Monaco - Fetish Electric Car Goes WiMAX

Wednesday, November 16 2005 at 15:55

Thanks to WIMAX technology and the technological assistance of Intel, the Monaco car maker presents its vehicle of the future: good-looking, clean and built with the future goal of sharing its energy.

Intel and Venturi Automobiles announce a pooling of their talents and resources, which led to the WiMAX wireless data communication technology being incorporated into the all-electric car "Fétish".

Venturi Automobiles is a small sports car maker working out of Monaco. In presenting this new, futuristic vehicle, it stakes a claim as the undisputed showcase for innovation in the Principality. The Venturi Fétish* is the first production electric sports car in automobile history. Performance, you ask? Zero to 100 kph in 4.5 seconds, top speed of 170 kph and a range of 400 km. Power comes from lithium-ion electric batteries weighing a total of 350 kg (100 modules of 72 cells each), managed by two Intel XScale® technology, one at the front of the car and the other at the back.

Read more about the Venturi Fétish beeing equipped with an WiMAX wireless connection box.