Completes Successful Tests - Leo Motors EV "KIA-Morning"

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Completes Successful Tests - Leo Motors Inc. Electric Vehicle "KIA-Morning"

Kia popular domestic vehicle 'Morning’ was successfully developed to the electric car by Leo Motors Inc.

Leo Motors electric car & bike development company (CTO. John Lee - www.leomotors.com) has completed testing of the electric car which 1000cc Kia Morning Van based. The driving test was in Hanam- City, Gyeonggi-Do S.Korea it’s near Leo Motors Inc. on the 19th of April 2009.

Leo Motors EV Morning use only pure electric-power, No Gasoline, No Diesel, No Gas, because of it, Leo Motors Morning electric vehicle is noteworthy on today.

Also the power train can be applied to all vehicle under from 2000cc Engine System.

The size of EV Morning spec. to 3495 * 1595 * 1480mm and which is the same as the Gasoline Engine Model and the somewhat large than Japanese i-MiEV. 3395 * 1475 * 1600mm developed by Mitsubishi Electric car.

In the front side bonnet placed the 75kg weight class with 60kW motor, controller box and Water cooling system. AC drive system and the maximum torque applied 26.0kg.m have excellent acceleration for the moment. Note that the maximum torque of Mitsubishi i-MiEV is 18kg.m.

Battery is 240kg and 30kW-class next-generation lithium polymer (Li-polymer) battery was applied at the first time of the world. the performance is superior efficiency than BMW or Mercedes - Benz, GM, Chrysler, Mitsubishi, which they are used by lithium-ion (Lithium-ion) battery.

Hyundai-Kia also to develop the electric car in the second half of next year into the trial operation expected to Lithium-polymer battery based on “i20”.

Leo Motors applied to the car with its power of management system “BMS”(Battery Management System) is for the battery cell in network to balance, take charge, voltage control and a comprehensive control system and BMS system is the most important key technology of the electric car, the system is completed development by Leo Motors Inc.

EV Morning is plug-in system to charge with 200V power at home and Quickly industrial three-phase power and rapid charger are to 10-minutes only. One-time charge to enter the electricity is only about $2.—(kr-home electric fee) and Drive Range is up to 200km.

The Tested Model “EV Morning” has been applied in manual transmission 5 gear, driving was joined with the local media “Daily car”(dailycar.co.kr) for the first time as a journalist, the manual 3 gear and 4 gear to 110kmh was up-and-down and high driving stability.

The record of high-speed reporters 180kmh Leo Motors said. Also as the drive and power mode applied to 190kmh marked on the speed meter of EV Morning. Mitsubishi's i-MiEV is top speed 130kmh.

EV Morning will be soon reset and test again for the safety mode of General auto market in Hwa-Sung auto test govern centre, Max speed, Safety, range, etc at all.

Leo Motors CEO Dr. Robert Gang said: "our electric cars can be humanity's first digital car," and "Will effort to develop a more competitive electric car"

He also "future green energy electric car to run on the highway, government support should be for infrastructure development" he said.

EV morning in Korean domestic sales market will be priced at about ₩ 28,000,000(kr).


Post & Translated by KLYN



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Edited by KLYN on Wednesday 6th May 08:15