The name of the Subaru’s G4e concept vehicle itself elaborates what it stands for — ‘Green for the Earth’. This new-made for five, comes with its power house or its batteries concealed under its floor.
It comes equipped with high performance next generation of lithium-ion batteries that utilizes Vanadium and an ultra light structure. And what’s more cool than all of it is that the car expects to generate 200 kilometers per charge that is almost double that the present capacity of the advanced EV ‘R1e’, which was jointly developed with the efforts of ‘Tokyo Electric Power Company’.
The concept which will make its first appearance at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show will be a combination of some sporty looks and spacy interiors the only restraint was to keep the car compact.
This surely will change the traditional weighty and crampy image of the electric vehicles. The car comes in a triangular shape which surely indicative of motion is also constructive of a drag coefficient (Cd) value of around 0.276.
Rest of it includes a wedged rear viewing camera that comes incorporated to orderly A-pillars which helps reducing the air flow turbulence. It has also got charging connectors that are used both for home and in car located underneath the center of the front bumper.
It is coming in a matching red and white combi with its trim and seats creating a fantastic ambiance. The space itself delivers an impression of some high class luxury sittings. Its display visually connects the windshield to the floor through a center instrument panel which delivers some lively looking interiors.
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It sure is a breath of fresh air to see a green car that deviates from the ”small and compact” car designs we usually see in electric cars. There may be a slight change in the auto body parts, but the fact that it remains as a green vehicle proves that even if you go electric, you can still go for the design that you want.
