After CES, Rinspeed presented the Oasis in Detroit for this year’s big NAIAS event. The Swiss vision of what makes up a futuristic, autonomous electric vehicle is a little bit crazy… after all it has plants inside the oasis car. Below you can see latest photos and videos with the…
9 months ago by Mark Kane 14Comments
BMW presented the 530e iPerformance for the first time in the US in Detroit for NAIAS (and a few other petrol vehicles we really don’t care about). The plug-in sedan arrives in the US in March, and is expected to be a strong seller. It will be available in rear-wheel and all-wheel…
9 months ago by Mark Kane 12Comments
Volkswagen I.D. BUZZ is one of the biggest all-electric premiere at this year NAIAS, and pays tribute to VW’s original minibus that first launched almost 70 years ago. Build onVW’s MEB architecture, which is designed to accommodate large battery for long-range, driving, along with all-wheel drive and autonomous drive capability (in…
9 months ago by Mark Kane 25Comments
Samsung SDI presented in Detroit at the 2017 NAIAS several battery innovations for electric cars. The major reveal is the next generation lithium-ion cells with both high energy density for 600 km (373 mi) of range in an all-electric car and high power density for 20-minute recharge (80%). The drawback is…
9 months ago by Mark Kane 63Comments
There wasn’t a lot to write home about when it came to plug-in vehicle introductions at the NAIAS in Detroit this year, but Audi did not disappoint, as the company unveiled a great looking, full-size plug-in hybrid SUV, the Q8 Concept. (watch the Q8’s livestream debut below) Better still, this isn’t a…
9 months ago by Mark Kane 36Comments
China-based GAC is expected to be the only Chinese automaker in attendance at this year’s NAIAS (opening to the press today). According to GAC, it’s attending the show because it hopes to begin selling vehicles in the North American market starting in 2018. Among the vehicles it intends to sell…
9 months ago by Eric Loveday 6Comments
The much-anticipated 200-plus mile Nissan LEAF may or may not be announced/displayed at the upcoming 2017 NAIAS, as Nissan as decided to stay mum on any upgrades for the LEAF until the very last minute. (Of interest: Check Nissan’s current livestream disclaimer for the event (via Willem de Vries) to…
9 months ago by Eric Loveday 57Comments
Volkswagen has announced a new all-electric concept for the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit for January. The EV will the be second model from the I.D. family (see earlier I.D. concept here), once again based on the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) platform. The German manufacturer describes…
10 months ago by Mark Kane 28Comments
BMW confirmed the unveiling of the all-new 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid at the upcoming 2017 NAIAS in Detroit. The German manufacturer intends to bring plug-in version of seventh generation BMW 5 Series to the market in March of 2017 – so not that long to wait at all. One of the…
10 months ago by Mark Kane 15Comments
