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mobility show. neo sounds the charge on tesla and the rest of the competition with the new $87.00. volvo is headed for an all electric future with cars like the x e 40 recharge. sounds good on paper feels even better. but crazy. from the maverick to simply mad machines goes up the unconventional variety is just noise. i think really that's really where it's going and here you go to do stuff the music people as we hope will to let's go crazy. i mean e-card that his throat. down the gauntlet to the likes of tesla and porsche

on a quest to conquer the world. the neo 87 is a sports sedan of the super live a variety. it comes with a 1000 kilometer range from one single charge but garbus of the weather. it's also accompanied by a world's 1st battery swapping system. packed with $648.00 horsepower it makes the dash to 100 kilometers per hour in 3.9 seconds. neo's visionary c.e.o. has grand plans for the empty 7 it's a 2nd living room with cutting edge technology. and 2 big factor in those plans is a combination of digital tech artificial intelligence and a committed community. towards you are like the futuristic aspect and the design right it's a leading global brand in electric vehicles all we're strong we hope to launch in

europe as well since you. and it was with global reach in mind that william lee unveiled his latest model in chengdu in early 2021 e.t. 7. isn't she a beauty. this car is the purest example yet of a futuristic design. tesla neo is targeting young tech savvy urbanites and building an entire community around its brand. was those we are new drivers were part of the neo family. it's made in china it's chinese people who are building neo cars which. neo day is an annual extravaganza open to all car owners and the company spares no expense recruiting some of china's biggest celebrities for the event like. rock

singer langfang. but the real star of the show is another man founder and c.e.o. william lee. hello everyone. faith and courage are what drive us welcome i am william lee. lee founded neo when 2014 when he was already a self-made billionaire he made his fortune from various internet startups including a website for trading used cars the key to his success was being more innovative and wiser to developments than the competition neo's stocks soared over the course of 2020 as did that of tesla. the story of william lee is similar to that of the founder of his american rival. more so than established carmakers neo invested in a sense of community among its customers while relatively new in china it has

proved to fit drivers have set up their own clubs like this one in quito we like them that compare to tesla neo is a brand that really understands chinese people. club members organize outings and charity events and communicate regularly with the company and neo has an active commitment to its users as customers are called a lot of owners install an app on their phone that keeps them in constant contact with neo and in many cases queries are answered by the c.e.o. himself. china is home to the world's biggest market for electric cars and one boosted by government subsidies fuel efficient the i chose it because it's more enjoyable to drive. you don't have to worry about anything. that's built in neo software enables users to link up with popular. apps like we

chat and the digital assistant know me i think i'll. be back over the driver's window. all of this is intended to appeal primarily to the young online generation. so we believe that our model will be in demand in any country with a creative and upbeat lifestyle. down you go some in the. function lunch ted is a german engineer now based in china he's the chief of technology at center on automation ensuite shows and was one of neo's 1st customers. for 2 years now he's been driving an e.s.a. might china's 1st premium as c.v. . for this call it's. $650.00 p. calls poll it's actually. neo was one of the 1st companies to make racing cars

for formula in 2018 they moved on to designing s.u.v.s for the chinese market targeting well off families with prices ranging between 457-0000 euros. the new $87.00 is aimed at a sporty or clientele it boasts $650.00 horsepower and a solid state battery with 150 kilowatt hours in the biggest version. of neo promises a range of 1000 kilometers or more which has caused quite a stir in the automotive industry after all that's a figure no other electric car has ever managed. more than portended wanted to be our main competitors for now our traditional combustion engine cars in the same price bracket if we compare ourselves to them. i don't see any

disadvantages whether it's the performance the integration of intelligence systems interior design the digital experience autonomous driving features or our service quality. i think we're very competitive on all fronts. those are your forgot it's in there you'll see. the new 87 is not yet available for testing but punctual instead treats us to a sneak preview in his 2 year old e s 8 it already has some of the same autonomy driving features like main keeping assist technology that enjoys state subsidies as does the infrastructure. to use it always and for sure overrule if necessary but i know what is possible and what not so i can already see when it's a little bit tricky. never know willing. to actually know we've changed

expressway so you're not doing anything and everything for weather my feet on the pedals and all my hands on your. hardware bill is pretty cool. but for electric car makers range remains the biggest challenge and this is where the chinese company has found a neat solution and able in customers to swap empty batteries for full ones. i just moment you see we have had to cross in front of one is in so we have to read an unpaid contract there are also 1234 of the 4. currently the company has a little more than 200 swap stations around china most of them in big cities or alongside highways with an eye on people making long distance trips for shorter journeys cars can be refueled a charging stations the battery. the swap takes less than 10 minutes it's fully

automated with the empty unit being removed and replaced with a new one in a procedure that no supercharger no matter how fast can compete with. new also offers its batteries on a rental basis which allows customers to avoid the financial risk of a battery defect or failure. or meo to say we have a number of algorithms to analyze the batteries hell if a battery is not in good condition it's withdrawn from the cycle that's an advantage of our swap system we can guarantee our customers that they will always have a healthy battery in their car soon don't say 10 candidates but longer trips within china still need to be carefully planned and broken down into stages so as not to exceed the given range swap stations in rural areas are few and far between. in january functionally instead embarked on an adventurous 11 day trek from his

current residence in eastern china to the tibetan plateau in the west of the country covering over 6000 kilometers. this is actually had a street already 4300 meter height and one morning we have some snow and ice on the road it is so beautiful. and up here to the neo did just fine shown state had discussed his plans beforehand with the company and wherever he needed to charge up they have a team to help out something that really impressed the german engineer. a level of service in line with neil's ambitious goal to become the company with the highest customer satisfaction worldwide in the automotive industry. even in the night to us that people always have some people from the service they can give you some support. but as faithful as many fans are the company wants

to see a lot more of them where. the new york community is getting bigger and bigger last year we added 43728 new car owners in total we've already exceeded 75000. that said the numbers are actually have that impressive for a market that sounds more than $20000000.00 cars a year even looking at the $1300000.00 new electric cars sold in china any willy neo is a minor player. sluggish sales almost led the company to bankruptcy 2 years ago prevented only by a government bailout. when you know time we were facing the most complicated situation that a start of can face and we're grateful to our users for standing with us and difficult times function. they're also been technical setbacks one time a neo was stuck in the middle of a road in downtown beijing due to an untimely system update a p.r.

disaster and there's another issue. everything you see in chinese but it. does give me the opportunity to learn to use more and the battle because i always learning but doing what. i see now i own this car 2 years and. still have a globe has a book if you have it is good to us is that it's a little bit funny. he also cites a few other minor flaws such as the air conditioning controls but overall he is very much a satisfied neo user. the company is now planning to expand into europe probably 1st in norway and then to bigger countries this car has. all. to be successful german i'm a german engineer and i consider this car. to move to. this is one

of the best ever drove the moment it's. the best. and once the car goes on sale in europe. might finally get his english touchscreen display. in europe we'll be able to buy our cars by the end of 2021 he said europe and then the world's william levy has high hopes for the neo e.t. 71000 kilometer range together with a solid state battery winning combination that no other electric car can currently match.

ball will be 40 reach the 1st ever. thanks the 40 recharge steps into a setting that is already heavily crowded so walking it off to stand out from the competitive is what i want to check out today 1st up how does it fare in terms of battery and rain. because beaches 78. 75 you know what they can effectively be used. 414. and if you mostly dry in the city he will get even. 500. that is also what i experienced during my drive here. it is among the top competitors in that segment. that compares favorably with the 262320 kilometers reached by other electric. to match that 500 figure

you have to move up to bigger models like the mercedes q.c. and id for. so what about the out for the car to. one of the for on one of the $200.00 falls so. the car can make the. 5 seconds sounds good on paper even. crazy. 180. of course to preserve. its. philosophy. be able to go faster than 180. that's. speaking of which not so long ago the stereotype of it was a geography teachers car so if you were going to have

a crash there was no better car to be a. safety has been paramount for the swedish company ever since its debut model in 1027 and that sterling reputation has been maintained over the decades. but with cars growing in size from one generation to the next they also grew in weight and speed. so with road safety still a priority volvo boat we announced that all its 2021 model year cars will have a top speed limited to 180 kilometers per hour. those are also equipped with the latest assist technologies to help prevent accidents from happening in the 1st place. back to our test the x e 40 can be recharged at a peak rate of $150.00 kilowatts with 40 minutes sufficient to reach 80 percent of capacity. many rivals struggle to. with just $100.00 kilowatts on the inside

usually. with the poles to it also peaches the same google based infotainment system which is very nice. and that similarity is no coincidence pollstar was volvo's in house tuning on before becoming a separate brand 2017 that said the x c 4060 or design bears no relation to that of the polls. while most plan is to sell 1000000 electrified by 2025 what might sound like an ambitious plan at 1st glance it becomes the goal if you can see. that this does not only mean they cost but also hybrid cars that can drive electric. but bobos environmental commitment is not just limited to. the swedish carmaker has set itself a target of becoming c o 2 neutral by 2040. by the history.

of the production side we intend to reduce the global supply chain and c o 2 emissions by a quarter plus by then our cars are said to have a 25 percent share of recycled materials adding all that together by 2025 we plan to have a 25 percent reduction in c o 2 emissions across all our operations at stuff that that's what's y. o. shuls and from sponsor what's the state. another part of that climate plan is shifting its entire production to electric cars by 2030 and a further bonus here is that most e-cards have minimal knowing. what i like about the x. the 40 recharge is it's a pretty sight on the car on the interior another great thing with the cars is the brake energy recuperation. c 40 recharge each one if you want if you can activate it by other. right here and if you take you.

very much. breaking i'll be honest but not all the cars out there come with such an effective energy recovery said. it takes a few minutes to get used to because usually if you approach a traffic light. then you will take your foot off the gas and. if you completely take your foot off the. brake and if you. even make it to the. way before. it's a feature that you rivals to the x.e. 40 can offer. by the way. well. stand still if you take your foot off the pedal most other cars will keep rolling along at around 7 kilometers an hour always been

a calm making the produced comfortable and the jury is cars and you can also buy the price. price. and. you get a lot of coffee and i have to admit it is really driving in here. just. has a fantastic range and a high charging speed it also has an extremely quiet interior and pretty sporty acceleration on the downside the relatively high price tag and the cap on the speed the pole start to for example can go up to 205 kilometers per hour with the same power train while some other models topped out at $250.00.

racing along country roads at 111 kilometers an hour in the world's fastest that. china from britain set a new world record in 2008 doing this he specializes in the construction of completely crazy cars. so anything is possible i do like exploring stuff i'm very curious about how things work and i really really do love sort of dragging things together that shouldn't be together could i make a call that was nothing like a car but still be street legal. or show you the some of the controls go to syria will spot conventional and then you've got your indicator of stuff you're lying on and the whole one as well as all on here so everything is nice and close and easy to get hold of he's made it into the guinness world records 8 times. i guess nobody else is really doing that so it's quite nice to be in a strange space but it's also about pushing the limits and it just seeing how far

you can take that and i think you know that's really where i guess some of the record started to come in and i would say that the social worker was just naturally curious rather strange to me and said you know we did you know that i see several miles and i want to say there is a world record in. the soap was steered by a pizza pan and braked with a beer its gas pedal is knee operated china earned his 1st world record when he drove the sofa around a track at a motor show and a spectator time 10. i set the record of boston's finest are about 20 years ago at 9908 and it was it with that was kind of was the whole thing in motion i'm glad you got one record a guinness world record isn't enough you need to have lots of them and that's where we start building crazy cars and going crazy records. like the world's fastest motorized bathroom it's fixtures and fittings are attached to a motorcycle frame. when it comes to creating new forms of mobility china likes to

break with convention and simply let his imagination run wild creations like his mobile are the result he's constantly updating it. and actually get it printed so it looks like the inside of it. says well maybe with a magic. bean given that really nice going to orange. engineering product design he became famous as a car expert on a british t.v. show and for over 2 decades he's been constructing his mad machines near london by capt this is a. man who says money but most of it's kind of the man i screamed on this is the old school with a spring day his latest record pushing the all electric vehicle to a top speed of 100 in 1000 kilometers per hour wasn't a problem but there were

a few additional challenges. you know quite a few rules of the guinness down and then also for sure but for the sort of ice cream before and after the event and that was really the nub of the problem. that's because he had to develop a new technology to allow his ice cream machine to run on battery power rather than diesel he's patented his green ice cream machine and now it's being employed in conventional ice cream trucks in the meantime his record has now been broken but his electric ice cream van project still gives him the drive to do more. change the world and make it a better place i mean who wants diesel fumes are there are right now i'm in the guinness world record thing is fun but there is now there's always been an engineering purpose behind it that's part of the challenge. to do stuff for fun but at the same time has a 2nd or 3rd as well i think really that's really where this is. you know you got

to do stuff there's a music people but one has to have a point. and china could provide valuable impetus for new kinds of mobility the record breaking rubble is used to getting things moving even things that normally stay put. and we'll be getting things moving again with more revolutionary mobility next week on read the flop.

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