SsangYong KEV2 Concept 2011

2011-04-18



Ssangyong has reiterated its potential technique for environmentally pleasant electrical vehicles by unveiling the Ssangyong KEV2 Concept electric automobile at the 2011 Seoul Motor Display.

The KEV2 presents the potential vision of Ssangyong's electrical auto technologies and follows Ssangyong's Korando C EV launched in the 2010 Busan Motor Indicate.

The Ssangyong KEV2 is a pure electric concept model determined by the lately launched Korando, combining Ssangyong's specialized SUV design DNA, plus the potential identification of electrical SUVs.

The unveiling of the KEV2 is really a powerful signal that Ssangyong's ideas for an electric vehicle collection are back on course following the company's emergence from court-protected bankruptcy and its more powerful future beneath new proprietor Mahindra and Mahindra.

The Ssangyong KEV2 concept includes a even more aggressive look than the lately released diesel engine Korando using the standard grille and adding LED headlights, trendy alloy wheels and side-vents.

Ssangyong KEV2's basic but strong styling combines abundant interior room having a streamlined but masculine physique design, with dynamic robust bumpers and special detailed design features which includes a three-dimensional structure lamp style.

The design concept of KEV2 is aimed at presenting a new sort of electric vehicle highlighting features with concentrate on younger generation consumers with the energetic urban lifestyle.

Ssangyong KEV2's interior boasts a tablet Computer mounted inside the centre console offering occupants with the capability to possess up to the minute details and details at the touch of a display screen.

Energy for the Ssangyong KEV2 originates from a 120kW electric motor, which delivers a greatest driving variety of 180km in the 35kWh lithium-ion battery pack, with a leading pace of 150km/h. KEV2 suggestions the scales at 1750kg overall pounds.

Recharging time may be as small as thirty minutes making use of a higher-voltage rapid-charge outlet or around 8 to 10 hrs by way of a conventional electricity supply.

The battery packs have already been fitted into the decrease part of the trunk area offering efficient interior area utilisation for greater usability and comfort.

Ssangyong KEV2 follows carefully behind the extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) showed in the 2011 Geneva Motor Present.

EREV has seating for 5 and it is slightly scaled-down than Korando and weighing in at just 1300kg. It is actually part of Ssangyong's dual EV technique and makes use of an IC-EV plug-in hybrid configuration combining an 80kW electric motor with a 16kWh lithium-ion battery pack having a standard 'back-up' engine to extend its selection.

It could possess the very same 150km/h optimum speed, however the batteries could be recharged in fifteen minutes on quick-charge or around five hrs employing a conventional outlet offering a 60km array on electrical energy by yourself or 400km utilizing the engine also.

Ssangyong KEV2 Specifications

* Duration: 4,410mm
* Width: 1,860mm
* Height: 1,690mm
* Wheel base: 2,650mm
* Wheels & Tyres: 255 50R19