BMW has shown
us a smaller electric concept at the LA motor show, the three - door Coupe i3 suggesting the brand sees a future for small all - electric models.
Not exact matches
And Toyota has designed the i - ROAD, a
small,
electric concept car eventually meant to be deployed in urban fleets and shared, similar to the bike shares popping up in many cities.
NASA is currently developing
concepts for the redirect mission that will employ a robotic spacecraft, driven by an advanced solar
electric propulsion system, to capture a
small near - Earth asteroid or remove a boulder from the surface of a larger asteroid.
The
concept car is equipped with a
small rear - mounted
electric motor fed by a
small battery pack.
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.
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.
In a one sentence press release issued yesterday, Toyota said it will show a
small electric vehicle
concept next month at the North American International Auto Show.Details are sparse at the moment, but Automotive News speculates that the company will reveal a battery - powered iQ - sized city car.
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.
The company is proceeding with plans to roll out its first
electric model, shown in
concept form at the Frankfurt motor show earlier this year, and is currently looking for partnerships with other automakers to bring down the costs as well as solve the engineering challenges of building
small electric cars.
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
concept is similar to home charging for GM's Chevy Volt, which has an
electric drive and batteries, but also uses as
small gasoline engine for extending the vehicle's range.»
Hence the
concept to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show could be a litmus test for the company to see whether they should put a
smaller electric - powered sedan into production or not.
Porsche is testing a plug - in
electric concept version of the Panamera sedan, though it has no plans to show the car publicly.Incoming Porsche chairman Matthias Mueller told a
small group of...
Mercedes - Benz is going to reveal a new
electric concept this fall at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, which will preview a
small hatchback called the EQ A.
The new
concept will preview a new
small entry level hatchback
electric car for the EQ - sub brand, reportedly called the EQ A.
The second most important vehicle revealed at IAA 2017 Frankfurt motor show is the Mercedes EQA
concept, a vision of how the
smallest and most affordable
electric Mercedes will look when it arrives in showrooms in 2019.
The
smaller 2 - seat
concept also showcases a new twin - turbo gasoline engine that combined with the
electric motor puts out 354 hp.
They also say it's possible GM could be working on an eAssist style Corvette as proof of
concept, or even for select markets the way 1500 - series trucks are being sold on the West Coast with a
small electric motor adding another 13 horses and 44 lb - ft of torque during acceleration, along with regenerative braking and Stop / Start.
Mercedes - Benz is going to reveal a new
electric concept this fall at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, which will preview a
small hatchback called...
But the
concept is neat: a
smaller home with a lighter footprint, towed by an
electric car, and everything being powered by the sun.
There were
concept cars aplenty, and a slew of
small fully
electric cars — a tiny 2 - seater from Honda, the Nissan Leaf (which goes on sale later this year!)