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With 1,341 horsepower, this rally-inspired electric supercar is claiming to be quicker than the new Tesla Roadster.
Claiming to be the world’s first electric supercar with on-road and off-road capabilities, the timing of Xing Mobility’s “Miss R” reveal comes shortly after Tesla blew the doors off its new 2020 Roadster. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, Xing Mobility is an electric powertrain startup and claims its Miss R will go zero to 62 mph (zero to 100 km/h) in 1.8 seconds, making it a bit quicker than what Tesla is claiming the new Roadster will do.
The company isn’t shying away from the comparisons to the Tesla Roadster either, acknowledging the Roadster’s specs, at least on the surface, are very similar to the Miss R. But Miss R has an entirely different aspiration, says Xing Mobility. The plan is to have the electric supercar reach “unthinkable performance capabilities on-road, on-track, and off-road, and achieving the kind of versatile driving experience that has never been available to drivers before.”
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The concept features four independent 350V motors, but what makes it special is the Xing Battery System that consists of stackable, LEGO-like battery modules that house 42 lithium-ion cells. All those cells sit directly in a mystery liquid called 3M Novec 7200 Engineered Fluid. “The use of Novec Engineered Fluids to immersion cool EV batteries is a breakthrough application, addressing the critical performance needs of the market in a new and disruptive way. 3M is delighted to work with cutting-edge companies like XING Mobility to leverage the unique properties of Novec Engineered Fluids, in their innovative designs, to deliver such extraordinary performance gains to the industry,” said Michael Garceau, who leads 3M’s market development effort for EV battery immersion cooling.
As for when we will actually see the car perform? Well, Xing says the Miss R has undergone a series of initial tests, including one with the full drivetrain exposed. The next step for the company will be to test the vehicle at full power with plans of revealing a completed prototype sometime late next year. It hopes to head to production and make the car available for purchase in 2019 with prices starting from $1-million USD. Oh yeah, it will also be limited to just 20 units.
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