structure is manufactured from a carbon/honeycomb composite to optimize weight and rigidity. The car is 0.90 meters (2.95 feet) high and 1.77 meters (5.80 feet) wide.
Performance
The EX1 has broken six speed records for a vehicle weighing less than . From a standing start, the EX1 set the following times: 1/8 mile (8.89s), 1/4 mile (14.4s), 500m (16.81s), 1/2 mile (23.85s), 1000m (28.16s), and 1 mile (41.09s).
It set a 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) run of 2.24 seconds and an overall top speed of .
In Taipingsi military airport in
Chengdu, China, the EX1 improved those records with 7.08 seconds for the 1/8 mile, 12.67 seconds for the 1/4 mile, and 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 2.24 seconds.
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''0-60mag''. Accessed: 6 January 2011.[Tutu, Andrei]
''AutoEvolution'', 16 December 2010. Accessed: 6 January 2011.
References
External links
Concept EX1at Peugeot's official site.
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