Last month we covered in much detail the Mercedes BlueZERO trio of
electric concept cars by Mercedes (which it now says are production - ready, and that it will make a low - volume EV in 2010), but back
Not exact matches
Highlights so far include Chinese startup Byton's new
electric concept car, LG's smart washer and dryer, a 3D face - scanning camera
by Bellus3D, and a keynote address
by NVDIA's CEO Jensen Huang.
Secretive
electric car startup Faraday Future may have accidentally leaked photos of its much anticipated concept car, which were spotted by Car and Driv
car startup Faraday Future may have accidentally leaked photos of its much anticipated
concept car, which were spotted by Car and Driv
car, which were spotted
by Car and Driv
Car and Driver.
Dr Michael Schier, from DLR's Institute of Vehicle
Concepts, said: «For
electric vehicles, the air conditioning uses a lot of electrical energy, thereby cutting down the range of
electric cars by up to 50 per cent.
The LE is not merely a fanciful
concept, as Infiniti plans to put the
car into production within the next one or two years; the company said in September 2011 that it would launch an
electric car by 2014.
The
concept car is equipped with a small rear - mounted
electric motor fed
by a small battery pack.
The
concept car is powered
by an
electric drivetrain, and nearly all its body panels are crafted from aluminum.
Mercedes - Benz is not providing many details on the F 015 Luxury in Motion
concept's powertrain, but does say that the
car uses an
electric drivetrain powered
by a fuel cell.
The proposed
electric - powered Beetle, which would be a sister model to the modern - day Microbus that was presaged
by the ID Buzz
concept at this year's Detroit motor show, is one of a number of proposals that are planned to be put before Volkswagen board members when they meet to vote on ways to build on the company's initial range of
electric cars.
Fiat is a brand synonymous with the small -
car concept, as evidenced
by its lineup of 500 models, including the 500 hatchback, 500c convertible, 500 and 500c Abarth, and the fully
electric 500e.
The sports
car concept, called Vision EfficientDynamics, sports gull - wing doors and is powered
by a three - cylinder turbodiesel engine and two
electric motors.
The Toyota FT - EV II is a small, battery
electric,
concept car built
by Toyota as a modified Toyota iQ and first shown at the October 2009 Tokyo Motor Show.
Volkswagen will focus on environmentally friendly technologies
by showing an
electric -
car concept and a study for a so - called «1 Liter Auto,» a two - seater that burns one liter of fuel per 100 kilometers (equivalent to 238 mpg).
Speaking at the Geneva motor show, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler also committed to filling every gap in the German
car - maker's already - comprehensive SUV range, strengthening the prospects of Q1, Q4 and Q6 models, but said Audi's first all -
electric vehicle (next year's all - new battery -
electric SUV, previewed
by the e-tron quattro
concept) won't be called the Q6.
The Porsche Mission E
concept is the first - ever all -
electric four - seat sports
car from Porsche that was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show (2015 IAA), and has now been officially confirmed for production
by the supervisory board of the Porsche AG.
The MILA Plus is a two - seat plug - in hybrid
concept powered
by a three - cylinder gasoline engine and two
electric motors — one for each axle — delivering a combined 270 horsepower and propelling the
car to 100 km / h (60 mph) from zero in 4.9 seconds.
An EN - V, or «
Electric Networked - Vehicle», is driven
by a General Motors» staff member during an event to unveil its
concept car in Shanghai.
While the
concept car was powered
by an
electric motor at each axle (providing all - wheel drive), producing a combined 400hp and 700Nm of peak torque, the production version's powertrain is still not known for sure.
Xtrac has developed a new member of its Integrated Lightweight
Electric Vehicle (ILEV) transmission systems; the new P1166 is being incorporated by Williams Advanced Engineering into its innovative modular lightweight electric car platform concept known as FW - EVX (earlie
Electric Vehicle (ILEV) transmission systems; the new P1166 is being incorporated
by Williams Advanced Engineering into its innovative modular lightweight
electric car platform concept known as FW - EVX (earlie
electric car platform
concept known as FW - EVX (earlier post).
This 1979
electric car created
by GE and Chrysler may have been a «sneak»
concept for the future Dodge Daytona.
This
concept car was powered
by a CamPro 1.6 engine paired to a 30 kW (40 hp)
electric motor.
Heavily inspired
by the E-Motion
concept that was unveiled at the Shanghai auto show back in April 2017, it's rumoured that instead of that
car's advanced pure -
electric powertrain the X-Motion will be equipped with a conventional internal combustion engine.
In the 1970s, General Motors Advanced Engineering developed a
concept car, the Electrovette, based on the Chevette, but using an
electric motor powered
by lead - acid batteries.
The Mercedes - Benz all -
electric SUV
concept has been partially revealed in a teaser released
by the
car maker.
The task of ensuring the engine and
electric motor team up together to optimum effect is handled
by the power electronics that were developed
by the BMW Group and apply the same basic
concept used in the BMW i
cars.
The
concept car is propelled
by a petrol engine combined with an
electric one, summing up the plug - in hybrid technology with a total output of 205 kW (279 HP).
While it has a three - door layout in
concept car guise, insiders suggest the production version of the EQA will receive a five - door hatchback layout, with accommodation for up to five in an interior they say is «considerably larger» than that of the soon - to - be-superseded third - generation A-Class, owing to the packaging advantages provided
by its
electric driveline.
Its rear wheels are driven
by an
electric motor, making this all - new
concept car a plug - in hybrid just like its predecessor.
Previewed
by a
concept car at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Kia Niro EV was unveiled as a production model at the International Electric Car Expo in South Kor
car at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Kia Niro EV was unveiled as a production model at the International
Electric Car Expo in South Kor
Car Expo in South Korea.
The
concept doesn't use the typical battery packs that today's
electric car's use and instead it's powered
by supercapacitors and energy storage that's integrated into the carbon fiber body panels.
The all -
electric Audi e-tron
concept car was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, [42] followed
by 2009 LA Auto Show (in orange body colour), [43] and at the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The first running prototype remains true to the
concept car by using a combination of diesel and
electric power.
Motivated bu two
electric motors powered
by a large, T - shaped, 49 - kWh battery, the R8 e-tron boasts 455 horsepower and a whopping 679 pound - feet of torque, a massive 225 - pony increase over the
concept car.
In a new video published
by the German sports
car maker, the singer / songwriter steps out of his classic black 356 Speedster for a spin in the Mission E
concept to see if it addresses his feeling that
electric vehicles «don't have a soul»...
With the joint presentation of its first volume - produced vehicle powered purely
by an
electric drive system and a sports
car currently holding the status of the world's most progressive, the BMW i brand is highlighting the broad spread of its future - oriented vehicle
concepts.
But the
concept is neat: a smaller home with a lighter footprint, towed
by an
electric car, and everything being powered
by the sun.
Though most of the time when TreeHugger covers
electric cars, we're talking about hybrids, plug - in
electric concept vehicles — basically substitutes for vehicles now powered
by fossil fuels — some of which even putting the Porsche
For marketing that doesn't mean: - Look, this is an
electric car... - It means: look, this is the coolest
car in the world, and
by the way... it is a future - oriented
concept... C'm on guys.
From exciting EVs offered
by automakers little - known in the states to plug - in
electrics from industry heavyweights, here are the seven most intriguing
electric concept cars revealed in Geneva this year.
It's incredibly difficult to translate just how bad of a year it was for Faraday Future, which is financially backed
by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting with connections to LeEco, another
electric vehicle startup under the umbrella of Yueting's media empire LeTV, which also confusingly had its LeSee
concept car designed
by the Faraday Future team.