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[FIRE]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

Back in 2012, Saab had become NEVS. Chinese conglomerate Evergrande had bought in in 2019, but went bankrupt. A few days ago, Lebanese startup EV Electra bought NEVS.

If you hadn't heard of EV Electra, there's multiple reasons why you should.

For example, the Quds Nostrum is a coupé with a 480 hp electric engine, a 90 kWh battery, and a total weight of 1300 kg. See it with your own eyes, if you dare


https://evelectra.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1VAkXNTR1Y

The "Saab" EV is a great car.

[Gerard C]

Hope it will look like this Capri project: https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/indus...6-b9555197d5ac

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Hope it will look like this Capri project: https://www.iol.co.za/motoring/indus...6-b9555197d5ac

Actually a good modern update of a 70s classic.

[Gerard C]

Yep, first time I see an acceptable evocation of the past. When you see what Renault is doing with the Five…

[S griffin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Yep, first time I see an acceptable evocation of the past. When you see what Renault is doing with the Five…

There’s no need for Renault Five as long as we still have a Clio…

[Gerard C]

Dont miss the Zoe! Quite an experience in a driver's life. Still I don't catch the spirit of the EV's designers and the hydrogen Toy is a pure nugget of bad taste imo.

[joeb]

I had a thought about EV's on my way to work this morning. The question I had was, are there any EV's that you see on the road and say "that is a good looking car"? And I mean this in an aesthetics kind of way, powertrain makes no difference here. I see combustion powered cars all the time that I think look good, but EV's..... Off the top of my head the only one I can think of that I genuinely like is the KIA EV6. The pictures don't do much for me, but in real life it has different proportions than anything on the road, and it is more wagon than suv.

[JHamilton]

I don't like the rear of the EV6 but I do like the front. I think the Hyundai Ionic 5 looks good. The Rivian truck is pretty sharp. The Ford Lighting is fine if you like F-150s. These all look like normal cars.

I never saw an Honda e and they've been discontinued but I thought they looked great.

[broadrun96]

Everything on a Rivian is fine EXCEPT the horse collar headlights. That's huge downer to the rest of the truck

And some of the Polestar and Fiskers are interesting, nothing extraordinary but nice design and good colors

[joeb]

Originally Posted by JHamilton

I don't like the rear of the EV6 but I do like the front. I think the Hyundai Ionic 5 looks good. The Rivian truck is pretty sharp. The Ford Lighting is fine if you like F-150s. These all look like normal cars.

I never saw an Honda e and they've been discontinued but I thought they looked great.

Haven't seen much of a Rivian around here. But they are decent too, and does anybody like an F150 looks?

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Everything on a Rivian is fine EXCEPT the horse collar headlights. That's huge downer to the rest of the truck

And some of the Polestar and Fiskers are interesting, nothing extraordinary but nice design and good colors

I forgot about Polestar, they do have a sharp look.

[Gerard C]

Auto China fair first reports talk about a raging battle between EVs makers. Prices are going down over there. As to find a working plug or get rid of traffic jams it seems they have not found a proper solution so far.