Peugeot has simply announced an exciting new concept electric/gas hybrid sports sedan, that they're solely calling the "Peugeot RC..." till its additional complete introduction at the Paris International Motor Show terribly soon.
The new 2009 Peugeot RC concept continues the look language started out by the Peugeot RC ♠ and RC ♦ ideas released in 2006, placing cars that ended up showing bits and items of Peugeot's actual new style language.
Information is sparse on the new Peugeot electrical sports sedan concept, probably as a result of as what Peugeot calls a "working laboratory," it hasn't utterly been... finished nevertheless.
The new Peugeot RC... no matter it lands up being known as... concept is a component of a growing trend among automakers toward developing and giving performance electrical or hybrid electrical sports cars. whereas each driver on the road would love the fuel economy of a Toyota Prius, several drivers won't accept ten second 0-60 times.
It is an exciting time within the automotive trade, as electrical, hydrogen-burning and fuel cell technologies have left the stage of vaporware and are currently setting out to become offered in client cars. These fuel economical performance cars have moved past the stage of dreams to realities, and also the next step is to bring them to the stage of profitability and marketability.
Similar to the drivetrain model utilized in the upcoming Chevy Volt, the 2009 Peugeot RC concept guarantees the flexibility to run solely off electrical power for extended periods, with a hybrid electrical powertrain filling within the gaps when additional vary is required.
While it's clear from the wishful-thinking style that the Peugeot RC concept may be a long way from being designed, the actual fact that another massive player within the automotive business may be actively developing this technology is a cause for excitement among tree huggers and autocrossers alik
