ELECTRIC DEBUTS
September 9-13th, 2009
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, which 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. | |
 | Hyundai i10 Electric Hyundai intends to launch an electric i10 in South-Korea, next year. | |
 | Mercedes SLS AMG electric drive Daimler has confirmed 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, the electric range being 62 miles (100 km) and the full range 375 miles (600 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. 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. The Electric Megane will be shown on the Better Place and will go in production mid 2010. The electric Megane has been extended by ~20 cm, in order to enable a quick & easy exchange of the battery pack. | |
| Renault Concept Z.E. Renault has developped 3 new concept cars, but will only show one of themin frankfurt. 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! news 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 | ||
 | 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 | |
