Miles Electric Vehicles: XS500 Sedan
UPDATED May 16th 2008: I received an email from Miles Electric Vehicles with some additional information, which I have updated this page to include.Miles Electric Vehicle currently sells a range of low-speed EVs primarily to fleet customers (some consumers have bought MILES LSVs for neighborhood and city driving). With the XS500, they not only intend to sell a high speed (freeway capable) vehicle, but they intend to sell it to consumers in mass. It's a pretty ordinary looking vehicle, with only a slight premium in price - if they can pull it off as they hope to, it may be the first "regular car" EV on the market. Presumably they will compete in the Mainstream Class of the Automotive X Prize, to demonstrate that their vehicle has a real world function for everyday consumers. Check out the new Miles EV XS500 page, or read on for the same information presented via HTML.
Short Description: Sedan EV, lithium-ion batteries
Availability & Cost: $35-39k, late 2009
Availability & Cost: $35-39k, late 2009
Background and Details
- Miles Electric Vehicles was founded in 2004 by Miles Rubin; they focus on fleet sales of low-speed EVs
- Used to be called the "Javlon"
- The XS500 will be their first freeway-capable vehicle
- The XS500 has Pininfarina styling and interior design
- Final assembly of all their vehicles is in China
- Prototypes have been delivered to the states and are undergoing testing currently
- Simulated crash testing has begun, physical crash testing will follow soon (spring 2008)
- Battery is 320V, 80Ah lithium-ion pack (= ~25 kWh)
- The 159 MPGe assumes charger efficiency is 100%
- References: Miles XS500 AutoblogGreen Wikipedia Treehugger
Vehicle Stats
MPGe
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159 MPGe electricity
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Weight
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3200
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L x W x H (ft)
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14.6 x 5.6 x 4.8
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HP
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?
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0-60 MPH
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"rapid"
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Top Speed
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>80 MPH
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Range
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120 miles all-electric
100,000 mile batt lifetime |
Battery Info
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25 kWH lithium-ion
? lbs |
Charge Time
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4-6h @220V from 50%
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Motor
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advanced 3-phase brushless AC induction
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Cd x Frontal Area
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<? x ? ft^2
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