We’re targeting people who might buy a Mercedes AMG or BMW M model and need to find a similar product if they want to buy an electric car. This will be our high-performance electric car.” The Air Sapphire is set to launch next year.

While competitors such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW have already launched their own electric models, Lucid believes that the company’s in-house technology and the good reputation it has gained in the industry can help the company succeed in the future.

So far, Lucid has launched only one model, the Air, and the company said they expect to start delivering the Air Pure version, which costs $87,400, by the end of this year. However, some analysts say the company is currently focusing on producing a higher-priced version amid low production and mounting financial losses at Lucid’s Arizona plant.

The company’s Air maintains the highest EPA range at 520 miles (about 837 kilometers) and also the lowest energy consumption in its class. In addition, the Air’s 900-volt architecture makes it the fastest charging electric model. And the Air Sapphire will offer even more performance while maintaining those advantages.

Lucid said the Air Sapphire will have a range of more than 400 miles (about 640 kilometers), and it will feature a three-motor layout with an output of 1,200 horsepower. The company said such a configuration would make it the most powerful sedan model in the world in terms of performance, both fuel and electric.

The Air Sapphire’s zero-hundred acceleration time will be under two seconds, similar to the Tesla Model S Plaid, which also has a three-motor layout, but with a lower output of 1,020 horsepower. Tesla’s website shows that the starting price of the Model S Plaid is $137,440.

When we were designing Lucid Air, it was clear that luxury positioning was the most important thing at the time,” said Derek Jenkins, Lucid’s senior vice president of brand and design. That said, performance has always been one of our concerns, and the top-of-the-line version of the Air already offers great performance. But, to satisfy the needs of avid performance enthusiasts, we wanted to take the vehicle to another level of performance with Sapphire.”

In fact, when it first began designing the Air, Lucid set aside space for two rear motors. The three-motor layout will allow the Air Sapphire to reach a top speed of 200 mph (about 320 km/h.) Erich Bach, Lucid’s senior vice president of product and chief engineer, revealed that the Sapphire version of the Air will feature larger tires, unique wheels, carbon fiber brakes and upgraded suspension to show off its prowess on the track.

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Toyota’s executive vice president of North American sales, Jack Hollis, said in an interview Thursday local time that consumers may not shift from traditional fuel vehicles to pure electric vehicles as quickly as some car companies expect, and that hybrids may be a better solution for many consumers in the near future, the Wall Street Journal reported today.

Jack Hollis believes that the current electric vehicle market is not mature enough and that the high selling price of electric vehicles and poor public charging infrastructure may make consumers less receptive to electric vehicles except for early customers. In addition, as the price of raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and other key battery ingredients rises, electric vehicle companies may further increase the selling price of electric vehicles.

In the short term, Toyota will continue to develop hybrid models because they tend to be more affordable and don’t give consumers the kind of mileage anxiety that comes with driving a pure electric vehicle, Jack Hollis said. Compared to pure electric models, Jack Hollis believes that hybrids are more likely to appeal to consumers in the market.

In addition, although Jack Hollis is pessimistic about the electric vehicle market in the short term, he believes that the future will be purely electric and that Toyota is preparing for the explosion of the electric vehicle market. Late last year, Toyota announced that by 2030, Toyota will produce 3.5 million electric vehicles per year.

The Indonesian Ministry of Economy said at the end of July this year that Toyota Motor Corporation plans to invest 27.1 trillion rupees ($1.80 billion) in Indonesia over the next five years to produce electric vehicles (EVs). Toyota will follow the local government’s EV plan, investing in phases and starting with the development of hybrid vehicles.

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From the spy photos released, the BMW M pure electric prototype still has the signature “double kidney” grille and a wider body compared to the BMW M3. The grille and bumper air inlets of the prototype are not closed, which can provide better heat dissipation for the vehicle’s battery pack and brake system.

▲ Official display of the prototype burning tire tank turnaround

Powering the prototype is a four-motor powertrain with an integrated new M xDrive 4WD control system, where each wheel is individually controlled by a central processor based on calculations. The car’s suspension system has also been modified to deliver higher torque stiffness.

Dirk Hacker, Head of Development at BMW M GmbH, said, “Electrification opens up new degrees of freedom for our M powertrains. We will make maximum use of this potential so that our sports car will continue to offer the classic M series performance, agility and handling on a zero-emission basis.”

BMW did not reveal the specific power of the prototype, but the BMW i4 M50’s twin motors can generate 536 hp and 795 Nm of torque, and it is believed that the combined power of the four-motor powertrain will be even more powerful.

BMW also mentioned that its goal is to preserve the “emotional driving experience” and provide users with “unprecedented levels of performance” in a future zero-emissions pure electric sports car.

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From the spy pictures, the pure electric version of the MINI is still taking the lovely route, come to have round headlights, quite cute, and the whole car design increased simplicity, body size is also expected to be smaller than the current model, become a real “MINI”, after the market is bound to be loved by many female consumers, especially young ladies.

It is worth noting that earlier this year, the domestic version of the new BMW MINI COOPER S electric version was also exposed, from which more effective information can be obtained.

The front of the car adopts a semi-closed grille design, and the headlight cluster has two horizontal light bands inside the upper and lower, which looks more cartoonish.

The interior is the highlight of the new car. Similar to the Tesla Model 3, it also does away with the traditional instrument panel, but has a HUD head-up display in front of the driver to facilitate the driver to check the speed, navigation and other information in real-time.

And unlike most of the vehicles currently on sale in the market, the new car uses a circular center screen, which is obviously a further change from the current MINI scheme.

As for the power system, there is no more news for the time being, the main model is expected to use a front single motor with a range between 300-400 km, with the possibility of a stronger dual-motor high-performance version.

After the new car goes on sale, it may compete with the smart elf #1 built by Mercedes-Benz and Geely. With a more naive design and compact size, the pure electric MINI may be more popular.

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The vehicle has been declared in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is located in a small pure electric SUV, with a length, width and height of 4300/1822/1636mm and a wheelbase of 2750mm, which is a bit longer than the regular version (4270mm), but basically negligible.

The Smart Genie #1 Babs kit version is painted in red and black, with red trim elements on the front surrounds, roof, reflectors, rear spoiler, rear wing and through-tail lights, for an alternative, sporty design.

To reinforce the performance style of the vehicle, the front hatch also has two “openings”, which is a rare design for an electric car.

At the rear, there are no major design differences between the two versions, the main difference being the blacked-out logo and the sportier lower diffuser design of the Babs kit version.

The lower right corner of the rear label is posted with the Chinese characters “豪情精灵”, which is more or less abrupt, and the owner bought back the label or become the first task, but we need to remind you that unauthorized changes to the appearance of the vehicle may encounter trouble during the inspection, so even if the words are deducted, they should be properly stored in case from time to time.

Power, the car is equipped with a front 115kW, after 200kW dual motor, more than the ordinary version of a front motor, the power is more vigorous, as a reference, the ordinary version of the model zero hundred acceleration 6.7 seconds, it is expected that the Babs version how to run to within 5 seconds.

As for the price of the car, considering that the starting price of the ordinary version is only a little more than 180,000, the top end is only 230,000, then the price of the dual-motor four-wheel drive version or not more than 250,000 yuan.

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The front of the car is a blend of fuel and electric vehicle logo design, closed front hood, with the lower grille, the front part of the car is very design sense. The narrow daytime running lights and split headlights, together with the central illuminated brand logo, add a lot of technology to the new car.

The most eye-catching feature of the interior is the “four-screen linkage”, including the 17.6-inch center screen, 12.3-inch passenger entertainment screen, full LCD instrument cluster and AR-HUD head-up display, with a strong sense of technology.

The car also features a “hover” multi-function steering wheel, where the design team has arranged all the functional components with the theme of hollowing and hovering, with the intention of bringing a physical touch to customize the buttons and an ultra-light sporty look.

Unlike other new car makers that emphasize technology and minimalism, the Nezha S also focuses on creating a luxurious atmosphere, with Alcantara, wood grain and leather elements in the cabin to create a more luxurious “intelligent cockpit”.

In terms of audio, the official revealed that the new car will be equipped with a 21-speaker system with maximum amplifier output of 1216W, including 12 main speakers, a subwoofer, four overhead speakers, four headrest speakers, you can also enjoy an auditory feast while driving.

For intelligent safety and assisted driving, Nezha S is equipped with millimeter-wave radar and a high-definition camera to support L2+ level of assisted driving on ordinary roads.

For those with higher needs, the LIDAR can be upgraded to enable higher levels of assisted driving features such as memory parking and autonomous driving in high-speed road conditions.

According to official information, the new car will provide extended-range, pure electric two versions of the model, of which, the extended-range version of the pure electric range of up to 310 km, the comprehensive range of 1160 km, basically using pure electric mode can meet the needs of a week of commuting.

Pure electric four-wheel drive version with dual front and rear motors, the system maximum power 340 kW, peak torque 600 Nm, zero 100 acceleration 3.9 seconds, 100-0 km / h braking distance of 33.5 meters, the chassis uses the front double-wishbone rear five-link structure, while the joint development and tuning with Porsche, the sense of control is unbeatable in its class.

The pure electric version is divided into three types of range versions, 715 km, 650 km and 520 km under CLTC conditions. For battery safety, Nezha S is equipped with the independently developed HOZON EPT4.0 battery thermostat management system, which achieves a 95% thermostat share, ensuring power output while improving battery life.

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According to overseas media sources, a source familiar with BMW said that the production of the current 3 Series sedan and wagon is expected to end in 2027, before the new i3 sedan and wagon based on the Neue Klasse new generation platform may be unveiled in 2025.

At the same time, the news also leaked that the new i3 sedan and station wagon internal code are “NA0” and “NA1”, in addition to the possible production in Europe, Hungary and Mexico, South America plant, the probability will also be introduced to China production.

In the domestic market, the new BMW i3 has been launched, with one model priced at 349,900 yuan, largely following the design style of the fuel version, but with dimensions of 4872mm/1846mm/1481mm and a wheelbase of 2966mm, larger and longer than the BMW 3 Series long-wheelbase version.

It is equipped with BMW’s fifth-generation eDrive powertrain with a maximum power of 210kW, peak torque of 400Nm and 0-100km/h acceleration of 6.2 seconds.

Matched with a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 70.27kWh, the CLTC has a range of 526km and supports fast charging, with 10 minutes to recharge 97km and a charging time of 35 minutes for 10%-80% charge, the car has a top speed of 180km/h.

It is worth noting that although the BMW 3 Series fuel version may become extinct, but as one of BMW’s best-selling SUVs, the BMW X3 will continue to provide fuel versions until the EU member states reach the time point of 2035 to stop selling fuel cars.

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