Take a light-weight open-wheel race automobile, make it street-legal, add some bio-composite physique panels and a strong electrical drivetrain, and what you get is the Ariel E-Nomad. It’s primarily based on Ariel’s not too long ago launched Nomad 2 automobile however has been optimized as an EV.
Ariel Motor Company is a low-volume automobile maker from the U.Ok. It presents highway, observe, and off-road-focused autos. All of its autos are driver-focused enjoyable machines. Its newest creation, the Ariel E-Nomad, is its first four-wheel EV — it already presents the Arial Dash e-bike.
“While the E-Nomad is a concept, it does show production intent for the vehicle and hints at just a small part of Ariel’s future. Once it has been through our usual, grueling testing regime we could opt to add E-Nomad alongside its ICE Nomad 2 sibling, so we’ll take great interest in customer feedback on the concept car,” stated Simon Saunders, Ariel Director.
Ariel E-Nomad Concept
While only a idea, the E-Nomad has apparent manufacturing intent. It is a rear-wheel drive (RWD), electrical off-road sports activities automobile that may journey as much as 150 miles on a single cost.
It has 277 horsepower and 361 pound-feet of torque on faucet to maneuver its 1,975-pound curb weight. That means it could possibly dash to 60 mph from a standstill in simply 3.4 seconds whereas additionally delivering near-instant gobs of torque to beat difficult terrain and rally levels.
Electric-Powered Ariel Nomad
The Ariel E-Nomad idea is powered by a Cascadia Motion IDM90 mixed motor, gearbox, and DX inverter drive unit, which weighs solely 203 kilos. In this drive unit is a single-speed transmission connected to a Borg Warner eDM motor that may spin to 12,000 rpm.
A 41kWh 450V battery made up of 12 Pegasus V3 modules — with high-energy lithium-ion pouch cell in them — helps allow the 150-mile vary of the E-Nomad. The battery pack is situated behind the passenger bulkhead and weighs lower than 661 kilos.
On a stage 2 quick charger, the E-Nomad takes lower than 25 minutes to cost from 20% to 80%.
Bio-Composite Body
Ariel autos don’t normally have a lot in the best way of bodywork, however the E-Nomad is totally different, and for good motive. The Bodywork permits a 30% discount in drag over the gas-powered Nomad. This aerodynamic benefit helps present driving vary and provides the E-Nomad a novel look.
A brilliant-cool function of the E-Nomad is the bio-composite materials used for the bodywork. Ariel says the “Flax fiber bio-composite body panels are 9% lighter than carbon fiber and save 73% CO2.” The bodywork panels are strengthened with “Power Ribs” made from the identical prepreg flax fiber composite materials.
Tech
As with all EVs, the E-Nomad has a ton of cool tech baked into its DNA. It has a regenerative braking system and even a one-pedal drive function. It additionally has ABS, which is driver-selectable for on- and off-road driving functions.
Two drive modes are on provide: Sport for if you need all the facility, and ECO for if you want vary and easy nonviolent energy supply.
Not Available, Yet!
On September 4, the Arial E-Nomad idea will make its public debut on the Cenex Expo 2024 within the U.Ok.
While nonetheless an idea, and never on the market, this electrified model of the already legendary Ariel Atom could be very more likely to see manufacturing sooner or later within the not-so-distant future.
Ariel says it is going to “test the prototype extensively to explore the full spectrum of potential future applications.” I learn that as they’ll hoon this enjoyable machine as a lot as they’ll to make it even higher for when it reaches manufacturing. Hopefully, I’m proper!