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Skoda, Volkswagen Group’s Czech brand, announced this week the first test of its first electric vehicle, the Octavia Green E Line, a fleet of ten units of this prototype will work daily on the highways of Mlada Boleslav, Republic Czech Czech town where the manufacturer has its largest plant in the world.
According to company sources, the objective of this project is the acquisition of expertise to carry this type of production electric drive vehicles. The development work has been done in close partnership with Volkswagen engineers to support and deliver knowledge to the Škoda engineers who, for the first time, have a 100% electric car.
While the Octavia Green Line E will not be marketed this year, will serve as a test to acquire the skills to take the brand to market its first electric vehicle in 2014, which is estimated to be their Citigo model, which has caused quite a furor in Europe for its design, quality and price.
The Octavia Green E Line is based on the Octavia platform and is equipped with an electric motor of 85 kW (115 HP), with maximum torque of 270 Nm available from the start. With this equipment engine, the Octavia Green E Line accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in just twelve seconds and top speed is 135 km / h.
A lithium ion battery supplies electricity to the electric Octavia, which has a range of 150 kilometers under optimal driving conditions, a range similar to that offered more independent electric vehicles that are sold today. The navigation system displays all the information on the energy consumed by the vehicle at a particular time and when you can recover energy during braking or declining.
The battery consists of 180 individual cells, each with a diameter of 55 mm and a length of 233. The block battery is mounted under the floor panel and rear half, and part of the trunk. In addition, the car maintains its capacity and room for five passengers in relation to its conventional version.
The vehicle charging time is estimated at 8 hours at 230 V (single phase) and 2 hours at 400 V (three phase). In addition, the roof of the car is made by solar panels that help charge the battery.
The user can choose between three different driving modes: normal, Echo and the Range, which limits the maximum speed 95 km / h with the objective of extending autonomy.
Finally, the original idea of this model is in a speaker system that below 40 km / h simulates the sound of a traditional engine, since they make no noise power at that speed. With this, try to avoid accidents, and that warn pedestrians of their presence.
