Ariel Hipercar: ultra-high performance electric vehicle
Episode description
New technologies create ultimate hipercar
This is the Ariel Hipercar, a battery electric vehicle designed to outperform any internal combustion engine road car, but in a zero-emission package. It was launched September 2022.
The Hipercar was part funded through an APC collaborative research and development project with a total project value of £12.3 million, receiving £6.1 million of government funding.
Listen to this interview with Simon Saunders, Director, Ariel Motor Company, who says:
“These projects are not only incredibly important in developing the technology, but they're really important in anchoring the technology in this country, improving the supply chain, expanding the companies who are involved, and also for exports, job retention and, of course, emissions, which is what the end goal is always all about.”
- Equipmake designed and built a new electric motor.
- Delta Cosworth built the battery pack, thermal management and power control systems.
- GKN Automotive had to build a bespoke testbed.
More information and video. Details about the project and the consortium which built it: HIPERCAR 2