concept – Page 4 – Sidevalve EV News

Honda presents near-series e-SUV for China

April 19, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Honda is planning ten fully electric models for the Chinese market within the next five years, as the company announced at Auto Shanghai. Honda is now showing a preview of the first BEV model, which is to go on sale in China in spring 2022, with the “Honda SUV e:prototype”. This is the near-production version […]

The post Honda presents near-series e-SUV for China appeared first on electrive.com.

Genesis presents battery-electric version of the G80

April 19, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Hyundai’s premium brand Genesis has shown its first all-battery electric model at the Shanghai Auto Show. The Genesis Electrified G80 is the electric variant of the well-known G80 luxury sedan and will be offered exclusively with all-wheel-drive. The vehicle combines two electric motors, each with 136 kW of power and 350 Nm of torque on […]

The post Genesis presents battery-electric version of the G80 appeared first on electrive.com.

Toyota presents the bZ4X battery-electric concept

April 19, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Toyota presented the Toyota bZ4X Concept at Auto Shanghai, providing a preview of the Japanese brand’s first battery-electric vehicle. The study, developed by Toyota together with Subaru, is expected to go into series production in mid-2022. The all-wheel-drive mid-size SUV is built on the e-TNGA modular platform developed specifically for battery-electric vehicles and is the […]

The post Toyota presents the bZ4X battery-electric concept appeared first on electrive.com.

Audi gives preview of electric A6 for 2023 in Shanghai

April 19, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated, Uncategorized Comments Off

Audi has just presented the A6 e-tron concept at Auto China in Shanghai. Although it adopts the familiar model designation of the combustion engine, the A6 e-tron is based on the PPE, i.e. an all-electric platform. It seems the electric car’s chances of going into series production are good since Audi already mentions a concrete […]

The post Audi gives preview of electric A6 for 2023 in Shanghai appeared first on electrive.com.

Lexus presents the LF-Z Electrified Concept

March 30, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Lexus has presented the LF-Z Electrified Concept, a battery-electric vehicle study intended to provide a glimpse of what the brand has in store for electric drive and design by 2025. The concept uses a new electric vehicle platform for this purpose. The LF-Z Electrified Concept is a kind of crossover, as the front bonnet of […]

The post Lexus presents the LF-Z Electrified Concept appeared first on electrive.com.

Humble Motors presents solar SUV from California

March 29, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Californian start-up Humble Motors has presented the concept of an electric SUV that is equipped with solar cells on a 7.5 square metre surface. The Humble One is scheduled to go into production in 2024 and be delivered from 2025. The company is already taking reservations. With the installed solar cells, lightweight construction technology […]

The post Humble Motors presents solar SUV from California appeared first on electrive.com.

Canoo presents electric pickup ready for 2023 delivery

March 11, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Californian start-up Canoo has unveiled an electric pickup truck that will be available for pre-order from the second quarter of 2021 and delivered from 2023. It will be available with either one or two electric motors and offer more than 200 miles (320 km) of range. Canoo plans to offer the pickup with a […]

The post Canoo presents electric pickup ready for 2023 delivery appeared first on electrive.com.

Kia teases design of electric crossover named EV6

March 9, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Kia’s first electric model based on the Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) is called EV6. Kia has now officially announced this and shown the first teasers of the electric crossover, which shares the technical basis but not the design with Hyundai’s Ioniq 5. Although Kia also relies on clear lines for the EV6 (for which the […]

The post Kia teases design of electric crossover named EV6 appeared first on electrive.com.

Fisker and Foxconn are planning a new EV for 2023

February 24, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Fisker has announced a large-scale electric vehicle project with the Apple contract manufacturer Hon Hai aka Foxconn. The model, which will apparently not be an ordinary electric car, will be Fisker’s second model after the Ocean electric SUV. Both partners will develop an electric vehicle in a “new segment” under the project name PEAR (Personal […]

The post Fisker and Foxconn are planning a new EV for 2023 appeared first on electrive.com.

Renault considers using LFP batteries for the Renault 5

February 17, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

In order to be able to sell the production version of the all-electric Renault 5 Prototype, planned for 2023, at a profit, Renault is considering the use of LFP batteries. The price range of the Renault 5 is said to be between 20,000 and 30,0000 euros. This was stated by Renault CEO Luca de Meo […]

The post Renault considers using LFP batteries for the Renault 5 appeared first on electrive.com.