Williams Superior Engineering (WAE), now owned by Australian mining large Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), has revealed a modular high-performance electrical car (EV) structure for hypercars.
Dubbed EVR, it’s the newest of WAE’s EV architectures and was revealed on the Low Carbon Car present on the Millbrook Proving Floor within the UK.
The UK-based engineering agency has stated it’ll have a EVR-based prototype within the subsequent 12 months, with supply of a manufacturing car in 24 months.
Though it’s nonetheless in improvement, the EVR structure has already been confirmed to be used by Austrian hypercar carmaker Deus Vehicles in its upcoming Vayanne EV hypercar.
The EVR structure marries a light-weight composite chassis with a “state-of-the-art” 85kWh battery pack in the midst of the car.
Claimed peak energy is 1650kW of energy, with rear- and all-wheel drive layouts supported with a a number of electrical motor configuration.
WAE claims a car on this platform is able to a 0-100km/h dash time of lower than two seconds and a prime pace of greater than 400km/h with a car mass lower than 1800kg.
There’s additionally a “efficiency optimised” battery administration system, in addition to torque vectoring.
Claimed vary is claimed to be greater than 450km, in accordance with unspecified effectivity requirements, with a fast-charging functionality of lower than 20 minutes.
The EVR structure can apparently be utilized in quite a lot of totally different configurations, from track-only purposes to open-roof targa and fixed-roof GT automobiles.
WAE’s intent is to supply a turnkey resolution so each startups and OEMs can cut back their improvement prices and the time it takes to get the automotive to market.
It’s because your entire engineering and meeting processes of the rolling chassis is accomplished by WAE.
WAE additionally confirmed it’s already engaged on a hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) model of its EVR structure, dubbed EVR-H, which is able to apparently have “equal efficiency” to the all-electric platform.
There was no timeline given on when to anticipate this FCEV model to be proven off.
“EVR combines WAE’s distinctive experience in motorsport-bred light-weight, composite buildings and high-performance battery powertrains with our data in creating and delivering electrical car programmes,” stated Williams Superior Engineering technical director Paul McNamara.
As not too long ago reported, Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) agreed to purchase the UK-based engineering firm, spun-off from legendary racing workforce Williams F1, for £164 million ($A281 million).
The acquisition from earlier majority proprietor EMK Capital was signed, sealed and delivered in March 2022.
WAE calls itself a “world-leading know-how and engineering enterprise famend from its ground-breaking initiatives in excessive efficiency battery techniques and electrification”.
The corporate additionally works within the areas of product improvement; aided by superior simulations, testing, speedy prototyping and quantity manufacturing.
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Since its 2010 spinoff from the dad or mum firm, WAE has grown to round 400 employees and works with a “rising checklist” of tier 1 shoppers.
One notable venture taken on by WAE previously included partnering with Jaguar to create the C-X75 hybrid supercar, developed in simply 18 months however finally cancelled on the finish of 2012.
Extra not too long ago, WAE has served as powertrain developer for the Excessive E off-road championship.
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