Luis AG is planning electric SUV
The company Ahrensburg Luis AG had failed in September, a first production-ready electric car that the German car market to bring. The production of the small car was stopped after considerable quality defects were detected. The contract with the Chinese partner company was dissolved and moved the assembly to Ahrensburg. The approval of the compact car series failed, however, why the company founder Jan Luis now plans to launch an electric SUV.
The SUV is named Luis 4U Green and will be available in March. The purchase price for the electric version will cost to amount to 39 900 while the car with petrol engine is only about 19,000. According to the company to the series registration work this time. It remains to be seen whether the Luis AG will succeed this time with its planned electric car. Compared with the established car manufacturers, the company must still hold and become a well-known name.
Renault-Nissan alliance tried electric vehicles for Andalusia
The Renault-Nissan alliance plans with the community of Andalusia cooperation. In this partnership, the proliferation of electric vehicles in the region of southern Spain are encouraged. Both partners will ensure that their aspirations for an electric vehicle to the test. The first joint project to promote a "zero emission" vehicle it will be a pilot project in which to experiment and should be figured out how electric vehicles behave in relation to the range.
The aim is to determine the need for energy to drive the vehicle after the complete unloading again to make ready. More specifically, we extend the reach of new knowledge and thus increase the practicality of electric vehicles. Referring to the region of Andalusia are also ways of boosting in less populated areas to be investigated. First we will start in Malaga, such a test program for electric cars. The residents of Spanish Town as well as local authorities are to be integrated into the test procedure, they say. Likewise, we will make attempts in Barcelona, where, for example, creates financial incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles for government.
Renault is not only the world with several research sites very keen in the development and improvement of electric vehicles, particularly in Spain, you can rely on four production sites and a market share of 10.9 percent so far (relative to conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles). The Renault-Nissan Alliance has already signed agreements with several countries for the development of zero-emission cars and is planning mass production of electric vehicles from 2012.
Audi is E-Tron II before
The car manufacturer Audi AG has unveiled at the Detroit motor show with the E-Tron II, a smaller version of its electric sports car and E-Tron is a study. The vehicle is 3.94 meters long and can accommodate a maximum of two people. It provides the vehicle, according to developer Thomas herbs over "World Online" a refined chassis and a much slimmed body. The battery pack consisting of a series lithium-ion battery is located directly behind the seats. The Audi E-Tron II weighs just 1.35 tonnes and is a lightweight.
This is driven by two electric motors mounted with a total of 204 hp and accelerates the car within 6 seconds to 100 km / h. The top speed is 200 mph and a battery charge can be driven 250 kilometers. During braking energy is recovered and fed into the batteries. The batteries can be empty in a quick-charge fully charged in just two hours during the normal charge takes home whopping eleven hours. The E-Tron is to go into production, but whether the Executive Committee of the E-Tron II decision also will have to wait.
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