The one-of-a-kind prototype is unveiled at the 2023 Canadian International AutoShow, where parts makers hope to attract the attention of other manufacturers expanding their plug-in fleets
As the automotive world electrifies, domestic parts manufacturers have rolled out a made-in-Canada concept car to showcase their capabilities.called Project Arrow, the brainchild of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association .
Flavio Volpe, the head of the APMA, says the Arrow is a rolling showcase for Canadian automotive technology and know-how. Even the name has roots in Canada. The car is a tribute to the innovation that went into the famed – and ill-fated – Avro Arrow, the fighter jet designed and built in the 1950s near Toronto that was ultimately scrapped by the federal government.
The solar panel on the roof charges an auxiliary battery that keeps the main battery warm in the winter, ensuring the cold will not adversely affect the car’s range. In warm weather, the panel charges the main battery. Joe Butera III, Bongiovi’s technology chief, said that because the Arrow project started as a blank slate, it allowed him to tailor the panels to work as speakers.
“When Flavio asked me to be part of it, I said, ‘I’m not going to do another chassis in metal. I’m not. I’m not going to do another car with a [traditional] battery. There is no innovation in that,’ ” said Mr. Moruzzi, an aerospace engineer who moved to the United States 20 years ago to make aircraft components. Xaba, which he started last year, has a Toronto office and a production facility in Italy.
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