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EV, News

Opel Mokka Electric with a range of 406 km

In order to attract a larger number of new potential customers and retain existing ones, Stellantis‘ first move is to increase the range of existing and new cars. One of them is the 2023 Opel Mokka Electric with a range of 406 km.

The Mokka Electric is powered by a more powerful front-mounted electric motor with 154 hp (115 kW) and 192 lb-ft (260 Nm) of torque. That should propel the car to 62 mph (100 km/h) in less than 10 seconds with an electronically limited top speed of 93 mph (150 km/h).

The Peugeot E-308 was presented in September, while the Astra Electric arrived in November, and both models have a 54 kWh battery. With a usable capacity of 51 kWh, the Mokka Electric now has a 20 percent longer range. Using a 100kW DC fast charger, the battery is charged to 80 percent in about 30 minutes. Also, energy consumption was reduced to 15.2 kWh per 100 kilometers traveled.

It should also be noted that Opel recorded an increase in demand for its cars, especially the Mokka, which was the best-selling electric car in its category in Germany in the past two months.

Source: Stellantis

EV, News

Polestar produced the 100,000th Polestar 2

In 2020, the Swedish electric car manufacturer Polestar unveiled its new car, the Polestar 2. It took only 30 months for the company to produce 100,000 units of this model.

The car is produced at the Volvo plant in China, and Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said that the company is proud of the achieved result. They are particularly pleased with the fact that the Polestar 2 was presented during the coronavirus pandemic, and the latest analyzes show that the demand for this electric car is growing.

Polestar 2 is offered in combination with one or two electric motors. The base version is powered by a single electric motor with 224 hp (165 kW) and 243 lb-ft (330 Nm). It is equipped with a 64 kWh battery pack that enables a range of up to 440 kilometers (WLTP). The most powerful version is powered by two electric motors with 408 hp (300 kW) and 487 lb-ft (660 Nm). It is equipped with a 78 kWh battery pack that enables a range of up to 480 kilometers. It also has AWD.

Currently, the Polestar 2 can be purchased in 27 countries worldwide, and in the first nine months of this year it found its way to almost 18,000 customers and remains among the best-selling electric models in the premium segment.

In the next three years, Polestar intends to expand its offer with three new models, the first of which is the recently presented Polestar 3 SUV, whose sales will begin next year. The Polestar 4 crossover coupe will arrive in 2024, and the Polestar 5 luxury sedan is expected to arrive in 2025.

Source: Polestar

EV, Hydrogen, News

Hyperion XP-1 is a new beast on the road

At the recent LA Auto Show, Californian company Hyperion unveiled its hydrogen electric hypercar, the XP-1. The first information about this car appeared two years ago, and it attracted the most attention thanks to its impressive specifications.

The car is still a prototype and the company announced that they plan to produce only 300 units. Also, the plan was to start production in 2022, but as the year is coming to an end, that will not happen.

In person, the car looks futuristic with its unconventional proportions, complex intakes and parts that stick out from the body including adaptive wings covered with solar panels. Thanks to the carbon-titanium monocoque structure, aluminum suspension, body reinforced with titanium composite and the absence of a massive battery, the car weighs only 1,032 kg, which is significantly less than most competitors.

It is powered by four electric motors with a total power of 2,038 hp (1,499 kW), which is enough to push the car to 62 mph in just 2.25 seconds with a top speed of 221 mph (355 km/h). The XP-1 has AWD and a range of 1,635 kilometers when the carbon tanks are full of hydrogen, and the filling process takes less than five minutes.

Source: Hyperion