Caterham could present the Seven electric in 2023 on the occasion of celebrations for its 50 years of history. The English brand that recently & egrave; purchased by the Japanese group VT Holdings, it does not intend, however, to forget the internal combustion models. The goal, in fact, is that of continuing to use endothermic engines as well the most; as long as possible, as long as you find units & agrave; suitable for your cars.
In any case, given the decision of the British government to stop the sales of petrol and diesel models, Caterham will not be able to; more commercialize passenger cars with internal combustion engines from 2030 on that market. To & quot; complicate & quot; the plans of the small English brand also the new safety regulations that will come into force in 2024. Seven, in fact, is not; suitable for integrating all ADAS devices that will become mandatory. For its CEO, Graham MacDonald , it will be; important to find new markets.
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SEVEN ELETTRICA
As for the electric Seven, the priority is; & egrave; that of preserving the qualities & agrave; dynamics of the endothermic model. Therefore, this car will be; developed with the aim of maintaining the most as low as possible the weight. The geometry of the suspension and the chassis will also be revised. In order to compensate for the weight increase due to the batteries, some systems normally present in electrical systems will not be integrated. For example, will not be there; regenerative braking .
The lines of the electric Seven should not differ too much from those of the endothermic model. A final decision has not yet been made but the CEO stressed that & egrave; the electric Seven is likely to remain faithful to the original design. The acceleration will be burning and very similar to that of the 620R. The 60 mph (96 km/h) will be reached, starting from a standstill, in just 2.79 seconds . The CEO makes it known that he already has; got to test a prototype that & egrave; very fun result to drive with a go-kart-like experience.
However, before putting the electric Seven into production, Caterham is looking to sign a collaboration agreement with another manufacturer to secure a supply of batteries and motors. A road already followed today as the endothermic models use engines derived from Ford. The British manufacturer, however, will not search for; a platform already; ready as it aims to have greater flexibility; for design.
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