Sunday 3 July 2016

The FFZero-1

In Jan 2016 Faraday future disclosed the FFZero 1 concept car. The company said that it set out to create a car which will provide a driver experience like none other. The FFZero 1 is a car that will help them achieve this goal. The company claims that the car will have a 1000 horsepower, 0-60 time under three seconds and a top speed over 200 mph. No doubt these are just theoretical numbers but Faraday future claims that it will achieve this in couple of years. The car looks something like this:

                            
The exterior of this car has a glass roof through which we can see the carbon fiber interior, the steering onto which we can attach our smartphones. Besides the stunning exterior and interior of the car, it is also supposed to have a kind of "sixth-sense". The car will have a 'UI'
based tech which involves interaction with the driver to give him a better driving experience.
One more brilliant feature that this car will probably have is its zero-gravity driving experience. Its structure will be such that the driver will reduced stress even at high speeds.
The car will also have a Halo Safety system, a system that supports the driver's neck and head along with a helmet that will not only provide you with oxygen and water, but also constantly check your body's bio-activity. 
However notice that this car is more of a racing car than a car which we will use in our day to day lives. Faraday future explains this little thing as well. They propose a technology by the name Variable Platform Architecture(VPA). This revolutionary platform architecture will change the entire viewpoint about the shape of the car. The company says that VPA  will basically operate on 'strings' of battery. Their battery will be a powerful but compact powerhouse which will store more juice in it than it will appear to hold. The company will design its base on battery blocks attached in groups of six. These blocks will then form strings. Adding or removing even one of them will enable us to change the way the car looks. So essentially the car can become a sedan, a compact car etc. the possibilities are limitless. This video shows the revolutionary VPA technology. The VPA will allow Faraday Future to execute models more efficiently than any other car company in the world. Since the company will be able to create custom designs and execute those designs efficiently, Faraday future may dominate the electronic vehicle market( EV market).

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