Specialist car-maker Ariel explorers the facility of electrification with the E-Nomad idea

Sizzling on the heels of the newly revised Ariel Nomad 2 comes this all-electric idea, the Ariel E-Nomad. The bespoke British producer has taken the Nomad 2 and stripped out its combustion engine, changing it with a single-speed gearbox and a rear electrical motor.

Remarkably, Ariel has stored the load down and even with a 41kWh battery pack (good for round 150 miles, in case you’re not too aggressive on the throttle) the E-Nomad weighs below 900kg. The Nomad 2 and E-Nomad may by no means be described as sensible day-to-day vehicles; they’re pure driver’s machines.

The primary home-grown producer to get an enthusiast-approved electrical two-seater goes to reap the advantages. Proper now, there’s nothing else available on the market that matches this mix of zero emissions and leisure.

That low weight and pure EV energy give the E-Nomad an influence output of 281bhp, ok for a 3.4 second 0-60mph dash and in addition versatile sufficient to permit the off-roader to crawl throughout tough terrain. One facet of the design that stored the load down is using particular flax fibre bio-composite physique panels, round 9 per cent lighter than carbon fibre and in addition much more environmentally environment friendly to make.

The experimental bodywork was developed by Oxfordshire-based BAMD Composites, and combines flax fibres paired with bio-composite ‘energy ribs’ for power. Along with the customized battery pack, the E-Nomad additionally has regenerative braking and two driving modes, ECO and Sport. The automobile’s effectivity is additional elevated by the roof panel, notably absent from Ariel’s different manufacturing automobiles.

The E-Nomad is rear-wheel-drive and designed to be fantastically balanced, like the entire Somerset-based firm’s merchandise, which began with the long-lasting Ariel Atom again in 2000. If something, the addition of on the spot electrical torque provides the electrical mannequin an much more entertaining experience.

‘Whereas the E-Nomad is an idea, it does present manufacturing intent for the automobile and hints at only a small a part of Ariel’s future,’ says Ariel’s director Simon Saunders. ‘As soon as it has been by our standard, gruelling testing regime we may choose so as to add E-Nomad alongside its ICE Nomad 2 sibling, so we’ll take nice curiosity in buyer suggestions on the idea automobile.’

Ariel E-Nomad, idea solely, ArielMotor.co.uk, @arielmotorcompany