Bollinger B1 all-electric, “sport utility truck”.
Credit: Bollinger/Off-Road.com
Enzo Ferrari has been quoted as saying, “Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.”1 While the Bollinger B1 all-electric, “sport utility truck”, could hardly be more different than anything that Enzo ever produced, it appears to share his contempt for aerodynamics. Although, if performance claims are realised, the Bollinger wouldn't be disgraced at the drag strip beside one of Enzo's creations.
● 360 horsepower (268 kW)
● 472 lb-ft torque (348 Nm)
● 4.5 seconds 0-60 mph (0-96.6 km per hour)
● top speed 127 mph (204 km per hour)
Drag strip potential aside, this, “sport utility”, is light on the sport, heavy on the utility.
Bollinger B1 has a frunk2 too.
Credit: Bollinger
Pass-through from the frunk to the tailgate. Note the orange cable – mains power sockets included.
Credit: Bollinger/Inhabitat
Folding & removable rear seats + wide, flat rear payload area gives the Bollinger B1 capacious & flexible load carrying capacity. Pass-through from the frunk2 to the tailgate, allows long loads which exceed the wheelbase.
Removable rear canopy & adaptable rear window allows configuration as a two-row cabin ending at the tailgate (above), or as a single-row cabin with an open tray (top).
● battery options: 60 kWh (range 120 miles) & 100 kWh (200 miles).
● aluminum chassis – 295 lbs (134 kg)
● HSLA steel3 roll cage
● mass 3,900 pounds (1,769 kg) with the smaller battery pack
● payload, 6,100 pounds (2,767 kg)
● towing capacity, 6,100 pounds
● self-levelling hydro-pneumatic suspension
● ground clearance 15.5-inches (39.4 cm)
● wheel travel 10 inches (25.4 cm)
● sway bars can be disconnected to allow full articulation
● separate motors drive the front & rear wheels for constant four wheel drive
● electronic locking differentials front & rear
The Verge – The Bollinger B1 is an all-electric truck with 360 horsepower & up to 200 miles of range
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/2017/7/27/16052118/bollinger-b1-electric-sport-truck-outdoors
Manufacturer's web site
http://bollingermotors.com/
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1 BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/enzoferrar291952.html
2 Frunk = front trunk
Wiktionary: “frunk”, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/frunk
3 HSLA steel = High-strength low-alloy steel
Wikipedia: “High-strength low-alloy steel”, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-strength_low-alloy_steel
