Order books are filling up as the electric sports car edges closer to reality
Wiesmann is back. The German company is ditching piston power for its upcoming Project Thunderball sports car, instead going all-in on electric power to show that you can still go sideways in complete silence. And if that sounds familiar , rest assured that Wiesmann is taking its revival seriously - apparently that deliveries will get underway next year. Ahead of the car’s launch, the company has announced a host of new technical details to whet your appetite.
that the silent sports car comes with a bespoke 92kWh lithium-ion pack, but Wiesmann has confirmed that its battery boffins have developed a proprietary cooling system to get the most out of the cells. A water-glycol mix is used to extract heat right to the base of the battery module as fast as possible, with a trick bit of software that helps regulate the temperature on the go.
Batteries aren’t light, though, which is why we often see SUVs getting the EV treatment and an absence of electric sports cars. In Project Thunderball, the battery weighs in at 500kg. Not far off half the weight of a Mazda MX-5. However, the batteries have been arranged in a T-shape, running along the centre of the car and over the front axle, which, in conjunction with the rear-mounted electric motors, evenly spreads the weight across the roadster.
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