MORE THE 15 ELECTRIC DEBUTS
By Siggy Piccus on Sept 13th, 2009 08:17AM
Electric and plug-in hybrid world debuts and european
debuts at 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show
Official event website
WORLD DEBUTS
 | Audi - Electricity untamed Audi has launched a microsite praising the power of electricity with slogans and funny videos. The "countdown" site marketing seems to confirm the rumours they'll present an electric R8. | |||
 | BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Last week, BMW unveiled the Vision EfficientDynamics turbodiesel plug-in hybrid concept car their website. The electric range is up to 50 km or 31 miles. | |||
 | Ford Focus Electric (not confirmed) Jay Leno will present an electric Ford Focus on Monday 14th, so it is more then likely the car will be shown in Frankfurt too. Get tuned to know which electric concept cars will be presented in Frankfurt. | |||
 | Hyundai i10 Electric Hyundai intends to launch an electric i10 in South-Korea, next year. The city car will have a driving range of 100 miles (160 km). | |||
 | Mercedes SLS AMG electric drive Daimler has confirm us that they will show the SLS AMG electric drive together as well as the BlueZero E-Cell Plus. source: Daimler via drivesolar.org | |||
 | Mercedes-Benz BlueZero E-Cell Plus Daimler will show a modified version of the concept car presented in Detroit. The car will be equipped with a range extender. source: Daimler via drivesolar.org | |||
 | Mercedes-Benz Vision S 500 The Vision S 500 plug-in hybrid is based on the S Class Hybrid and has a pure electric driving range of 18 miles (30 km). | |||
 | Peugeot iOn The Peugeot version of the iMiEV will be called iOn and is set to be for sale as of late 2010. There will also be a Citroën version. | |||
 | Renault Kangoo Z.E. Prototype The Kangoo Z.E. will go in production mid 2010. The existing Kangoo has been modified to enable a quick and easy exchange of the battery pack, which will could be even faster then filling a tank with gasoline. | |||
 | Renault Megane Z.E. Prototype The Electric Megane will be shown on the Better Place and will go in production mid 2010. The electric Megane has been extended by ~20cm (~8") to enable a quick & easy exchange of the battery pack. | |||
 | Renault Concept Z.E. Besides the Kangoo Z.E. and the Megane Z.E., Renault has engineered severa concept cars and will show 2 of them. The final solution will be based on the same platform as the Nissan Leaf. | |||
 | 2010 Tesla Roadster Sport World debut of the new Tesla Roadster Sport featuring a series of enhancements inside the cabin: improved A/C, more comfortable seats as well as more luxurious dasboard and cabin. | |||
 | New Trabi - Trabant nT Herpa and IndiKar are looking for investors to finance the electric "New Trabi" project. The project includes a solar roof. | |||
 | Toyota Prius Plug-in Toyota will show the final version of the Prius Plug-in Hybrid. The car will house a more powerful battery pack. End 2009 Toyota will manufacture a few hundred cars. No date has been set for the mass production. | |||
 | VW e Up! The electric version of VW's Up! will be called "e Up!". The mass production of this 4-seat city car is scheduled for 2013. source: VW via drivesolar.org | |||
EUROPEAN DEBUT | ||||
 | Hyundai Blue-Will plug-in hybrid This plug-in hybrid car will have a gasoline motor that charges the batteries which power an electric motor and would have a glass roof if integrated solar cells. The production would start at earliest in 2012. | |||
 | Tesla Model S The Model S has been unveiled last May by Tesla Moters and can already be ordered now. Tesla reveals Model S European debut | |||
