Automotive jobs: Gordon Murray receives funding for electric city car T.27

Automotive jobs in electric vehicles in the UK will get a welcomed boost with a 16-month project to develop a low carbon city car.

McLaren F1 designer, Gordon Murray invented the T.27 electric car and together with Zytek Automotive Technology will now create four prototypes of the vehicle, the GreenWise Business reported.

The project will cost £9m and the Government recently awarded £4.5m toward the venture.

Murray commented positively on the project and said: “An opportunity to start from a clean sheet of paper combined with our disruptive manufacturing technology will result in a product which truly pushes the boundaries of urban vehicle design.”

According to the news source, the T.27 is a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), smaller in size than the Smart car but with more space for goods.

A spokesperson for Murray commented on the vehicle and said: “The T.27 will be the world’s most efficient car because it uses an entirely fresh approach to design and accepts no compromise in safety, performance, range, space, weight, rolling resistance and ride quality whilst adopting the iStream methodology for manufacture”.

The project may also include the build of an automotive manufacturing facility that will lead to more UK jobs.