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IMPERIA ANNOUNCES PLUG-IN DIESEL OPTION
21/January/2009By JWM
The team at Green Propulsion in Liege, Belgium sent me the following notice today about the status of their Imperia plug-in hybrid sports car program.
The technical developments on the Escort MK1, the first Imperia Prototype keep moving forward.Posted: 08:36:36
Indeed, the vehicle has been on tests for several days on a chassis dynamometer to validate performances. These tests matched our forecasts so we were able to start the hybrid mode yesterday. This step was celebrated as a huge milestone in the development path.
Moreover, in collaboration with the future potential owners of the Imperia GP we carried on a survey regarding options preferences. The results showed a strong interest for the option pack EcoMax meaning to push still further the ecological performances of the Imperia GP.
So the point of that news is to announce officially that following this survey, the Imperia team decided to accelerate, in parallel with the Petrol V4 version, the development of this EcoMax pack. It will propose in option an Imperia GP with more batteries and a Diesel engine. Imperia becomes then the first ever Diesel Plug-in Hybrid sport car of the world! The expected autonomy in full electric for the EcoMax version would then rise to reach more than 70km without exhaust emissions…
You will find here below the specifications of the Imperia GP equipped with the EcoMax option pack and we stay at your disposal for any additional information.
Best regards and we wish you a fantastic new year!
Imperia Team.
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