[FAO] Los Angeles Auto Show 2010
The electrifying LA Auto Show 2010 offers automakers from around the world two weeks to showcase their newest production and concept vehicles. Given a bumpy ride for the US automakers, due to 2008 collapse in US auto sales amid the worst economic downturn in decades, the show assumes importance in terms of new trends and technology that will prevail in the upcoming year.
The LA Auto Show features twenty world debuts, more than thirty North American debuts, a bevy of new hybrids and electric cars, concept cars, and revamped models. With automakers increasingly focused on high-mileage and low emission vehicles, more than 50 new electric, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, makes this the best Los Angeles auto show anyone can recall. Here’s a look at cars displayed during the show.
South Korean car maker Kia Motors displayed its three-seater electric micro car concept called the POP which is a striking vision of future urban electric transport. Powered by a set of compact lithium polymer gel batteries, its 50kW electric motor has an estimated 100 mile range. The POP could be fully charged in just six hours.
Kia POP – the 118-inch-long three-seater, first introduced at the Paris Motor Show in September, is a mashup of present day (a zero-emissions electric vehicle) and distant future (a world more accepting of oblong windows paired with butterfly doors).
The interior of Kia POP is surprising, as the dashboard is replaced by a LED display screen that indicates the car’s battery charge level. The car has a 67-horsepower electric motor with a range of 100 miles. Lithium polymer gel batteries allow the POP to recharge in six hours.
Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar, owned by Tata Motors, unveiled their concept electric car, the Cx75 at the Los Angeles Auto Show. On a single full charge, the Cx75 can run for 900 kms and has a top speed of 320 kmph. According to company, four 145kW motors help the car to accelerate from 0-100 kmph in under 3.1 seconds.
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