A British engineering firm has put together a high-performance hybrid version of BMW’s Mini Cooper. The PML Mini QED has an output of 640 horsepower, according to PML. It has a top speed of 150 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds. The car uses a small gasoline engine with four 160 horsepower electric motors on each wheel. The car employs a brake-by-wire system to recoup some lost energy under braking. The motors are able to provide ABS and traction control with guidance of the car’s onboard computer. The Mini QED is a plug-in hybrid, meaning it can be charged directly from a power outlet. The car will “not be generally commercially available,” according to its creators. However, the company is “interested in discussing possible one-off orders and collaborations.”
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07/21, 6:11 PM
posted by:
pj
what firm is it if its below 500k ill buy it link to your source please
07/21, 6:26 PM
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07/21, 6:29 PM
posted by:
Niels
Some sap built a hybrid Mini and he’s not gonna bother releasing how much mileage it gets?
07/21, 7:39 PM
posted by:
al
top speed of 150 with 640hp…. thats not very good
07/21, 7:51 PM
posted by:
tino
the works mini can reach 150 mph from 240HP…
07/21, 7:54 PM
posted by:
Andre Neves
Most pointless car ever^^^^
Change the pulley on the Cooper S, exhaust, intake, ECU and you’ll get those numbers, with good fuel range. Plus it would have those stupid looking wheels sticking out so far that you might clip pedestrian’s legs as you drive by.
07/21, 8:24 PM
posted by:
John
The aerodynamics might be the limiting factor in the top speed of the Cooper. It is not, inherently, aerodynamic. The other limiting factor may be the gearing, which is what I suspect is the case.
Think through it. One electric motor at each wheel…. What does that mean? Direct drive. Only one gear ratio. That means that the car cannot levarage itself to accelerate faster or have a higher top speed.
Considering this, it is quite impressive. Why the gasoline engine though? That just complicates things.
07/21, 9:25 PM
posted by:
StoopidGirl
I happen to know a certain gent who just made 500 horsepower with his S…unfortunately iI’m not allowed to talk about it at the moment so you didn’t hear that from me.
Em
http://www.rogueminis.com
07/21, 10:26 PM
posted by:
The Stig
I suspect that this package is very heavy which would account for the lack of acceleration, given the amount of power available at each wheel. But it is an elegant solution that requires further development of the wheel motors and control electronics. Since permanent magnet motors at this power density are heavy unsprung weight is an issue as is the plumbing for water cooling each motor. Their solution is difficult to achieve, made even more difficult by grafting the package onto a vehicle with limited space and not at all engineered with what they’ve done in mind. PML have done something quite extraordinary. Bravo!
07/22, 12:51 AM
posted by:
TheProf
Most useless mini ever. Put your foot down and all you hear is a whirring noise like your juicemaker, just louder. Where’s the fun in that?
07/22, 1:56 AM
posted by:
atoyot
anyone know mpg?
07/22, 2:19 AM
posted by:
GMRules
A Cobalt would kick this thing into the weeds. Buy GM!
07/22, 1:30 PM
posted by:
Victor
At http://www.pmlflightlink.com/news.html it says it gets 80mpg…
07/22, 2:40 PM
posted by:
StoopidGirl
HEy #10 PRof-Maybe it makes juice!? Then it wouldn’t be so useless. It’ll be the Uber Juicer!
hahahahaha (oh I crack myself up)
07/23, 5:13 AM
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PML Mini QED – Fosfor Wheels
[...] If you’re bored with the performance of your BMW Mini Cooper then this might be something for you. It’s a hybrid version of a Mini using a small gasonline engine combined with four small electric engines on all the wheels, which gives the car the ability to top 150 mph and accellerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. [...]
07/23, 3:35 PM
posted by:
Anonymous
4.5 seconds for a 650HP car of that weight is slow.
07/24, 7:06 AM
posted by:
Cameron
looking at the pics it seems to me that this is a load of photoshopped made up Bull****. (even if it is real knowone is going to want one anyway)
07/24, 1:14 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
#13: go away, nick troll.
07/25, 12:01 AM
posted by:
Dave
John, the gasoline engine is used to generate the electricity that the motors at each wheel use, therefore the car can run for a much greater distance than a pure electric. The same principle has been used for decades by the railways. A diesel locomotive is actually a diesel-electric locomotive, the diesel is used to generate the electricity to power the electric motors that drive the train. This MINI uses the same idea in a much smaller package. As to who would want one, if the price was right I would trade in my Cooper S in a nanosecond. However, I fear this hybrid sould be very expensive.
07/25, 7:38 AM
posted by:
Dan S
This car is real. I’ve seen it. It is not a hybrid, but an all-electric car which uses a very small (250cc) petrol engine to charge the batteries when needed. The in-wheel motors (they’re why the wheels stick out) are driven purely by the battery, which is also charged through regenerative braking.
Mitsubishi has built an Evo that uses the same system.
PML claims the battery/generator weighs much the same as the engine/gearbox in a standard Mini, so weight shouldn’t be a big deal. Whatever you think of it, it’s an exciting machine and proves electric cars are moving on very quickly.
08/03, 1:58 AM
posted by:
UK Gives it Wings?
Shouldn’t this car be airborne with 640 hp?
01/04, 3:43 PM
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