Got range anxiety? NanoFlowcell’s QUANTiNO EV can travel 620 miles emissions-free

By Andrew Hard February 18, 2015

NanoFlowcell QUANTiNO — Image used with permission by copyright holder

It may not be as sleek or sexy as its QUANT F stablemate, but nanoFlowcell’s futuristic QUANTiNO has the sophisticated tech to catch your wandering eye.

Let’s run down some quick facts. The QUANTiNO concept, the little brother to the QUANT F and QUANT E electric cars, is a low-voltage EV with four seats, a length of 12.8 feet, 22-inch wheels, and a range of over 621 miles.

The two-door is powered by a 48-volt drive system that houses two 175-liter (46-gallon) ionic fluid tanks, aptly dubbed a nanoFlowcell.

In one tank, the fluid has a positive charge, and in the other, negative. When the fluids are pumped through the cell, a controlled charge of electricity is funneled to four different electric motors that produce approximately 33 horsepower each.

The result is a long range, a top speed of over 124 mph, and another cool (but likely heavy) addition to the EV landscape.

NanoFlowcell QUANTiNO — Image used with permission by copyright holder

“The QUANTiNO is an electric vehicle for everyone,” said Nunzio La Vecchia, Chief Technical Officer at nanoFlowcell AG. “It is not just a concept vehicle – it will become reality in the course of this year. We will be driving the QUANTiNO in 2015. And we aim to attain approval for road use very quickly.”

The low-voltage layout is what really sets the QUANTiNO apart. Typically used on vehicles like e-scooters and golf carts, the design is much simpler than high-voltage systems because it doesn’t require complete contact and flashover protection.

“In accordance with ECE-R 100, no additional measures to prevent accidental contact are necessary for low-voltage systems,” explains La Vecchia. “This also gives rise to much faster homologation of low-voltage vehicles, as functional safety is more simple to realize.”

The QUANTiNO will make its official debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show March 3rd.

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