Photo Credit:Fair Use [17 U.S.C. § 107] Gas model A110 will see a lighter-weight battery electric sibling.

Alpine's New All-Electric A110 Sports Car Will Be Even Lighter Than the Gas-Powered Edition

30 May 2025 | Abstracted from Robb Report

"The claimed lightness is the headline, though, for the simple reason that it’s difficult to make EVs light, given the weight of the massive batteries powering them...Horsepower numbers get eyeballs, but power-to-weight ratio is the real metric that engineers keep an eye on, along with weight distribution...the plan...is for Alpine to become a French version of Porsche...

"The next A110 will be lighter than a comparable car with a combustion engine but with no compromise in performance."

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