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morgan life car

The Morgan LIFE car, probably the sexiest green car in existence is a fuel cell-powered electricsports car built by Morgan Motor Company and startup efficient transport company RiverSimple. Research and development is by QinetiQ, Linde, Cranfield University and backed by BERR. This is its first UK outing.

Four stacks of fuel cells convert the hydrogen fuel into electricity to run a super efficient motor generator attached to each wheel. Energy recovered in braking is stored in ultra capacitors rather than batteries, and end to end the performance is estimated to be equivalent to a 150mpg petrol engine. With a top speed of 85mph, 0-60 in less than 7 seconds and a 250 mile range, the mix of technology has been packaged by Morgan to add yet another unique twist to the project.  Using only the best and lightest materials, aluminium, wood and leather, the Morgan DNA is clearly visible, adding a new dimension into an environmentally sensitive concept.

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• It may come as a surprise to many environmentalists, but sports cars have the potential to be among the greenest of cars. One reason is that in order to optimise their performance, many sports cars are designed and built on the principle of weight reduction. This is not normally the case for saloons, however sporting they may be. Indeed, sports cars in general are far more built to purpose than typical hatchbacks or saloons that, as a result, are generalist vehicles that are competent in many areas but excel in none. It is even possible nowadays to engineer a large 4x4 car that performs like a sporty car, at least in some respects, but such performance comes with excessive environmental cost. One of the best companies in terms designing and building fit for purpose sports cars is the Morgan Motor Company, which despite the traditional styling of its products, nevertheless can out compete most of its apparently more modern competitors in terms of environmental performance.