The big German show had seven Chinese automakers (including MG!), plus new plug-in models from BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Ford, and Opel. If you couldn’t get to the actual show, there were free pop-up installations all over town.
with two electric motors, is described as the “first-ever certified protection sedan with an all-electric drive system.”The armored and extremely heavy BMW is designed to repel firearms, explosives, and even drone attacks. It has 544 horsepower for quick getaways. The range is sure to be affected by the weight, which is over 10,000 pounds—more than the Hummer EV.
is a tiny single-seater designed for delivering everything from packages to pizza. It looks like a concept, but it’s an actual production model that will be introduced initially in Germany and the Netherlands. It’s a city car, with only 12 horsepower and a 5.5-kilowatt-hour battery that can be charged in four hours on European AC.SUV that will be sold widely around Europe and complements the Seal sedan and Dolphin SUV.
Quantron also has several smaller trucks. Its plan is to offer sustainably minded businesses such as IKEA a complete mobility-as-a-service delivery fleet with payment by kilometer driven., which already operated 40 hydrogen filling stations. “There are certain things fuel cells can accomplish that batteries cannot,” said Shane Stephens, First Element’s CEO.“With these trucks we can overcome the chicken-and-egg issue.
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