The E-Flex
electric vehicle architecture was first shown in the Chevy Volt concept car revealed earlier this year.
Known internally under the codename EVA (
electric vehicle architecture), it has been conceived to allow the new model to be built alongside the car maker's conventional compact car models in the same factories that produce the existing A-Class, B - Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA.
The concept uses a new, bespoke, in - house designed, aluminium - intensive, battery
electric vehicle architecture.
The fun, futuristic VW with a low roofline, big wheels, and a glowing badge logo is based off the company's new Modular Electric Drive Matrix (MEB)
electric vehicle architecture.
Not exact matches
These partners are Mercedes - Benz, which was recently reported to be preparing to unveil a fleet of
electric vehicles based on a completely new
architecture; Nvidia, which just launched the artificial intelligence - powered palm - sized Drive PX 2 computer for self - driving cars; Otto, an autonomous truck startup that was acquired by Uber last month; and Didi Chuxing, which recently bought out Uber's operations in China.
Audi is working with Porsche on new
vehicle architectures to accommodate new
electric vehicles.
As we previously reported, Hyundai plans to launch its first dedicated
architecture for all -
electric vehicles.
All three
vehicles will sit on VW's all -
electric MEB
architecture and will run on an operating system that allows for quick software updates.
However, the extended - range
electric vehicle, based on the same
architecture as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt due later this year, won't hit the streets before 2012, he later tells reporters.
One
vehicle that could also benefit from a new
architecture based on MQB is Skoda's projected City Streak EV, which in turn could yield an all -
electric version of Audi's city car and help offset the premium automaker's carbon footprint.
The goal of the cooperation, which will create a pioneering
architecture called the Premium Platform
Electric (PPE), is to put future electric vehicles on the market more
Electric (PPE), is to put future
electric vehicles on the market more
electric vehicles on the market more quickly.
The robustness of the
vehicle architecture and the added width of the rear cabin to accommodate a two - seat bench are reinforced from behind by the full - width combination lamp design above a clearly separate rear axle structure which incorporates the
electric motor drive system.
A small crossover could also be a relatively easy next step, since the EV platform under the LEAF is heavily based on the same B0
architecture that the Nissan Juke is built on — meaning the platform of the LEAF
electric vehicle could easily support a taller ride height.
With the debut of the 2019 Jaguar I - Pace, the British luxury automaker introduces a new
electric vehicle (EV)
architecture that can be used for future EV models wearing both Jaguar and Land Rover nameplates.
Based on Porsche's J1
architecture, the shooting brake / SUV model would be Porsche's second
electric vehicle and first derivative of the Mission E four - door fastback, due to go on sale next year.
«We make
electric mobility profitable thanks to unique synergies: on the one hand, with the Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) that Volkswagen is developing for the compact segment; on the other hand, with our premium - architecture electrification, which we are using for electric vehicles in the mid, upper, and luxury range,» Stadler co
electric mobility profitable thanks to unique synergies: on the one hand, with the Modular
Electric Toolkit (MEB) that Volkswagen is developing for the compact segment; on the other hand, with our premium - architecture electrification, which we are using for electric vehicles in the mid, upper, and luxury range,» Stadler co
Electric Toolkit (MEB) that Volkswagen is developing for the compact segment; on the other hand, with our premium -
architecture electrification, which we are using for
electric vehicles in the mid, upper, and luxury range,» Stadler co
electric vehicles in the mid, upper, and luxury range,» Stadler confirmed.
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid (earlier post) is EPA - rated at 46 mpg (5.11 l / 100 km) combined, 47 mpg city and 46 mpg highway; the powertrain shares the transmission
architecture with the 2016 Chevrolet Volt extended range
electric vehicle (EREV), but includes changes to optimize the system for engine - driven charge - sustaining operation in the range of conditions represented by the US EPA 5 cycle fuel economy tests.
Designed from the outset as an
electric vehicle, the I - Pace is built on a bespoke aluminum
architecture that's said to deliver Jaguar's most torsionally rigid body structure, with 50:50 weight distribution.
There will be an increasing number of electrified models from BMW Group in the future, and the company's next - generation
vehicle architecture will enable further fully -
electric vehicles beyond 2020.
The
vehicle relies on an EV - based
architecture that utilizes a pair of advanced
electric motors supplemented by a front - mounted 2.0 - liter gasoline engine.
Based on the newly upgraded Pentastar engine
architecture, the new hybrid engine features an Atkinson cycle combustion system for improved pumping efficiency without compromising
vehicle performance, due to its hybrid
electric motors working in tandem with the engine when full load performance is required.
The specially developed for
electric vehicles MEA
architecture is made of steel, aluminum and carbon and is scalable across all classes and sizes in every respect: wheelbase, track width and all other system components, especially the batteries are variable due to the modular system which can easily spawn anything, from SUVs to sedans, coupes or convertibles.
Thanks to the use of Peugeot's modular new
architecture, the
vehicle has a much shorter front overhang which while it may make the
vehicle look more like a van, it aids in maneuvering especially since it now also has lighter
electric power steering.
Components from the modular
electric -
vehicle architecture that underpins the new crossover will be used by Daimler's future plug - in hybrid and hydrogen -
electric models as well.
In so doing, the SAV with all -
electric drivetrain will blaze a trail for both the fifth generation of BMW eDrive technology and a flexible
vehicle architecture which in future will allow every model in the line - up to be fitted with a combustion engine, a plug - in hybrid system or a battery -
electric drive unit, as desired.
The
electric drive system enables an optimized
vehicle architecture with a level cargo space floor and a shortened front.
Volkswagen will develop an MEB
electric toolkit (Baukasten) for future use in compact segment
vehicles based on the experience gained with existing
vehicle architectures.
Flexible
vehicle architecture to enable electrification of every model series + + + Fully
electric MINI confirmed as MINI 3 door variant + + + Electric drivetrain Made in Germany, integrated into car in Oxfo
electric MINI confirmed as MINI 3 door variant + + +
Electric drivetrain Made in Germany, integrated into car in Oxfo
Electric drivetrain Made in Germany, integrated into car in Oxford + + +
For the next generation of battery
electric vehicles Mercedes developed a new
vehicle architecture, abbreviated EVA.
Future expansions could see the next - generation Nissan Leaf's
architecture also underpin
electric Mitsubishi
vehicles as well.