Take a light-weight open-wheel race automotive, 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 based mostly on Ariel’s lately launched Nomad 2 car however has been optimized as an EV.
Ariel Motor Firm is a low-volume car maker from the UK. It affords highway, observe, and off-road-focused automobiles. All of its automobiles are driver-focused enjoyable machines. Its newest creation, the Ariel E-Nomad, is its first 4-wheel EV — it already affords the Arial Sprint e-bike.
“Whereas the E-Nomad is an idea, it does present manufacturing intent for the car and hints at only a small a part of Ariel’s future. As soon as it has been by way of our ordinary, grueling testing regime we might choose so as to add E-Nomad alongside its ICE Nomad 2 sibling, so we’ll take nice curiosity in buyer suggestions on the idea automotive,” mentioned Simon Saunders, Ariel Director.
Ariel E-Nomad Idea
Whereas only a idea, the E-Nomad has apparent manufacturing intent. It’s a rear-wheel drive (RWD), electrical off-road sports activities automotive 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. Meaning it may dash to 60 mph from a standstill in simply 3.4 seconds whereas additionally delivering near-instant gobs of torque to overcome difficult terrain and rally phases.
Electrical Powered Ariel Nomad
The Ariel E-Nomad idea is powered by a Cascadia Movement IDM90 mixed motor, gearbox, and DX inverter drive unit, which weighs solely 203 kilos. On this drive unit is a single-speed transmission hooked up to a Borg Warner eDM motor that may spin to 12,000 rpm.
A 41kWh 450-volt 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 positioned behind the passenger bulkhead and weighs lower than 661 kilos.
On a degree 2 quick charger the E-Nomad takes lower than 25 minutes to cost from 20% – 80%.
Bio-Composite Physique
Ariel automobiles don’t often have a lot in the best way of bodywork, however the E-Nomad is completely different, and for good cause. The Bodywork permits the 30% discount in drag over the gas-powered Nomad. This aerodynamic benefit helps present driving vary and offers the E-Nomad a singular look.
An excellent cool characteristic of the E-Nomad is the bio-composite materials used for the bodywork. Ariel says the “Flax fiber bio-composite physique panels are 9% lighter than carbon fiber and save 73% CO2.” The bodywork panels are strengthened with ‘Energy Ribs’ product of 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 characteristic. It additionally has ABS, which is driver-selectable for on- and off-road driving functions.
Two drive modes are on supply. Sport for while you need all the ability. ECO for while you want vary and easy non-violent energy divery.
Not Accessible, But!
On September 4th, the Arial E-Nomad idea will make its public debut on the Cenex Expo 2024 within the UK.
Whereas nonetheless an idea, and never on the market, this electrified model of the already legendary Ariel Atom may be very more likely to see manufacturing in some unspecified time in the future within the not-so-distant future.
Ariel says it’s going to “check the prototype extensively to discover the complete spectrum of potential future functions.” I learn that as they are going to hoon this enjoyable machine as a lot as they’ll to make it even higher for when it reaches manufacturing. Hopefully, I’m proper!