Proton EMAS is a range of

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s designed by

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and developed by Proton. It debuted at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show as a

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vehicle. "EMAS" is an acronym for Eco Mobility Advance Solution. The word "emas" means "

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" in Malay. Proton EMAS was planned to be

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's and Proton's first global car and was expected to be in production by 2012. the concept car had not reached production. Proton's subsidiary Lotus Cars has shown a plug-in hybrid city concept car based on the EMAS named the

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Specifications

Giugiario Proton EMAS3 - Flickr - David Villarreal Fernández

The EMAS is built on a heavily revised Toyota iQ platform including suspension and steering but everything else is new. Its 16.5 kWh electric battery is supplemented by a range extender engine from

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; this is a 1.2 liter 3-cylinder single-cam 4 valves per cylinder engine that weighs only 56 kg dry and is optimized for 2 RPM points – 20 hp at 1,500rpm and 47 hp at 3,500rpm. Peak torque is 107Nm at 2,500rpm. The batteries are 100 X 31 Ahr Cells, 370 volts. The EMAS can accelerate to 60 mph in 14 seconds and a maximum speed of 105 mph. Its full range is 350 miles and emissions of 60 g/km. It sits on 18" wheels with 215/45 tyres with

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suspension at the front and rear with torsion beam.

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