Antro Solo

The Antro Solo is a Hungarian hybrid car prototype presented in summer 2008 and planned to enter production by 2012.[1] It can reach 140 kilometres per hour, and consumes between 1.5 and two litres per 100 kilometres, has solar panels and foot pedals as auxiliary power sources, and can run on bio fuels. As of 2013, there was no sign of production.

According to manufacturing company Antro Group's website carbon dioxide emissions of the prototypes Solo (three seats) and Duo (six seats) will be 4.5-6.3 kg per 100 km (while the most modern car existing has CO2 emissions of 9–14 kg on 100 km, according to the same website), owing to minimum mass and air resistance. The smaller of the first two planned models Solo weights 350 kg, family size Duo approximately 700 kg.

The Solo concept is modular so that it can be linked to another vehicle to form a six-seater, thus creating a Duo out of two Solos. Antro's prototype has been built using a light magnesium alloy/carbon fiber frame and body construction. The ultra-light vehicle is powered by a combination gasoline engine and lithium ion batteries. "When burning vegetable oil, alcohol, or synthetic, renewable fuels, the amount of carbon dioxide released is equal to the amount the plant already absorbed during its growth as part of the agrienergetic cycle." Photovoltaic cells incorporated in the roof provide the power for the electric hub motors at each wheel and although the current model doesn't have one yet, the designers are aiming to install a fuel engine to give a longer range than the roughly 20 kilometres that the electric motors currently provide.

References

  1. ↑ "Hungarian electric car splits into two smaller cars". Wired. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

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