Morgan EV3
You’ll be hard pressed to find a more
self-contradictory car in the market than Mogran’s new EV3 that will be
revealed in pre-production trim at the Geneva Motor Show.
While from the outside, the
three-wheeler looks like it belongs to the first half of the 20th century, with
Morgan itself stating that it draws inspiration from “1930’s aero-engine race
cars, classic motorcycles and 1950’s fantasy automatons”, it’s anything but
that under the skin.
The EV3 is not only the first Morgan
vehicle to utilize composite carbon panels in its body construction, including
the bonnet, tonneau cover and side pods, with the rest of the car made from
aluminum panels, helping keep the weight under 500 kg, it’s also the
firm’s first ever zero-emissions electric car.
Enclosed within the tubular space frame
chassis are a 20KWh Lithium Battery that offers a driving range of 241 km and a liquid cooled 46kW electric motor driving the single rear
wheel, with the EV3 managing the 0-100 km/h sprint in under 9 seconds
and achieving a top speed in in excess of +145 km/h.
Production details, including a sales
date, should be announced in Geneva.
