NanoFlowcell Quantino could make production this year
Electrified car maker NanoFlowcell says its innovative flow cell-powered Quantino could make production this year, the car having successfully passed pre-production tests.
NanoFlowcell will be displaying the near-finished model at the Geneva motor display in March, one year on from when the very first Quantino concept was exposed. The rigid says the two thousand sixteen car is entirely revised, and that it is weighing up the option to produce a small-batch production run.
The Quantino has grabbed industry attention because it is powered by flow cell technology, which enables it to travel further than (a claimed) six hundred miles on one pack. It is driven by four electrified motors – one on each wheel – and uses two fuel tanks of electrolytic fluids, one positively charged and one negatively charged.
The flow cell is split into two halves by a membrane, with positively charged electrolyte flowing through one side and negatively charged through the other. Ion exchange takes place through the membrane, generating an electrified current.
Normally, flow cells can be replenished by recharging like any other battery, or simply by substituting the fluid. The NanoFlowcell works differently. As it discharges, the water-based ‘ionic’ fluid electrolyte evaporates, leaving the storage tanks empty and ready for refilling. Quant cars can be refuelled at a pump using a two-pronged nozzle to pack both the ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ tanks at the same time.
Chief technical officer and inventor of the NanoFlowcell Nunzio La Vecchia says: “The ionic fluid is non-flammable and non-toxic, and there are no emissions or high pressures involved. As a result, he adds, on-board storage is straightforward and establishing a packing station network ordinary and relatively cheap.
When the Quantino concept was exposed in 2015, it used a low-voltage system of just 48V but “more than 200A”. In real terms, that meant the system could supply enough electrical energy to power four 25kW, 134bhp electrical motors and produce a quoted top speed of more than 125mph. But while the near-production-ready car of two thousand sixteen also uses a 48V system, its combined power output is rated at 108bhp.
The car maker omits to mention the range of the fresh car, but the concept was claimed to be good for as much as six hundred twenty one miles on one pack. Even with a hefty reduction, that’s still better than a large percentage of more conventionally powered vehicles. The lithium ion battery-powered Nissan Leaf, for example, can cover only about one hundred twenty four miles, while a 1.0-litre petrol-engined Skoda Citigo can manage about five hundred miles to a tank.
NanoFlowcell wants to open a feasibility explore this year to determine on the Quantino’s future. Its display at the Geneva motor showcase will therefore be useful in gauging the reaction of potential buyers, as well as to boost interest in this technology.
Alongside the Quantino, NanoFlowcell will also showcase its Quant FE sports car (above). This four-seat concept also uses flow cell technology, but its powertrain has been developed with spectacle in mind. The four-wheel-drive concept is claimed to produce 1075bhp and be capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in about Two.8sec, a time that would place the zero-emissions vehicle alongside the fastest hypercars of today.
Interestingly, NanoFlowcell is also labelling the Quant FE as “near-series maturity”, suggesting that it too could influence a production model in the future. The car maker says the model has been totally redesigned since its two thousand fifteen launch, “with a keen eye on homologation requirements”.
Despite such promise, we won’t know if either model will actually make production until later this year, but NanoFlowcell’s technology is undoubtedly intriguing. Experts say its power could be applied to other industries, for example, the ionic fluids could be used to store energy for the electro-therapy grid during off-peak hours, and the drivetrain itself could be developed to suggest power in other modes of transport such as trains, lorries, planes and even space flight.
NanoFlowcell Quantino could make production this year, Autocar
NanoFlowcell Quantino could make production this year
Electrical car maker NanoFlowcell says its innovative flow cell-powered Quantino could make production this year, the car having successfully passed pre-production tests.
NanoFlowcell will be displaying the near-finished model at the Geneva motor demonstrate in March, one year on from when the very first Quantino concept was exposed. The hard says the two thousand sixteen car is entirely revised, and that it is weighing up the option to produce a small-batch production run.
The Quantino has grabbed industry attention because it is powered by flow cell technology, which enables it to travel further than (a claimed) six hundred miles on one pack. It is driven by four electrified motors – one on each wheel – and uses two fuel tanks of electrolytic fluids, one positively charged and one negatively charged.
The flow cell is split into two halves by a membrane, with positively charged electrolyte flowing through one side and negatively charged through the other. Ion exchange takes place through the membrane, generating an electrical current.
Normally, flow cells can be replenished by recharging like any other battery, or simply by substituting the fluid. The NanoFlowcell works differently. As it discharges, the water-based ‘ionic’ fluid electrolyte evaporates, leaving the storage tanks empty and ready for refilling. Quant cars can be refuelled at a pump using a two-pronged nozzle to pack both the ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ tanks at the same time.
Chief technical officer and inventor of the NanoFlowcell Nunzio La Vecchia says: “The ionic fluid is non-flammable and non-toxic, and there are no emissions or high pressures involved. As a result, he adds, on-board storage is straightforward and establishing a packing station network elementary and relatively cheap.
When the Quantino concept was exposed in 2015, it used a low-voltage system of just 48V but “more than 200A”. In real terms, that meant the system could supply enough electrical energy to power four 25kW, 134bhp electrical motors and produce a quoted top speed of more than 125mph. But while the near-production-ready car of two thousand sixteen also uses a 48V system, its combined power output is rated at 108bhp.
The car maker omits to mention the range of the fresh car, but the concept was claimed to be good for as much as six hundred twenty one miles on one pack. Even with a hefty reduction, that’s still better than a large percentage of more conventionally powered vehicles. The lithium ion battery-powered Nissan Leaf, for example, can cover only about one hundred twenty four miles, while a 1.0-litre petrol-engined Skoda Citigo can manage about five hundred miles to a tank.
NanoFlowcell wants to open a feasibility examine this year to determine on the Quantino’s future. Its display at the Geneva motor showcase will therefore be useful in gauging the reaction of potential buyers, as well as to boost interest in this technology.
Alongside the Quantino, NanoFlowcell will also demonstrate its Quant FE sports car (above). This four-seat concept also uses flow cell technology, but its powertrain has been developed with spectacle in mind. The four-wheel-drive concept is claimed to produce 1075bhp and be capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in about Two.8sec, a time that would place the zero-emissions vehicle alongside the fastest hypercars of today.
Interestingly, NanoFlowcell is also labelling the Quant FE as “near-series maturity”, suggesting that it too could influence a production model in the future. The car maker says the model has been entirely redesigned since its two thousand fifteen launch, “with a keen eye on homologation requirements”.
Despite such promise, we won’t know if either model will actually make production until later this year, but NanoFlowcell’s technology is undoubtedly intriguing. Experts say its power could be applied to other industries, for example, the ionic fluids could be used to store energy for the violet wand grid during off-peak hours, and the drivetrain itself could be developed to suggest power in other modes of transport such as trains, lorries, planes and even space flight.
NanoFlowcell Quantino could make production this year, Autocar
NanoFlowcell Quantino could make production this year
Electrical car maker NanoFlowcell says its innovative flow cell-powered Quantino could make production this year, the car having successfully passed pre-production tests.
NanoFlowcell will be displaying the near-finished model at the Geneva motor demonstrate in March, one year on from when the very first Quantino concept was exposed. The stiff says the two thousand sixteen car is fully revised, and that it is weighing up the option to produce a small-batch production run.
The Quantino has grabbed industry attention because it is powered by flow cell technology, which enables it to travel further than (a claimed) six hundred miles on one pack. It is driven by four electrified motors – one on each wheel – and uses two fuel tanks of electrolytic fluids, one positively charged and one negatively charged.
The flow cell is split into two halves by a membrane, with positively charged electrolyte flowing through one side and negatively charged through the other. Ion exchange takes place through the membrane, generating an electrical current.
Normally, flow cells can be replenished by recharging like any other battery, or simply by substituting the fluid. The NanoFlowcell works differently. As it discharges, the water-based ‘ionic’ fluid electrolyte evaporates, leaving the storage tanks empty and ready for refilling. Quant cars can be refuelled at a pump using a two-pronged nozzle to pack both the ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ tanks at the same time.
Chief technical officer and inventor of the NanoFlowcell Nunzio La Vecchia says: “The ionic fluid is non-flammable and non-toxic, and there are no emissions or high pressures involved. As a result, he adds, on-board storage is straightforward and establishing a packing station network elementary and relatively cheap.
When the Quantino concept was exposed in 2015, it used a low-voltage system of just 48V but “more than 200A”. In real terms, that meant the system could produce enough electrical energy to power four 25kW, 134bhp electrical motors and supply a quoted top speed of more than 125mph. But while the near-production-ready car of two thousand sixteen also uses a 48V system, its combined power output is rated at 108bhp.
The car maker omits to mention the range of the fresh car, but the concept was claimed to be good for as much as six hundred twenty one miles on one pack. Even with a hefty reduction, that’s still better than a large percentage of more conventionally powered vehicles. The lithium ion battery-powered Nissan Leaf, for example, can cover only about one hundred twenty four miles, while a 1.0-litre petrol-engined Skoda Citigo can manage about five hundred miles to a tank.
NanoFlowcell wants to open a feasibility investigate this year to determine on the Quantino’s future. Its display at the Geneva motor showcase will therefore be useful in gauging the reaction of potential buyers, as well as to boost interest in this technology.
Alongside the Quantino, NanoFlowcell will also display its Quant FE sports car (above). This four-seat concept also uses flow cell technology, but its powertrain has been developed with spectacle in mind. The four-wheel-drive concept is claimed to produce 1075bhp and be capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in about Two.8sec, a time that would place the zero-emissions vehicle alongside the fastest hypercars of today.
Interestingly, NanoFlowcell is also labelling the Quant FE as “near-series maturity”, suggesting that it too could influence a production model in the future. The car maker says the model has been entirely redesigned since its two thousand fifteen launch, “with a keen eye on homologation requirements”.
Despite such promise, we won’t know if either model will actually make production until later this year, but NanoFlowcell’s technology is undoubtedly intriguing. Experts say its power could be applied to other industries, for example, the ionic fluids could be used to store energy for the electro-stimulation grid during off-peak hours, and the drivetrain itself could be developed to suggest power in other modes of transport such as trains, lorries, planes and even space flight.