According to the British magazine writes Car, Aston Martin is planning to launch, probably during 2013 , a small electric version of the Cygnet .
In an interview with the CEO of the British, Ulrich Bez , the monthly magazine, talking about the house project to create an electric version of the Cygnet taking the project as the basis of the Toyota iQ electric.
IQ-BASED
Aston Martin Cygnet is a beautified version of the British home of the Toyota iQ is surprising then to know that the electric version will come to life from the battery-powered versions of the Japanese girl. This news will delight even the fans of the engines, because Bez said the same during the interview that keen to see the application of electric or hybrid systems of sports cars, so the danger of a " real "Aston hybrid or electric is averted.
Instead, the CEO of Aston Martin is optimistic about the use of the electric city car as precisely the Cygnet, Aston offering customers the chance to have a city car to accompany the electric supercar that have in the garage.
Toyota also will benefit from this new electric model, however, because the spread can expand the base of the Toyota iQ. At the beginning of the sale of such a model is in fact very difficult to do more volume.
BATTERY
The lithium-ion battery of 11 kWh allows an autonomy of 105 km, can be recharged in 4 hours from the normal electrical outlet, or 80% in 15 minutes from special columns.
The battery was put in place the tank, so Toyota has been able to maintain the 4 places on the tiny iQ.
PERFORMANCE
According to official data of the Nissan, the iQ electric motor with 47 kW touches 125 km / h top speed and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 14 seconds.
