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Top Luxury Car Goes Electric

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  Mercedes' Electrification Intensifies                                                   Source: Mercedes Maybach EQS & Other New MB EVs Mercedes Maybach EQS SUV If you want one of the world's most prestigious, status statement cars - the latest Mercedes Maybach - you will have to go electric.  At the IAA Mobility 2021 show in Munich, Mercedes unveiled its latest Maybach - the Mercedes Maybach EQS SUV.  It is the most exclusive car that Mercedes Benz makes and it is all electric.  Pricing starts at $200,000. Ultra Luxury With Zero Emissions The Maybach EQS's electric powertrain is standard with all wheel drive.  The driving range on a charge is 370 miles and this ultra-luxury EV is expected to have superior acceleration and power.  The cabin of the vehicle is very high tech with impressive displays and al...

VW's $24,000 Small, Electric Car Development

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  New ID Life Concept Just Unveiled in Munich                                                  Source:  VW Zero Emissions Driving At an Inexpensive Price At the IAA Mobility 2021 show in Munich, Volkswagen unveiled its ID Life concept electric vehicle.  VW says the concept is a preview of its upcoming, inexpensive $24,000 electric car. The Germany based automaker is in head-to-head competition with US based Tesla to bring the first, affordable, EVs to the global market in the $24,000 to $30,000 range.  The vehicles are fully electric with zero emissions.  Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a goal of bringing a small, electric car with his new battery system to market at a price starting at $25,000 in 2023.  VW is targeting a launch for its small, $24,000 electric car in 2025.  But those timeframes could radically change ...

Porsche's Mystery All-electric Concept

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  Concept to Be Unveiled at Munich Auto Show                                  Source:  Porsche Concept Headlight                                     Source:  Porsche 2021 Taycan 4S Experts Expect a Dazzler Porsche is teasing a new, fully electric concept car on Instagram that it will unveil at the upcoming IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich on September 6.  The only glimpse of the new concept that Porsche has given is an image of a headlight.  With this concept, Porsche says that it is looking to the future "with cutting edge technologies combined with breathtaking design", inspired by their 70 year history of auto-making. Motorsports In their social media post, Porsche mentioned motorsports with regard to the new concept.  They said motorsports provides the...