100 km/liter
Renault Samsung's concept car Eolab was the most interesting to consumers at Seoul Motor Show 2015 last month.
It was also the model that Google co-founder Sergey Brin showed special interest in while remotely watching the Seoul Motor Show using a mobile communication device.
Eolab is the result of high efficiency technological integration. Its ability to travel up to 100 kilometers on one liter of fuel was already verified in Europe. Also, it emits only 22 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer.
Even in comparison with other prominent environmentally-friendly vehicles, the model shows five times better performance in terms of fuel efficiency and carbon emission reduction.
According to Renault Samsung on May 10, the company will sequentially introduce the technology used in the Eolab into the mass-produced cars of Renault and Renault Samsung.
Renault Samsung's engineers, who took part in the Eolab project, have already started using the innovative technologies in the models of domestically mass-produced vehicles.
In fact, magnesium sheets were used in the SM7 Nova. It was manufactured with the same material and in the same way to create the 4-kg roof that was used in the Eolab. Renault Samsung said that the realization of the Eolab first started in Korea.
The Eolab contains approximately 100 innovative technologies in the body, like composite lightweight steel, and an aluminum and magnesium roof. Thanks to that, the company reduced the total weight of the car by 400 kilograms.
Renault Samsung's high-performance plugged-in hybrid electric vehicle Eolab can travel up to 60 kilometers at speeds of up to 120 km/h on electric power alone. While doing that, it does not emit any exhaust emissions. The model uses only an electric motor when commuting on weekdays and the internal combustion engine when going on long trips on the weekeend.
The Eolab also has a real-time information system to show driving information to a driver at a glance, such as acceleration, brakes, road gradients, tire rolling resistance, and the aerodynamics of the car.