Electric Porsche and Audi will compete with Tesla

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Tesla Company in the future will face serious competition from automakers. They gradually realize that the future - for electric cars, and are starting to show their conceptual development.

Yesterday at a press conference Volkswagen Group were presented just two electric concept car from the company Porsche and Audi. Sports sedan Porsche Mission E looks like a competitor Tesla Model S, and E-Tron Quattro Concept is more like Tesla Model X.

While that threat no market Tesla, but the auto giants are closely monitoring the activities of Elon Musk.

Porsche Mission E

Electric sports sedan Porsche Mission E differs futuristic appearance and superior performance. At least on paper, they look great.

Judge: cruising range on a single charge - 500 kilometers, the engine power of 600 horsepower, while charging only 15 minutes to 80% capacity after 800-volt charging (Tesla uses 400V).

Instead of fast charging at 800V, you can use a standard 400V or to connect to a home wall socket, or just to park your car in the garage of the coil for wireless charging.

According to power this sedan is not inferior to the famous "Trotters" from "Porsche." Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 3, 5 seconds. And this despite the fact that Porsche has traditionally underestimates their cars in the declared characteristics.

The futuristic design of Porsche Mission E, experts say, recognizable brand traits "Porsche».

The design can be identified holographic dashboard, direction of gaze tracking system with skrolllingom menu without touching it, the cameras with screens instead of mirrors. The camera detects the mood inside the car driver selects an appropriate emoticon and can automatically publish it to social networks.

Porsche also reiterates innovation Tesla with "wireless" software update.

Audi E-Tron Quattro Concept

A more practical SUV Audi E-Tron Quattro Concept should appear on the market before the sports sedan Porsche. At least, there is a manufacturer of a concrete date for the presentation of business models: the beginning of 2018. It will make life more interesting, with its Tesla Model X.

At Audi E-Tron Quattro installed three electric motor and battery pack 95 kWh. At this energy reserve is also an SUV will pass five hundred kilometers.

In normal mode, the power of the power plant is 420 horsepower, and in turbo mode - all 500.

For some options, Audi E-Tron Quattro looks like a sports car Porsche, for example, here, too, will feature a wireless inductive charging in addition to the ordinary household outlet. SUV adds a couple of volts solar panel on the roof: can be enough to start the radio.

The manufacturer says that the Audi E-Tron Quattro «almost" ready for autonomous mobility. It is equipped with radar, laser scanners, cameras and ultrasonic sensors.

Judging by the developments of automotive concerns, the future of science fiction films is already quite close.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/262526/