The Dodge ZEO concept is designed to break the paradigm of what an electric car should look like. An electric car can be as expressive as any gasoline-powered vehicle.
With its enormous wheel arches, extra-high, receding beltline and sublime colour (christened Zeo Orange, of course), this prototype holds its own against the Chrysler 300C SRT8.
A 6.1 liter HEMI V8 engine is going to powered this ZEO. The 272-horsepower electric motor is powered by a 64-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery that allows the ZEO to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in under 6 seconds. That's what the 300C SRT8 can do!
With an estimated 402-kilometre tank range, the ZEO is sure to be a hit, overcoming as it does the biggest disadvantage of 100% electric cars.
For exterior, the ZEO is equipped with four doors. The doors open like scissors on both sides, which probably makes it easier to slide into. A-pillars that curve into extended roof rails and then converge at the rear. The windshield glass extends in a smooth, curved line almost to the rear of the vehicle. All four passengers can thus enjoy a nearly 360-degree view.
Meanwhile for the interior, the sloping centre console flows down from the windshield, dividing the entire passenger compartment as if to define each passenger's personal space. Instead of a conventional dashboard, the steering wheel, steering column and instruments are treated as a single, self-sufficient entity. The steering wheel features two vertical spokes set close together, leaving 80% of the rim free for optimum visibility. A thin blue touch screen is placed directly before the driver, inside the steering wheel hub.
