Loremo, The Lotus Of EVs?
Loremo could, nay should revolutionize the electric vehicle, EV industry as it strives to lower weight while making them strong.
The gist is that when it comes to cars, weight is the number one enemy even though decades of vehicles getting heavier have never solved the problem. Colin Chapman understood that very well in the 1950s when his race cars were lighter than the competition and needed smaller engine, with less stress and consumption. Loremo, which stands for Low Resistance Mobile strives to do the same for EVs.
Loremo, The Diet Buster. Loremo is out to make a point that EV should be light, sturdy, very fuel efficient and safe using conventional materials. They have already presented gas prototypes that offer over 150 mpg fuel efficiency.
Here is a video to give you an idea what the group is working on.
Loremo, Redesigning EVs. Weighing at around 1100lbs, the Loremo stands out with its structure. Getting is either form the back or the front side. Yes, you guessed, no side doors, due to an incredibly rigid structure. Loremo has chosen 2 different diesel engines making 20hp for a two cylinder engine and 50 for a three cylinder one. The consumption is over 100mpg with their respective top speed being 100 and 125mph. And what interests us more is the EV. It is undergoing tests and has already received road worthy certificates, with a highway capable one due in March. It has a 20 kW, Li-Ion battery pack, weighs 1300lbs, will do 106mph. Another point of interest is that Loremo has an electric consumption estimate that makes sense, 6 kWh / 63 m, or 6kWh per 207 ft. This last point should help the debate on EPA estimates.
Estimated Price? $22,500 for the basic model and $30,000 for the GT and the EV, over $43,000. And yes, many people will bulk at this last number but considering how safe this vehicle, it makes sense. Of course, once it is massively produced, the price will come down.
Final Thoughts. Loremo takes a stab at the urban myth, heavy is safer, which is not necessarily true by bringing more nimbler and less polluting alternative drives. Indeed, weight is the final frontier.
Comments
Nick, glad to see you cover this one--long my personal favorite of all the radical new approaches to moving humans around efficiently. Hope this company succeeds and we can look forward to comparos with the Aptera and Volkswagen L1.
Thanks Jim. I think these guys are not only doing a terrific job, but will be instrumental to the way we design EVs tomorrow. If you think about, it's the same old Colin Chapman versus Ferrari, Aston Martin and Ford idea of bigger engine on heavier bodies. Small and light cars can be made very tough and in the race for the electric drive performance, will be an essential part of success.
Nick
I'm holding out for an E-REV Chevy Orlando, R-REV Ford S-Max (Smacks?), Nissan EV crossover, or maybe a Ford Transit Connect EV.
As far as the Ford S-Max, I would love to see that plug-in hybrid with a turbine I wrote about tinyurl dot com slash pdfvy2. Hyundai is the Korean company to keep an eye out for. They are hungry.
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