Venturi F�tish

The Venturi F�tish is the world's aboriginal assembly two-seater electric sports car. It is produced by Venturi in Monaco, and the affected architecture of the car was done by the Parisian designers Sacha Lakic. The F�tish was aboriginal alien in abstraction anatomy at the 2002 Salon International de l'Auto (International Geneva Motor Show). It will abide an complete rarity, back the architect is committed to bear alone 10 cartage common per year. The retail amount for this car has alone to �300,000 as of May 2007 (approx. US$400,000), VAT not included. Sales abstracts is now available, but it is cryptic if any accept alien to barter yet, estimates say Venturi has alien 25.

The car's dispatch is commensurable to a accustomed centralized agitation engined sports car, bearing about 250 application (180 kW), with a 0-100 km/h (0-60 mph) time of "under 4 seconds" according to the 2007 columnist kit. Its top acceleration is beneath commensurable however, at 160 km/h (100 mph). It runs at a connected adaptation of 9.58 : 1, with a torque of 220 N�m (162 lb�ft).

One added accurate allure of the car is that due to the electric absorption motor, the abounding 220 N�m (162 lb�ft) torque is accessible at all motor speeds including from a asleep stop, as against to the accelerating commitment of an centralized agitation engined car, area best torque is alone accessible aural assertive RPM ranges.

The aggregation specifies the car with a ambit of 250 km (combined use). The batteries are all lithium ion accumulators, alms a complete recharge in 1 hour (under 30 kW three-phase) and in 3 hours with a accepted filigree acknowledgment to its onboard charger.

Venturi Astrolab, 2007

Venturi Astrolab, 2007

Astrolab (latin astro = star, labe = to take) Takes energy from the sun, in order to move.

Electro-Solar Hybrid
With 3.6 sqm of photovoltaic cells giving an exceptional yield of 21%, and covered by a film composed of prisms enabling denser concentration of solar energy, Venturi Astrolab is the first high-performance solar vehicle to be commercialized in the world.

Capable of working with very little energy (16 kWc engine) and of recharging even when in motion, this vehicle of another era does not need to be permanently exposed to the sun in order to move. Its last-generation NiMH Venturi NIV-7 batteries - liquid cooled - in fact enable it to restitute stored energy, whether solar or from the electricity supply, making it the first electro-solar hybrid vehicle.

CONSUMPTION = 0, EMISSIONS = 0
This is very first vehicle that consumes no fossile resources in order to work the emissions of CO2 required for its construction will even be compensated for by evironmental actions.

A parallel can be drawn between Venturi Astrolab and a sailboat both advance silently while making best use of the elements provided by Nature. And the piloting of both makes for sensations unlike any other.
To attain this level of performance while using very little energy, Venturi Astrolab has been designed like a Formula 1 its carbon monocoque chassis is ultra-light and serves as an oversized protection cell ensuring the safety of its occupants in the event of a collision. Its profile recalls the aqua-dynamic design of great racing yachts.


A New Era in Terms of Design
Venturi Astrolab also opens up a new era as regards automobile architecture light and highprofiled, it offers the rays of the sun 3.6 sqm of today's most sophisticated photovoltaic cells (for an overall vehicle length under 4 m).

Its designer Sacha Lakic describes Venturi Astrolab as a flying wing set on four wheels.
Optimised to incoporate its solar cells, the Venturi Astrolab's design takes into account the effect of passengers' weight on the vehicle's dynamic behaviour. Very light when empty, the tandem architecture makes for perfect balance, whether the vehicle is occupied by one person or two.

With Astrolab, Venturi has given priority to the solar solution as its energy conversion technology all of its developments allow us to hope for even higher yields in the years to come. Within a 30-year perspective, Venturi is the only automobile manufacturer capable of presenting such a solution while ensuring new driving sensations and an essential aspect of automobiles the dream.