NICE Unveils Super Light Electric Concept at BIMS

NICE Super Light Electric Concept

By Brian Potter
July 23, 2008 6:00 PM
Filed Under: Concept Car, European, Green, Specialty Marques

With three world debuts and two concepts, British electric-vehicle company NICE has made its presence felt at this year’s British International Motor Show. Proclaiming electric vehicles have won the technology war, NICE presents us with the a research project named, Super Light Electric (SLE) concept.

Developed in partnership with Cranfield’s Power and Drive Systems group, based in Shrivenham UK, the SLE concept is designed around a tough carbon fibre cell which increases occupant protection and maximises resistance to stress and impact. In place of traditional mechanical assemblies, electro-magnetic and electronics reside resulting in a vehicle that weighs less than 400kg including batteries and has a range of more than 100 miles.

Although not a production car, the SLE concept demonstrates how electric vehicle technology could pave the way for more advanced systems. From today's EV generators and lithium-ion batteries to more advanced electro-magnetics and possibly anti-gravity propulsion beyond tomorrow. Of course a bit far fetched, but it all starts here.

Source: NICE

Comments

Joe_Limon
July 23, 2008 6:18 PM
if the guy standing in the background sat in that car I am pretty sure he would bottom out/break it.

Joe_Limon
July 23, 2008 6:19 PM
especially with that thin bar supporting the roof from caving in.

daviepops
July 23, 2008 6:26 PM
ROFL .... very astute observation joe ...

Tuner_Mad
July 23, 2008 6:51 PM
lol, maybe that could happen....

D'oh, I just realised I ruining the fun by seeing stuff on the internet rather than seeing it in person at the weekend! Grrr...

Bremen_Koenigsegg
July 23, 2008 9:04 PM
At least now you know what to avoid this weekend. ^-^

BabyMilo
July 24, 2008 12:53 AM
this one looks worse than the one we saw the other day... nd that was pretty bad

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