• More Honda EV concepts on the way - Honda's design boss says there are more
electric concepts on the way, but it's not clear when they'll make production • Toyota boss says more diesels unlikely - Didier Leroy tells Auto Express it's unlikely that Toyota will ever make another diesel - engined car • Nissan IMx concept to influence next Qashqai - Nissan design boss hints the IMx could be a good indication of what to expect from the next generation Qashqai
But many still had
an electric concept on show.
Not exact matches
Besides conceptualizing groundbreaking future car
concepts for BMW's portfolio of BMW, Mini, Rolls - Royce and
electric - powered i - series cars, BMW Designworks» 135 employees across three design studios in California, Munich and Shanghai also consult
on product design and strategy for external clients such as Dell, Cartier and Hewlett - Packard.
According to Qwest, a businessman came up with the
concept after going
on long - distance trips with his dogs using the
electric car.
Porsche's decision comes as the company sets out targets of launching its first range of
electric road cars, following
on from the Mission E
concept, in the near future.
Considering the series focuses
on the development of
electric power and future tech it's an appropriate look, with enclosed wheels, a sizeable diffuser and a neat split rear wing
concept.
The Erie County Industrial Development Agency approved tax breaks Ellicott Development's plans to renovate a century - old former General
Electric Co. warehouse where Busti Avenue and Niagara Street intersect along Sinatra & Co.'s proposal to renovate the former Phoenix Brewery building
on Ellicott and Virginia streets and Paul Kolkmeyer's
concept of transforming the former Stanton Building at 251 Main St.. All are anchored by market rate apartments.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Denver -: The «Adapting Commercial Spacecraft for the Asteroid Redirect Vehicle» study will define system
concepts for a Solar
Electric Propulsion Module based
on an existing commercial spacecraft bus and NASA Hall thrusters.
Plug - in hybrids take the
concept further by plugging into a regular
electric outlet to enable the vehicle to operate solely
on its
electric motor for ranges of 40 - 50 miles or more
on a single charge.
The record begins with the sense of being in a huge venue, the show is about to start, ant Arcade fire is impatient to show what they've done, then Everything now starts and you begin to feel it, it's a gorgeous move, as they use to do, after it the synthesizers start
on and
on, a little to much but considering thomas bangalter's influence
on the album, it is pretty amazing, the lyrics are not as good as their other albums, but they compensate it with a great
concept about having everything now, wanting to get infinite content and dying inside feeling the
electric blue, at least i recommend the album for a few listens to grow
on you people instead of criticizing it.
Riding
on Audi's next - gen modular longitudinal (MLB) architecture shared with the Audi Q7, the all -
electric e-tron SUV
concept focuses
on active aerodynamics, a roomy interior seating four, and all - wheel - drive as its major selling points.
Based
on the T25 and T27 microcar designs, which feature a 51 - hp 660 - cc Mitsubishi I - 3 engine and 340 - hp
electric Zytec engine, respectively, the Motiv.e
concept will also utilize GMD's patented iStream manufacturing technology.
Audi's first foray into the all -
electric field will look to rain
on the Tesla Model X's parade, in the form of the Audi Q6 e-tron, which we'll see in
concept form at the Frankfurt auto show in September.
Ever since it first showed an
electric 500
concept at the 2010 Detroit auto show, Fiat has shied away from disclosing firm details
on its
electric drivetrain — but that's no longer the case.
Jaguar says its first all -
electric vehicle will have a 220 - mile range, be capable of a 4.0 - second 0 - to - 60 mph sprint, and will look very much like the well - received
concept on the stand at the L.A. show.
Volkswagen lifts the covers
on its
electric Beetle
concept, the E-Bugster.
A production version of the all -
electric RapideE
concept (pictured), based
on the Aston Martin Rapide S luxury sedan, will also help Aston Martin meet stricter emissions standards.
At the Paris auto show Volkswagen debuted its I.D.
concept car, an all -
electric compact built
on VW's brand - new MEB platform that will launch in 2020.
Based
on the same MEB platform as the Skoda Vision E and the other I.D
concepts, the Crozz is claimed to be capable of around 310 miles
on a single charge, deployed through
electric motors mounted
on each axle.
Alongside the rather goofy I.D. Buzz
concept, the oddly named I.D. Crozz is the second model confirmed for production that was designed from the ground up with an
electric drivetrain, riding
on the
electric - only MEB platform.
The company's financial woes cast doubt
on the future of its proposed
electric car business as well as the viability of Faraday Future and its FF 91
concept.
Having shown the Audi RS5 TDI
concept with the technology, Hackenberg confirms that Audi plans to use
electric turbochargers
on future models.
That SUV will be based
on the E-tron Quattro
concept of 2015 and will feature an
electric drive system similar to that of the E-tron Sportback.
Similar to the
concept, the production - spec C - X75 should have a small - displacement gasoline - powered engine paired with an
electric motor
on each axle, and be able to go about 31 miles in EV mode.
The Mercedes Vision Van
concept is powered by a 75 kilowatt - hour
electric drive with a range of as low as 50 miles and as much as 170 miles, depending
on the intended application.
Now that series
electric hybrid vehicles are beginning to emerge in commercial applications (first seen in buses and soon in the Chevrolet Volt), the
concept of an electrically - powered vehicle that uses an
on - board turbine generator seems like a practical idea.
«The next decision
on electric cars will be what kind of emotional
concepts we need,» said Diess, explaining these «emotional
concepts» include the Microbus, Beetle, Kübelwagen, and Buggy.
The German brand's
concept has an advanced diesel plug - in hybrid powertrain — we also saw it last year
on the five - passenger CrossCoupe TDI
concept — as well as
electric all - wheel drive.
Dubbed the Cigarette AMG
Electric Drive
Concept, the first thing you'll notice is its color — t he eye - searing yellow - green paintjob is the same as the color
on the SLS AMG E-Cell
concept we've seen a few times now.
Honda will have six other
concepts on display at Tokyo; three motorcycles, including a 250cc - like
electric sports bike (the RC - E), two city cars, the Micro Commuter and the N Box, and a curious mobility scooter called the Townwalker, which is designed to fold neatly into the car when not in use.
The «hybrid» badge
on the side means a petrol -
electric drivetrain will sit beneath the bodywork of this
concept at least, perhaps the Lexus LS600h's 439bhp 5.0 - litre V8 /
electric setup.
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.
Like VW's previous Type 2 - style revivals, the 2001 Microbus
Concept and 2012's «Bulli»
concept, the I.D. Buzz is little more than a carrot
on a stick, with no evidence of plans for production at least in the short term - but it does serve to illustrate the company's renewed focus
on electric vehicles in the coming years.
Sitting
on the same platform as the new Leaf, the Nissan IMx Kuro
concept previews the brand's
electric SUV plans with a 373 - mile range
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced Golf Twin Drive plug - in hybrid
concept based
on Mk5 Golf, which uses 2.0 L 91 kW (122 hp) I4 turbodiesel and 61 kW (82 hp)
electric motor with lithium - ion batteries.
The Lightning may still be at the
concept stage, but one
electric sports car that's already
on sale is the Tesla Roadster.
The i3's open - space interior
concept also separates it from the pack, as does its nearly $ 45,500 entry - level price tag, which gets you a pure
electric vehicle with a range of about 114 miles
on a full charge.
Honda will unveil an all - new
electric sports car — the Sports EV
Concept — at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
on 25 October, as part of a broad range of advanced two - and four - wheeled production and
concept vehicles.
The
concept can travel up 19 miles and has a top speed of 75 miles - per - hour in full
electric mode and average fuel consumption
on the EU test cycle is 3.8 litres per 100 kilometres or about 75 miles - per - gallon.
The Mila EV was a plug - in
electric vehicle
concept [16] based
on a modular lightweight platform, displayed at the 2009 Geneva 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).
Mitsubishi looks to double down
on a future centered
on both
electric vehicles and crossovers with its e Evolution
concept.
The timing and an upcoming
electric platform may have had more to do with this expected decision than public reaction to the latest in a long line of
concepts, which was shown at the Detroit auto show just days ago: The impending production of the pure -
electric MEB platform and the myriad vehicles that VW intends to put
on the EV platform will have required a small MPV positioned under the commercial - looking Transporter.
The Frankfurt
concept has two
electric motors mounted
on each axle, the total power of the assembly being estimated at 275 hp and 500 Nm.
Based
on the Nissan NV200, Nissan introduced the Nissan e-NV200
concept all -
electric van at the 2012 North American Auto Show in Detroit.
Based
on a
concept originally revealed last year, the BXi7 is the firm's first pure -
electric offering.
Honda did not offer any technical details
on the Everus EV
concept, but it did say that the
electric crossover was designed with car sharing in mind.
Then there is Volkswagen which had the brilliant I.D. Crozz SUV
concept that is fully
electric and can go 600 km
on a full charge.
At the heart of the
concept car is an advanced diesel -
electric hybrid system, based
on a compact turbocharged 1.5 - liter, three - cylinder common - rail diesel engine that will first appear in the second - generation 1 - series due in 2011.