We talk to BAC about the future of its Mono supercar and why it isn't going electric...
BAC – Briggs Automotive Company – was created by Neill and Ian Briggs . The brothers had established a design and engineering consultancy, working for premium brands including Porsche and Mercedes, before creating and launching the Mono. ‘The Mono was never designed to be transport, it’s not missing a seat,’ says Ian, who is responsible for design.
Another material they’re developing and proving is niobium, which is a bit like graphene for metal. ‘Niobium was discovered in the early 18th century and is mined predominantly in Brazil by a company called CBMM,’ says Ian. ‘When it’s added into the high-strength steel alloy mix in very, very small amounts it enhances the structural properties, doubling yield and tensile strengths. For a Mono chassis with the same structural performance it’s 18 per cent lighter.
‘You’ve got this constant energy that’s coming from the fuel cell and then you’ve got this additional energy from the battery as and when you need it,’ says Neill. ‘You size your energy sources according to your usage.’ A truck or a ship would have a large battery to provide the push to get their mass moving, for example. ‘So where we are at is we’ve got an application of that equation that works perfectly for a high-performance car.
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