Geneva Preview: NLV Quant returns with less Koenigsegg

Sam Abuelsamid — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:58:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Sedan, Geneva Motor Show, Electric

A year ago in Geneva, NLV Solar and Swedish supercar builder Christian von Koenigsegg turned up with a four-seat electric car that incorporated photovoltaic energy collectors in the body surface. At that time, it was nothing more than a styling buck. Next week, again in Geneva, NLV will be back to provide an update on the Quant (this time without Koenigsegg). The company is now planning to have a running prototype of the Quant on the road later this year with a production-certified machine by 2012.

The Quant is planned to be the first production car with a four-seat carbon fiber chassis and a body entirely covered in a thin solar film. Propulsion will come by way of a quartet of 150 kilowatt electric motors. We'll be looking for more details next week.

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Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg

Sam Abuelsamid — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:39:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Geneva Motor Show, Green, Technology

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The cars created by Christian von Koenigsegg are not renowned for being environmentally friendly. The car unveiled by Koenigsegg today at the Geneva Motor Show is in many ways diametrically opposed to the CCX supercar and its many variants. Rather than burning fuel to produce prodigious quantities of horsepower, the Quant is designed to run silently on electrons. What was revealed on the show floor today is a styling buck of a four-passenger, gull-winged coupe with an electric motor driving each rear wheel. The combined output of the powertrain is expected to be 512 hp and 527 lb-ft of twist.

Koenigsegg has partnered with NLV Solar AG for the energy storage system of this electric coupe. As the name implies, NLV's main line of business is solar panels and those have been incorporated into the hood and roof of the Quant. Talking with Christian von Koenigsegg and Nunzio La Vecchia of NLV, they acknowledged that the solar cells will only provide enough power for accessories such as the radio or ventilation and won't be able to do any significant battery charging. That battery system is the big unknown for the Quant. Learn more about that after the jump.

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