Gordon Murray's electric city car gets green light

[ALS]

The T27 programme is a great opportunity for us and our partners to create what will be the world’s most efficient electric vehicle.

Gareth Evans - CAR MAG - November 15, 2009

This is different --Ed.

The UK Government tonight announced a major investment in Gordon Murray's radical new city car project. A £9 million grant will fund development of the T27, an electric city car successor to the original T25 being designed in the UK by the maverick engineer behind the McLaren F1 and numerous racing cars.

The money will be spent designing and producing four prototypes over a 16-month period, with the eventual aim of putting an electric car with sustainable manufacturing processes into full production here in the UK.

The T27 will be the follow-up to the petrol-powered T25, a small city car designed by jointly by Gordon Murray Design and Zytek Automotive technology. Neither car has been unveiled officially yet, kept under wraps at presentations so far (as pictured) or shown as design doodles.

Murray said: 'The iStream manufacturing process behind the T25 and T27 is all about sustainable, low-energy process by design. The T27 programme is a great opportunity for us and our partners to create what will be the world’s most efficient electric vehicle.... [Read More]

[JusBringIt]

If there is potential in an electric car company, funds should follow. I wouldn't mind my tax dollars being used for this stuff. The probability of having a winner greatly increases and fuels the burning desire for electric start-ups. A vicious, yet beautiful cycle.