Detroit Auto Show: Dodge ZEO - 268ch Electric Powered Concept Menghadirkan
Detroit Auto Show: Dodge ZEO - 268ch Electric Powered Concept
The ZEO - which means "Zero emissions Operation", represents the view of the not so distant future detour. The concept of sport wagon four passengers is equipped with one kilowatt - 64 hour battery lithium-ion that feeds a 200 kW (268 HP) single electric motor capable of running at least 250 miles (402 km). According to Dodge, the rear-wheel-drive ZEO can go from zero to 60 mph (96 kph) in less than six seconds, which is more than enough to make us happy. -Continued
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Dodge ZEO Concept
Detroit, 14 January 2008 - 2008 Dodge ZEO - operation zero emissions - vehicle concept is a four seat, all-electric, "2 + 2" sport wagon that embraces the "BOLD" characteristic, emotional of the Dodge brand. With its corners of wheels to the 23-inch, heroic proportions and muscular forms, the ZEO exposes a new breed of youth of muscle-machine interface.
Dodge owners and those who are looking for the ZEO concept drive undeniably passionate. They are less focused on the family, with a desire for things that are high-tech and put less emphasis on pure practice. While they brag about environmental responsibility and together, they also present a "need for speed".
"the Dodge ZEO concept is designed to break the paradigm of what an electric car should look like," said Bill Zheng, Dodge ZEO principal exterior designer. "An electric car can be as expressive as any gasoline-powered vehicle. The Dodge ZEO concept proves this point and then some. "
to this end, the ZEO's body was given an active, three-dimensional shape, with the wings boldly shifted on the body.
Dodge ZEO Concept Technology
the propulsion system of the art fitted to the Dodge ZEO concept is electric only with a pack of 64 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery capable of at least 250 miles.
at rest in a layout of the rear-wheel drive, engine-single Dodge ZEO 200 kW (268 HP) contributes to a 0-60 mph time in less than six seconds, which competes with the famous Chrysler's HEMI engine.
unlike other vehicles, ZEO is a vehicle with four doors, four seats which offers a function of environmental responsibility.
Dodge ZEO Concept outside
nestled between the circular wheel robust arches, beltline tense, elongated of ZEO ends with the signature Dodge bounce in the rear, where angle reverse arri is planted directly over the rear wheel.
inspired in part by the architecture of a band of Möbius, curved amounts poached of Dodge ZEO in extended roof rails that twist and converge in their race towards the back. The windshield in a continuous, curved air, almost to the back of the car, offering passengers front and rear view, continues all around, while sublimating the inventive interior of ZEO.
other expressive details include doors 'scissors', front and considered as separate sculptural forms and the "ZEO Orange" and money outside dark rear lights.
""grid on cross bar,"said Zheng, 'is designed to communicate the use of electricity as a power source of the ZEO.'"
Dodge ZEO Concept Interior
inspired by organic forms and wireless technology, the inside of the Dodge ZEO is loaded with attitude and intelligence expected by young buyers.
' the Dodge ZEO concept is an example of design for people who are used to a dynamic life style and which are surrounded by information and virtual friends at all times, "said Lou Gasevski, principal architect of the Dodge ZEO concept Interior.
the whole cabin is treated as if it were a piece of sculpture.
a wide sloping surface covered in fabric before curves pilot dramatically in the door panel and one-quarter. He then sweeps around the rear quarter of the side door and opposite, ending with a surface tilted in front of the passenger.
this design approach integrates the parties usually separate - looking for the inside in a unified whole. A narrow strip of blue accent LED lighting on the front of doors and quarters on the rear panel, adding to the effect of scanning. Most of the internal surfaces of the ZEO concept is colored Super White, adding to the sculptural impression.
A central console slim down from the windshield of the Dodge ZEO, creating a double cockpit effect. She levels and then divide the cabin while clearly on the back. To avoid visual clutter, customary and one controls display are set flush with the surface.
instead of a conventional dashboard, the steering wheel, the columns and the instruments are treated as a single standalone design element. Flying the Dodge ZEO concept has two vertical rays, close together, leaving 80 percent of the rim 'open' for maximum visibility. The relaxed Center hub, containing the airbags and auxiliary contacts, is stopped, with the rim of the wheel turning around her. Paddle-levers left and right horizontal right behind the rim of the wheel activate the functions of the remote control radio.
the inclined plane of the hub center, which levers forward over the steering column, houses the instruments which are displayed on a thin blue acrylic watch a screen directly in front of the driver set. The whole composed of several elegant room set fits with the rim of the wheel to the needs of the driver.
neighborhoods and doors are cut in two by a flaring, wide-to-narrow dark gray sign that separates the upper and lower, surfaces with the lower part of the door and one-quarter curved inward to ensure a surface of the armrest. Draw of machined aluminium door handles, placed diagonally, act as accents.
coloured contrast Copperhead couture following the forms of the ZEO Super White leather seats. For maximum comfort, the four tubs sport bolsters strongly profiled on the cushions of the seat and back. When in the down position, headrests sculpted slim Nestlé carefully in the peaks of the heaters upper. Seat shells are constructed from machined aluminum, with video screens integrated in the front seat.
with its "BOLD" outside and inside curved and sculptural, the ZEO concept appealed to the Dodge brand customers who want the value, expressive design and useful technologies.