British Firm Updates McLaren P1 with New Lightweight Battery
Project Continuum is engineered to extend electric range and track performance, with first installations set for next spring, V Engineering said.
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automotivepowertraintechnologyinternational.comV Engineering develops new hybrid battery for McLaren P1
V Engineering, McLaren’s independent engineering center, has announced that it is developing a new high-voltage, hybrid battery solution for the McLaren P1, as part of Project Continuum. The original hybrid battery cells used in the P1 were manufactured in 2010. After 16 years of service, numerous units have deteriorated to the point that they must be replaced, otherwise the car will be undriveable. Project Continuum from V Engineering offers cu…
British firm updates McLaren P1 with new lightweight battery
V Engineering's new solution helps to keep the hybrid hypercars on the road while improving performance Berkshire-based McLaren specialist V Engineering has announced a replacement battery pack for the McLaren P1 that is 23kg lighter than the original – and boosts the car's electric range. The P1 arrived in 2013 as one of three pioneering hybrid hypercars, alongside the Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder. More than a decade on, some exampl…
On some ads, the most feared line is no longer the power, but the battery bill. With the McLaren P1, the iconic hypercar of the 2010s, this moment comes brutally for many owners. The high-voltage battery of this exceptional hybrid is approaching the end of life planned by the manufacturer. And the replacement price of the McLaren P1 battery is now six digits. More than ten years after the first copies, the generation of hybrid hypercars discover…
V Engineering’s Project Continuum boosts McLaren P1 EV range
V Engineering has developed Project Continuum, a new high-voltage hybrid battery for the McLaren P1, aimed at replacing deteriorating original cells. The battery increases energy storage to 12.4kWh from 4.72kWh, [...] The post V Engineering’s Project Continuum boosts McLaren P1 EV range appeared first on Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International.
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