At CES 2017, Chrysler unveiled the Chrysler Portal self-driving electric minivan, the first-ever custom-built Generation Z vehicle.
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The American start-up company Faraday Future, which brought the futuristic study of the FFZero01 electric supercar to CES last year, this time presented its first pre-production vehicle, the Faraday Future FF91, which will be a direct competitor to the Tesla Model X.
Newcomer to the automotive world, Californian startup Ludic Motors has unveiled its first car – the 1,000 HP Lucid Air luxury electric sedan to much interest and admiration. It is priced in the same range as Tesla's Model S, which it is a direct competitor to and is likely to win quite a few buyers.
Maserati has announced that an electric version of the Maserati Alfieri will hit the roads in 2020. It may seem late, given that it will be most of the competition has already jumped on the electric train, but still, better late than never. An octane derivative is already coming in 2019. Sports Alfieri announced the concept in Geneva in 2014, but now the series production date is known and rumors of an electric version have been confirmed.
China's technological offensive continues. The NIO EP9 is the fastest electric car in the world! Chinese products have never been a concept of quality, but overnight they not only caught the connection with the West, but also surpassed it in many ways, and to the right! Smartphones are a good example. Yesterday they were copying, today they are innovating. They have now taken up the car business with the same zeal. The proof is the NextEV company, which presented the NIO EP9 electric car at London's Saatchi&Saatchi gallery, which is said to be the fastest electric car in the world.
The Jaguar I-Pace is a concept electric crossover that heralds Jaguar's entry into electric vehicles and with which it announces the completion of the range of SUVs, where it now competes with the F-Pace model, the first SUV of this 'wild cat'. The I-Pace has a lithium-ion battery built into the bottom, and the passenger cabin is uncharacteristically pushed forward.
Is the new Opel Ampera-e (2017) your next car? It's electric at the Paris Motor Show. No, the exhibitors are not looking at each other, but many showrooms are decorated with electric cars. Also the showroom of the Opel brand, where it presents the second generation Opel Ampero-e, with which it proves that electric mobility in everyday use is not only feasible, but also fun. Just like the new Renault Zoe, the new Opel Ampera-e overcomes the magical limit of 400 kilometers without intermediate charging. It will hit showrooms in the summer of 2017.
The Renault Zoe is one of Europe's best-selling electric cars, and the new Renault Zoe will only cement that status. On paper, Renault promises an electric range of 400 kilometers, but in reality we can expect 300. It got a battery that is half as powerful and a more efficient electric motor. It is a breakthrough in electromobility, as the Zoe will provide adequate range for all drivers (300 kilometers is the psychological limit in the minds of buyers). They will be able to comfortably switch to electric drive.
The fourth version of the Porsche Panamera 4 E-hybrid has become electric. Porsche promises a consumption of only 2.5 liters per 100 kilometers and a 50-kilometer electric range.
Even China has its own Tesla Model S. It's the LeSEE, an electric car from the LeEco brand. It is a concept that predicts the imminent release of a production model, which is supposed to be a direct competitor to the luxury electric sedan from America. The car will be fully electric and will enable autonomous driving.
The Porsche Mission E concept car is the result of thinking that if we had endless money and all the knowledge at our disposal, we would... German engineers were in this skin, so this is a luxury sports sedan with 600 horses, which powered by electricity, armed to the teeth with the best they have. They pushed the drive to the 919 Hybrid race car, while for the construction they looked to the production hybrid Spyder 918 and its version for the Le Mans endurance race, and they also removed the battery. Two built-in electric motors produce 600 horsepower, and it accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds. Oh, and it charges faster than a Tesla!
Will Apple add an electric car to its product repertoire is a question that has been stirring the web for some time, but now the media has also picked up on the matter. In recent months, more and more experts from various fields of the automotive industry (Mercedes-Benz, Ford,...) are resigning and leaving for Silicon Valley. Time will tell if the news about the car is true, but the fact is that Apple has all the conditions to become the dictater of automotive trends.