{"id":76329,"date":"2024-08-30T00:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T04:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76329"},"modified":"2024-08-30T00:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T04:03:57","slug":"1144314_ariel-e-nomad-concept-previews-potential-lightweight-off-roading-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=76329","title":{"rendered":"Ariel E-Nomad concept previews potential lightweight, off-roading EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ariel redesigned its Nomad off-roader in July, and a new concept version powered by batteries indicates the British company is considering offering its customers an electric option.<\/p>\n<p>The concept is called the E-Nomad, and it makes its formal debut at the <strong>2024 Cenex Expo<\/strong> taking place on Sept. 4 in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Replacing the Nomad&#8217;s <strong>standard 2.3-liter turbo-4<\/strong> is a single electric motor mounted at the rear. The motor is housed together with a single-speed transmission and inverter, and delivers a peak 281 hp.<\/p>\n<p>Providing the energy to the motor is a battery from Rockfort Engineering, mounted here vertically behind the seats and with a capacity of 41 kwh. Ariel claims a <strong>range of up to 150 miles<\/strong> for the E-Nomad, as measured on the WLTP cycle used overseas. A lower figure would likely result using the stricter EPA cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100940586_m\" title=\"Ariel E-Nomad concept\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Ariel E-Nomad concept\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"683\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ariel-e-nomad-concept_100940586_l.webp\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/ariel-e-nomad-concept_100940586_h.webp\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ariel-e-nomad-concept_100940586_l.webp\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/ariel-e-nomad-concept_100940586_l.webp\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/ariel-e-nomad-concept_100940586_m.webp\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/ariel-e-nomad-concept_100940586_s.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ariel E-Nomad concept<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thanks to the Nomad&#8217;s already light design, coupled with new <strong>plant-based composite body panels<\/strong> added to help aerodynamic efficiency, the E-Nomad tips the scales at a low 1,975 pounds. That compares to the gas-powered Nomad&#8217;s weight of 1,576 pounds. Acceleration is similar for both models, with the 0-60 mph time coming in at 3.4 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Ariel said it will continue to develop the concept and gauge customer interest to determine whether a production version should be launched. U.S buyers interested in the gas version of the Nomad can order one today via Ariel North America, which also offers Ariel&#8217;s track-focused Atom.<\/p>\n<p>Ariel previously ventured into electrification with the unveiling of the gas turbine-equipped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorauthority.com\/news\/1112286_ariel-hipercar-ev-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hipercar series plug-in hybrid<\/a> in 2022. Borg Warner, the supplier that provided the motor for the E-Nomad, also introduced an electric concept based on the <strong>previous-generation Nomad<\/strong> in 2019 but didn&#8217;t proceed further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ariel redesigned its Nomad off-roader in July, and a new concept version powered by batteries indicates the British company is considering offering its customers an electric option. The concept is called the E-Nomad, and it makes its formal debut at the 2024 Cenex Expo taking place on Sept. 4 in the U.K. Replacing the Nomad&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}