The Peugeot EX1 Concept is an electric concept car developed by the French automaker Peugeot, introduced at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.
Design Developed as part of Peugeot’s 200th anniversary celebrations, the EX1 Concept is a 2-door roadster with two electric motors that provide and of torque. French language. The monocoque body structure is manufactured from a carbon/honeycomb composite to optimize weight and rigidity, with a smaller rear track than the front. The car is high and wide.
Performance The EX1 broke six speed records for an electric vehicle weighing less than . From a standing start, the EX1 recorded 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 recorded a run of 2.24 seconds and an overall top speed of .
At the Taipingsi military airport in Chengdu, China, the EX1 improved upon several of those records, recording 7.08 seconds for the 1/8 mile, 12.67 seconds for the 1/4 mile, and in 2.24 seconds.Concept Or Not, Peugeot EX1 Is One Fast EV 0-60mag. Accessed: 6 January 2011.Tutu, Andrei. Peugeot EX1 is an EV performance record breaker AutoEvolution, 16 December 2010. Accessed: 6 January 2011.
References
External links Concept EX1 at Peugeot's official site.