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8 Electric Concept Cars Shaking Up the Auto Industry Right Now
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York
Most of the excitement at Geneva this year didn't come from the announcement of new production model cars. No, the task of riling up the auto press was left to the hyper-fuel efficient vehicle concepts trotted out by carmakers that represent the best prospects for the cars of the future. Thankfully, there were a slew of them. And most of these aren't pie-in-the-sky dream cars--many are models the automakers say they'll bring to production. From exciting EVs offered by automakers little-known in the states to plug-in electrics from industry heavyweights, here are the seven most intriguing electric concept cars revealed in Geneva this year.
8. Proton EMAS Concepts
Three concept cars from the Malaysian automaker Proton were on display in Geneva. All three are hybrid electrics that make use of the Lotus advanced series-hybrid drivetrain. The three concepts are a 5-door, 4-seater hatchback EMAS, a hatchback "EMAS Country" crossover concept, and a 3-door, 3+1 plus-seater EMAS3 designed for urban driving. These are exciting not only for the Lotus powertrain, but for the fact that Proton has sold some 3 million cars in Asia and could make major green inroads into its burgeoning markets should the EMAS hit production.
7. Ferrari 599 HY-KERS
A hybrid Ferrari? Blasphemy. Paradoxical. Oxymoronic. Pandering. A stunt. I have just captured the mood of the reaction from auto aficionados upon hearing about Ferrari's hybrid concept. Details are scarce (though claims of emissions reductions of 35% abound), and this thing won't get made anytime soon, it gets a nod here simply for blaspheming and reflecting the fact that regardless of the reason (incoming clean car regs, publicity) a green(ish) car could even emerge from Ferrari.
6. Seat IBE
The Seat IBE, the electric concept car revealed by the Spanish automaker at Geneva, looks kind of awesome. No, that is not just this humble reporter's opinion. It is an objective fact. I mean, just look at it. Sort of has a Deceptecon-esque quality to it, no? Little is known about the IBE--I couldn't get the spokesperson at the show floor to give me any stats--but Seat has confirmed that the car will be made, if not before a hybrid electric version is brought to market.
5. Honda 3R-C
A joke, or a vision of a highly mobile, emissions-free future? Sometimes, it's tough to tell with these concept cars. But the 3R-C has attracted enough attention to warrant its inclusion here--many say they'd gladly take the electric cyber-motorcycle home. Others feel that it belongs on a set of (insert sci-fi film here) and will never see mass production.
4. Audi A-1 E-tron
Yes, Justin Timberlake was on board to roll out the new Audi A1 mini-car (enduring awkward onstage banter and surely a deluge of endorsement checks). No, that wasn't nearly as exciting as the revealing of Audi's latest E-tron concept, also for the A1--a plug-in electric hybrid that reportedly gets 31 miles on a charge, and 128 more with its range extender. 0-62 is reportedly 10.2 seconds. If Audi was ever actually going to make an electric car, I'd put my money on this one.
3. Kia Venga EV
The Kia Venga electric concept car is most exciting for one reason in particular--it's a whole hell of a lot more feasible to head to production than anything that looks like Robocop could have driven it to work. Based on the model of Venga already in production now, this EV concept supposedly gets around 112 miles per charge and looks ideal for city driving. Mike looks at the specs of the Venga EV in greater depth here.
2. Opel GTE
The General Motors-owned Opel unveiled an EV concept that makes use of the Volt powertrain--only the 'Flextreme GTE' is a larger, roomier car. Like the Volt, it has an all-electric 40 mile range, plus an additional 300 miles on gas-assisted hybrid driving. Other notable aspects of what could be Europe's most promising hybrid-electric plug-in include an incredible drag coefficient of 0.22 (which happens to be lower than any production car on the market), a 'transformer' effect where side spoilers emerge when the car reaches speeds above 30 mph, and parts made from aluminum, poly-carbonate, and carbon composites.
1. Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid Electric Plug-In
There was a reason this Porsche concept was the biggest story of Geneva 2010--the stunning design from one of the biggest players in performance cars, combined with a deep green statement sent the car scribes scurrying. That it reportedly (and O-so-reportedly) gets 78 mpg, and that Porsche has allegedly never made a concept car it didn't later bring to production, are both reasons to admire what Porsche has done here.
제네바모터쇼 2010에서 단연 이목을 끄는 것은 완성차 업체의 전기차 컨셉 모델이었습니다. 위 원문은 주목을 받은 8개의 전기차 컨셉 모델을 소개하였는데요, 기아차 벤가도 포함이 되었네요. 5위를 차지한 혼다의 3R-C는 지난번에 포스팅을 통해 소개드린 적이 있죠?
1위의 영예를 안은 포르쉐 918 스파이더 하이브리드 모델은 측면 사진의 포스에 숨을 죽일 수 밖에 없네요.
정면 모습을 감상하시죠.
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