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Zytek wins UK government support for electric cars

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Clean vehicle technology specialist Zytek has scooped a huge £1.35million grant from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund to assist with the development of its Electric Powertrain Technologies Centre.

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Gordon Murray Design announces electric car specifications

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It is powered by a third generation Zytek powertrain with a 25kW motor and a 12kWh lithium-ion battery pack. 25 City Car T.27 27 City Car UK Technology Strategy Board Zytek Zytek Automotive Limited. With a range of 80-100 [.].

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UK firm seeks investors for new electric car

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27 electric city car. The company has released details of the new electric car model in the hope of attracting partners and funding for UK manufacture. Tags: Electric cars design Zytek electric car fuding Gordon Murray grant partners T.27

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Gordon Murray T.27 unveiled; Zytek provides more details on 25 kW EV powertrain

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At an event held at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London Gordon Murray Design unveiled its latest ultra-compact electric city vehicle, the T.27 27 ( earlier post ), along with the updated specification and performance targets for the car. Zytek 25 kW powertrain and battery pack. 27 was a £9-million (US$14.4

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British company gets nod for US electric programme

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The huge push state side to embrace green cars may adopt a distinctly British influence when Zytek, a specialist in electric vehicle drivetrains, provides its advanced technology for a new US Government-backed electric commercial vehicle programme.

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UK Government backs electric city car

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The UK-backed Technology Strategy Board will invest £4.5million as part of a new £9million research and development project that will allow a consortium to develop four prototypes of a new all-electric city car. The result is a car that is slightly smaller than a Smart but offers more interior space. Known as the T.27

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Electric Morgan revealed in Geneva

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One of the most interesting new electric models at the Geneva Motor Show was an electric sportscar, designed by British manufacturer Morgan. Called the Morgan Plus E, the concept car is based on British company’s lightweight aluminium chassis, revised to incorporate a Zytek-produced 70kW 300Nm electric motor. "We

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