5 famous cars that will get the drive in the near future

If until recently, electric vehicles were the product of an experimental automotive companies, it is now becoming common actuator configurations for multiple versions of machines. In the past two months, several global automakers have stated that they want to enter the electric versions of their popular models.

Volkswagen Passat
And another 29 models of Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche.




The German manufacturer has announced very ambitious plans for the development of electric direction. By 2025 the company plans to launch 30 all-electric models, and sell 2-3 million of these vehicles a year. According to the company, at that time about a quarter of the global automotive market will have to borrow electric cars.

VW Group is currently working on four basic platforms: for economy class cars, high-capacity, premium and sports car. And among the first electric cars, according to CEO Matthias Mueller group, there are several high-end models. According to media estimates, it is likely one of the first all-electric car will be exactly Volkswagen Passat.

Mercedes- Benz S - Class
As well as all the other cars of this brand.



Daimler Group over the next two years plans to invest 7 billion euros in the development of "green technologies". Usually even very large companies are investing in such funds for long periods of time, but the German company until 2017 is going to offer customers electric version of absolutely all of its passenger cars.

"No other manufacturer offers such a wide range of electric vehicles ... Spectrum - Smart small car from the city and the iconic Mercedes-Benz vans, buses and trucks Fuso brands. We will electrify all passenger car Mercedes-Benz step by step "- he said the member of the Daimler AG Board of Directors, etc. Thomas Weber

.. Nissan Juke
And Nissan Qashqai



The manufacturer of the popular Nissan Leaf electric car in the world at the same time belongs to the leaders of the crossover market. Japanese group decided to combine the two solutions and to market electric versions of Qashqai and Juke, in addition to plans to release a new Leaf model with power reserve of 350 km. This company's plans are not limited to: she was going to create other electric models

. BMW i8



BMW engineers are working hard on electric batteries, which would allow the i8 hybrid sports car to become completely electric. There will be 3 motor: one in front and two behind. In the prototype, each of them, insider information, will have a capacity of 268 horsepower. But power is expected to grow in the future.

Jaguar F-Pace
And Jaguar F-Type



Group Jaguar Land Rover patented a new name - I-Pace and I-Type, reports Autocar. It is expected that, by analogy with the F-Pace and the F-Type will be referred to as electric models - the crossover and car respectively

. The first electric cars of the British group will be an SUV that can show in October this year at the Paris Motor Show. The model will be based on Jaguar F-Pace, get a design in the style supercar C-X75 and the propulsion system, which allows to pass on a single charge of 480 kilometers. The sale of such a car that can compete with the Tesla Model X, as well as future elektrovsedorozhnikami Audi and the Volvo, will appear in 2017. In general, Jaguar Land Rover alliance allocated for the development of hybrid and electric power units 25, 5 million dollars.