Electric Car
Engine: front, transverse, electric, asynchronous, three phase, water-cooled
Power: 37.8 hp at 9000 rpm
Torque: 12.6 mkgf to 9000 rpm
Lithium nickel
Exchange: Walking forward and aft determined by the direction of rotation of the engine, reduction of 8.65; front wheel
Body: hatchback, 4 doors, 4 seats
Dimensions: length, 383 cm wide, 163 cm height, 143 cm wheelbase, 237 cm
Weight: 1029 kg
Power / weight: 27.2 kg / cv
Weight / torque: 81.7 kg / mkgf
Volumes: trunk, 290 liters
Suspension: Front: independent, McPherson Rear: torsion beam with coil springs
Brakes: disc front wheel, the rear drum. Servo brake pump generates vacuum
Director: Rack and pinion
Tires: 145/80 R13 Major standard equipment: air compressor portable, can of liquid sealing-holes, cable for recharging
The Palio was electric at the request of the Itaipu Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in the world ... and owner of a fleet on gasoline. Now the house of blacksmith wants iron skewers and baste with Fiat a contract to develop technology for five years. "By 2008, the goal is to make this prototype economy. Nationalizing parts, lower cost, increase autonomy and decrease the recharge time," says Carlos Eugenio Dutra, director of product management at Fiat. The Palio electric or place in the fleet of generation companies and energy distributors - vacancy in 80 years, the Gurgel Itaipu.
The first thing that stands out is the silence. You turn the key and it seems that did not call. The Palio slip so quietly, to avoid accidents, a buzzer beeps when you're in reverse. The engine does not scream or when climbing hills.
The Palio is wrong in electric 0 to 100 km / h, but is smart in the city. It has more torque than the 1.4 version and this power is delivered on time, without hesitation, as the stands of collision of the amusement park. In torn, comes to sing tire. Truth be told, part of the slippage is due to the fact that Fiat had not recalibrated front suspension. The prototype is only 69 pounds heavier than the original version 1.0, but the weight distribution has changed substantially: the front axle, which accounted for 63% of weight, now has 48%. In front, the electric motor only weighs 42 pounds; ago, 165 pounds of batteries have replaced the tire (in case of emergency, there is a portable air compressor and a can of liquid sealing-hole).
Batteries have always been the problem of electric cars. Large, heavy, have little autonomy and, when worn, saw toxic waste. "The Palio's are different. Part of it is recyclable, biodegradable part is," said Dutra. According to the manufacturer's electrical system, the Swiss MES-DEA, the battery has a shelf life of 150,000 miles.
Flex: 110 and 220 volts
To check any wall serves. The current intensity is up to 16 amps, less than a shower, and it accepts 110 and 220 volts. Just adapt an industrial outlet and plug. The battery heats up to 270 oC and then begins to fill. The supply can stop and start over without damage. Good, because a full recharge takes eight hours. Both rest, says Fiat Palio ensures the breath to 110 kilometers or 120 on the road in urban cycle.
The growing autonomy in the city as one takes advantage of slowdowns alternator to charge the battery. Just push the button "Recupero. As well as provide some 20 kilometers, serves to fulfill the function of engine brake, absent an electric car. In addition to being strange day-to-day would be rash to hold the car only on the pedal, a long descent to the highway of Immigrants.
The brake system is unique in the Palio, only the servant won an electric pump to generate the vacuum that would come from the combustion engine. In fact, everything was seized, the radiator to the battery. She feeds it, in other cars, we would call "electrical". Both use because Fiat wants to create a squad car: simple, efficient and without vanity. But you know what? To go to work, by 10,000 real, I would have one.
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