Official: Lancia Ypsilon reborn as EV supermini with 250-mile range

Lancia introduced that the EV hatchback will supply a variety of 403km (250 miles).  This implies it makes use of the identical 51kWh battery because the Peugeot e-208 and Vauxhall Corsa Electrical, leading to a 0-62mph time of 8.2sec and a prime velocity of 93mph. It additionally has the power to cost from 20% to 80% in 24 minutes.

The agency has partnered with Italian furnishings maker Cassina to make the preliminary version of the Ypsilon; it was accountable for the design of the inside and exterior colors. 

It has ribbed velvet seats with a cannelloni motif, a small desk protruding from the dashboard, a flat-bottomed steering wheel trimmed in leather-based and black plastic and Stellantis’s new Sound Air Mild Augmentation (Sala) infotainment system.

This makes use of totally customisable widgets which might be depicted on two customary screens as customary, with the homepage serving as a centralised management panel permitting the driving force to decide on how they wish to talk with the automotive, whether or not or not it’s by touching a button or by their voice.

Costs for the Ypsilon additionally have not but been detailed, however we count on the limited-run mannequin to be priced greater than the equal Peugeot and Vauxhall, which price from £31k and £32k. The model has confirmed that the automotive can be bought in European international locations resembling Spain, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium, nevertheless it’s but to verify a UK entrance.