Electric Mobility
car&bike Team
Feb 7, 2019, 6:56 PM
As we've told you earlier, the car will be called Battista and it takes its name from Pininfarina SpA's founder Battista 'Pinin' Farina. Thanks to its carbon fibre construction and electric motors, a combined output of 1,900 horsepower and 2,300 Nm of torque is targeted, and it is expected to accelerate from rest to 100 kmph in less than two seconds and on to 300 kmph in less than 12 seconds, all with a potential zero emissions range of more than 450 km.
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