Kamkorp
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Research and Development |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Website | www.kamkorp.com |
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Research and Development |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Website | www.fn-research.com |
The Kamkorp Group is a privately held holding company, encompassing a wide range of businesses but operates mainly as Frazer-Nash Research Ltd. It is owned by UK-based Indian businessman Kamal Siddiqi. Over the past 25 years, the Kamkorp Group has developed proprietary digital electric and hybrid electric powertrains and products for the transportation and industrial markets. The company has produced various automobile prototypes under the brands Frazer-Nash and Metrocab. It also owns Bristol Cars, under which brand the Bristol Bullet sports car (originally named Project Pinnacle) is being developed. The Bullet is set for a reveal date of 26 July 2016, production will start later in 2017.
Frazer-Nash Research Limited is a British Research and Development company and the powerhouse of the Kamkorp Group of Companies.
Frazer-Nash Research Ltd (FNR) develop projects from concept through to low volume production. In house capabilities include mechanics, electronics, software, electrical, industrial and automotive engineering. All components of FN Range-Extended Electric powertrain are designed in-house, using systems and sub-systems developed and built within the Group companies.
FNR developed a Range-Extended Electric (REE) powertrain that has been applied to a variety of vehicle platforms from city cars to low-cost mass-transit monorails. The vehicles are electric vehicles, with an internal combustion engine (range extender) powering a matched generator, as an auxiliary power unit, charging the battery pack and/or providing energy directly to the electric motors.
Frazer-Nash technology has been applied to a range of vehicle platforms and products, some developed in-house by FNR, and others developed in partnership with OEMs.
A zero emission people mover.
The electric Go Kart was Frazer-Nash Research’s first electric drive product.
An electric vehicle (EV) designed for city and urban use.
The Road Runner introduced a variety of advanced proprietary innovations. The vehicle had a 12 motor configuration (4 per carriage) and was capable of carrying up to 45 passengers.
The Windsor was designed for golf courses, large estates, residential neighbourhoods and parks.
Frazer-Nash Research collaborated with Proton Cars of Malaysia to produce the Proton Saga, an electric 4-seater saloon, and the Proton Exora, a range-extended electric 7-seater MPV. The FN technology allowed these vehicles to far surpass their petrol counterparts. Proton Cars entered the range-extended electric Exora into the RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge (FCC), one of the biggest electric and hybrid car competitions worldwide. Winners were determined in terms of which car is the most fuel efficient and least polluting. The Proton Exora won in its category for two consecutive years.
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