Preview: News from the Stellantis brand alliance and a Tesla rival
Opel is driving electrification forward with the introduction of another e-drive variant in the new Corsa. Walther Wuttke spoke with CEO Florian Huettl about electromobility and the future of the Rüsselsheim brand within the Stellantis Group. Contactless, inductive charging is also already being tested within the French-Italian-American-German brand alliance. And we also report on the renewal of the vans and transporters of the individual brands.
New cars will also be on the grid next week: Walther Wuttke drives Kia's new electric flagship EV9 and the Seal from Chinese manufacturer BYD, which primarily wants to compete with the Tesla Model 3. Guido Borck presents the new Fiat 600e, the big electric brother of the Fiat 500e.
Meanwhile, the company's own sports car brand Abarth has also taken on the latter. 60 years ago, Carlo Abarth first gave the little Fiat 500 a run for its money - now it's transforming the Abarth 500e into the electric age. We'll find out whether this can work in a practical test.
An interesting newcomer to the 2024 World Sports Car Championship is the Alpine brand. The Renault subsidiary wants to fight for overall victories in the FIA WEC with the A424 hypercar and will also compete in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans next year. The factory car is currently undergoing a number of functional tests. Guido Borck took a look over the French racing team's shoulder.
Mazda, on the other hand, is revving up the MX-30 R-EV after a ten-year break. Our author Michael Kirchberger looks back on the career of Felix Wankel's rotary piston engine, which was one thing above all: fickle.
In addition, as usual, we keep you up to date on other current developments in the car and motorcycle industry as well as transport policy and mobility alternatives. (aum)
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