[Auto / Moto] Future Alpine A110 electric: what do we already know about it?

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You have to get used to it: Alpine will convert exclusively to electricity in a few years. This will be the case with the A110 coupe which already provides some information.

Future electric Alpine A110 - Last January, the craftsman from Dieppe began his turn towards the electrification of all his future models , through the voice of the parent company Renault. In addition to the introduction of an SUV , alongside a city car, a sports coupe will indeed be there . We know a little more about this future electric A110, expected by 2025.
While the Renault-Nissan Alliance is preparing to roll out its new CMF-EV electric platform in all its flavors, it prefers to delegate the development of the one on which the future electric Alpine A110 will be based. And not with just anyone since it was the English Lotus that caught the attention of Renault's thinking heads.

Lotus in the ranks
It must be said that the English specialist has already acquired serious experience in terms of electrification , for a few years, through the Evija project . This is the name of the electric hypercar developing up to 2000 hp that Lotus intends to sell in 130 units, at a rate of £ 1.7 million, excluding taxes, each.

More than 400 electric hp
A nice introduction that lets predict a bright future for its future electric coupe which will share its mechanical parts with the Alpine A110. Rumor has it that the two battery- powered sports cars would develop a minimum of 300 kW, or more than 400 hp, in propulsion , thanks to two electromotors housed in the rear central position.

The death of the thermal A110?
We also learn that a second variant, even more powerful , would receive the reinforcement of a third engine on the front axle , with all-wheel drive. A riot of power that should not make us forget that electrical technology will involve a strong weight gain . And despite the use of an aluminum architecture, it is not certain that the future electric A110 will outclass its thermal counterpart which currently peaks at 292 hp.

The arrival of this electric sports car will not, however, eclipse the current A110 . Both will be marketed in parallel for a few more years, after 2025. To stay up to date, the thermal sports car will benefit from a restyling, in a few years , and will be armed with a supercharged variant, exceeding the bar. 300 hp.