Electrical Caterham Seven idea breaks cowl – Automotive Weblog

Caterham’s first electrical automotive will make its public debut in July on the Goodwood Pageant of Velocity.

The EV Seven showcases a future battery electrical Caterham and makes use of a 51kWh immersion cooled battery pack able to as much as 152kW fast charging.

Simply as importantly, the battery leads to a weight improve of lower than 70kg in comparison with the present manufacturing Seven it’s primarily based upon.

Caterham says the EV Seven to be able to a 20-15-20 observe drive cycle. In different phrases, it’ll have the flexibility to drive on observe for 20 minutes, then recharge in quarter-hour with sufficient vitality to drive for an additional 20 minutes.

The EV Seven is being developed in partnership with Swindon Powertrain, the engine builders for the Seven JPE from the early Nineties.

“Any future EV mannequin we produce should be true to the DNA of a Caterham: light-weight, fun-to-drive and driver targeted,” stated Bob Laishley, CEO of Caterham.

“We do not need plans to place EV Seven into manufacturing at this stage – it’s a check mattress to see how nicely an EV powertrain works for our clients’ particular use circumstances.

“We’re doing this mission with our eyes large open in order that we are able to learn to ship the precise Caterham car attributes vital for a Seven: light-weight, easy and enjoyable to drive.

“We’re going to deliver this to market on the proper time, when the longer term technology of battery know-how permits it, and that’s why now could be the time for us to trial the idea.”

EV Seven Specification