BASF PARTICIPATES IN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY SPORTS CAR PROTOTYPE PRESENTATION AT THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

摘要

Lightning is expected to strike at the 79th International Motor Show in Geneva - but only figuratively speaking. Lampo - "lightning" - is the name of the environmentally friendly sports car prototype that certain attracted a lot of attention at the famous automobile trade fair from March 5 to 15. Lampo is an ambitious project on which Basf its coatings subsidiary Basf Coatings, and the Swiss company Protoscar have worked hand in hand. With a range of 200 kilometers and a horsepower of 268 (200 kilowatts), Lampo wants to convince even skeptics that modern electrical vehicles can be high-powered, but fun to drive. Lampo obtains its power from a lithium ion battery pack with a capacity of 33,6 kilowatt hours. The engines of the open two-seater are designed in such a way that energy is recovered every time the brakes are applied. Visitors were able to marvel at the premium electric car Lampo. The car was tested run in May when it took part in the "EVS 24 Viking Rally" for electric cars between Oslo and Stavanger in Norway. The automobile design firm Protoscar in Ticino developed the electric car in the form of a convertible. Basf Coatings created the appropriate color selection for Lampo. This selection by Basf color designer Eva Hofli not only ideally fits the form of the car, but also colorfully establishes the connection between the electric car and the aspect of nature. The beholder immediately notices the light/dark contrast.