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This is the Morgan EV3. It is a three-wheeler car" that takes design inspiration from the 1930s and 1950s. And propulsion inspiration from The Future.Yep, Morgan has announced that production of its dinky electric thing will begin in the latter part of next year, featuring a fully electric drivetrain.It"s teaming up with Frazer-Nash Energy Systems to give the EV3 "greater performance with rapid charging technology", along with a lower centre of gravity and more accelerative prowess than when we first heard about the EV3 last year.So, Morgan now reckons the one you"ll soon be able to buy will have performance figures more closely allied to the petrol 3-Wheeler: think 0-60mph in around seven seconds, two seconds quicker than the concept we saw in 2016. It"s light, too (under 500kg) so it"ll feel quite surreal.We"re also promised a range of 120 miles, with a 21kWh lithium-ion battery matched up to a 34.8kW motor driving the rear wheel. Yes, singular. It"s one-wheel drive. Marvellous. It"s all wrapped up inside a tubular space frame chassis stiffer than before and "more robust" architecture. Morgan will deploy composite panels for the body too.And it"s some body. Same philosophy as the petrol 3-Wheeler, just more well, you decide."We have been working closely on optimising the EV3"s architecture in every way to develop a car which will offer proven reliability range and cooling performance," explains Morgan"s MD Steve Morris, "combined with the pure driving experience that is expected of every hand-crafted Morgan."Price? Just over 30k. Tell us you"re at least temptedShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 19 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10314
This is the Morgan EV3. It is a three-wheeler car" that takes design inspiration from the 1930s and 1950s. And propulsion inspiration from The Future.Yep, Morgan has announced that production of its dinky electric thing will begin in the latter part of next year, featuring a fully electric drivetrain.It"s teaming up with Frazer-Nash Energy Systems to give the EV3 "greater performance with rapid charging technology", along with a lower centre of gravity and more accelerative prowess than when we first heard about the EV3 last year.So, Morgan now reckons the one you"ll soon be able to buy will have performance figures more closely allied to the petrol 3-Wheeler: think 0-60mph in around seven seconds, two seconds quicker than the concept we saw in 2016. It"s light, too (under 500kg) so it"ll feel quite surreal.We"re also promised a range of 120 miles, with a 21kWh lithium-ion battery matched up to a 34.8kW motor driving the rear wheel. Yes, singular. It"s one-wheel drive. Marvellous. It"s all wrapped up inside a tubular space frame chassis stiffer than before and "more robust" architecture. Morgan will deploy composite panels for the body too.And it"s some body. Same philosophy as the petrol 3-Wheeler, just more well, you decide."We have been working closely on optimising the EV3"s architecture in every way to develop a car which will offer proven reliability range and cooling performance," explains Morgan"s MD Steve Morris, "combined with the pure driving experience that is expected of every hand-crafted Morgan."Price? Just over 30k. Tell us you"re at least temptedShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 19 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10314