A Taiwanese Tesla Roadster Competitor is Coming
There’s a new challenger for the fastest electric car — the Xing Miss R is setting out to be quicker than the upcoming Tesla Roadster.
Taiwanese automaker Xing has developed the Miss E as an electric hypercar that also has off-road chops. Think of it like an electric version of the Ariel Nomad.
The claims are big, starting with four electric motors that combine to make 1 Megawatt of power. That’s 1,341 horsepower. The lithium-ion battery has a 52 kilowatt-hour capacity with cooling to help keep power delivery strong.
Xing quotes a 0-60 miles per hour time of 1.8 seconds, just edging out the Roadster’s expected 2.0-second time. 124 mph will take 5.1 seconds, and top speed is 167 miles per hour, although that will depend on the gearing. Currently, the car has a 6.25:1 single ratio reduction.
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Xing expects a 155-mile range on a charge. The ultra-pared down car weighs in at just 3,300 pounds. Light for a full EV.
It’s designed to offer massive performance on-road and then to offer comparable performance off-road. Xing calls it a rally-inspired supercar.
The battery pack is made up of 98 modular blocks, each containing 42 cells. Each cell is submerged in cooling fluid. Xing calls it one of the highest power density EV battery packs on the market, and said that it is 50 percent lighter than the industry standard. The modular battery system is also designed to be swapped as a unit in less than five minutes for trackside instant-charging.
This car is as much a showcase for Xing’s battery technology as it is about performance. At the same time as showing off the Miss R, the company also showed a new electric 3.5-ton van that they have been calling Mr T internally. The van uses 6,300 cells in 150 modular blocks to provide electrification for the commercial market. The company wants to provide their modular system to other automakers looking to electrify their vehicles.
A version of this story originally appeared on HybridCars
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