the matters to us me, that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d. w. i the the we are living during the most extraordinary time in the history transport. pull the electric read the auto and mobility show you this week. a rough and tumble all electric race could talk

a lot of power. desert adventure, that's also for a good cause. to raise awareness of some of the most critical environmental issues facing our planet. and in another welcome development. there's gender parity behind the wheel id. we have half a woman house in motorsport, we have 99 percent men. so i think that definitely there is the need to have more women involving motor sports. we also look at the go to and yak, and all the electric s u v that could become a serious challenger to the established competition. i think this might be the better id 4 plus a world premiere from mercedes. the q s is an all electric car that's been designed to ring in a new carbon neutral era. i think knology, we have

a tremendous opportunity in the next decades to significantly lower the c o. 2 burden on the planet. rev showing the way forward to saving the planet. right now. the extreme, a race that the ends of the or the world's most extreme off road motor rates takes place of 5 locations on our planet. where the natural environment has been devastated. so it would be about what you do and it's a lot of power. it's a lot of real racing. i mean, some of the greatest names in the world and to raise awareness for some of the most

critical environmental issues facing are plenty pretty much everything is different about extreme. there are more women drivers than most other races. the courses are more unfamiliar and more extreme and such in hospitable terrain is not for the faint hearted. the composition means that there's risk and with risk. sometimes the discretion, the you know what you think dreamy means taking it to the limit in place is already wealthy on their time is running out. but board may have one of the answers. this is the desert in saudi arabia. it was here that the organizer alejandro gog from spain gathered the big names with international motor sports for the 1st leg of the new extreme e series in april. extra me the race that once we use the power of sports to

bring people and bring companies to partners and focus on the direction of climate, actually the lead of international motor sports wants to do therapists. 7 time formula, one world champion, louis hamilton set up his own team for extremely that's something that's very close to my heart. something that i'm really passionate about. so now it gives an opportunity to, to me, to be so mean to be merged. my love for motor racing together with my love for the planet. yeah. there's also a 9 time rally world champion in the field. you had, somebody did send me. i mean, the way pulled off was another form or f one world champion also founded m drive for his own team. it's being definitely a new experience. me nico ross. there's also organized between park street and he

was such a big power and reach that it is the duty of sport to also leverage that reach for doing good and for changing the world for the better. and that's what we're nearing . of the motor sports championship organizer alejandro gog spent year during the planet to find the most desolate backdrops at the end of the earth. we have lambda, we started looking for places from the porch to rain forests of the amazon basin, to the glazed fears of the arctic extreme. he hoped to draw attention to places threatened by global warming and environmental devastations related or melting. and we will have some elected race guards, basically racing in front of the wall of the not. so these were like a little bit like the game of thrones. the ice will we can have. i think some of them will stick tackle or racing bags that no one has ever seen. ah,

ah, i think most of sport needs to be closer to society. most courtney need to reflect what society is and in society. we have half a woman, half of men in motorsport. we have 99 percent men. so i think definitely there is the need for my point of view to have more women involved in motorsport. women make up half of the starting field, a big opportunity for the latest generation of female racing drivers. you know, i think we're given the opportunity to really high level. you know, all of us that i think would have had talked without the extreme e could revolutionize motorsports were successful. women drivers remain a rarity. one such exception usa kline smith, who won the paris dot com or rally in 2001 after my success and every year i would

love to see more women doing exactly the same. what is she? and the problem is to come in with a sport, it's very difficult and know with this new theory, half of the few minutes and they, they have a chance to show the potential signs made as one of extreme ease organizers. she designs the courses, building temporary race tracks in the wilderness. each team consists of a male and female driver to swap places halfway through the stage. over a series of qualifiers, 9 teams compete for one of the 3 places in the final and it was a good make. so it's not like the men of the process in the women of the flow. it's not at all. so we have very limited in the final and saudi arabia, australia, molly taylor, of team ross there took the checkered flag. one of the great things about what the hell, what on it doesn't matter what gender you are, i wouldn't be much less not been completed. any rally,

and these i think would be fantastic for the, for the sport and for the show also. because extreme me is also show time. ah, and it's the stuff of hollywood use to get as many people as possible on board austin winning director fisher stevens is developing entirely new tv formats for the sports will create something that's very unique and that we can tell stories in the most kind of vulnerable and important ecological parts of the planet adventure data to route child has formed a team of scientists to develop concepts to regenerate damaged ecosystem, which is where the races take place. i want to be taking teams and finding communities that we can help and support and leaving those communities with

possibility and opportunities. not just going in and saying, hey, look at us were having fun in your environment and leaving the child is also responsible for race logistics. a container ship was converted into a floating tatic to get the teens to the venue. so equipped with green technology is still can't get from a to be without fossil fuels, which is why critics ask if it makes sense to raise the generating missions in the worlds most remote places, some people may argue, okay, but you've got to take all these people there it's really a good thing. well, if it puts a spotlight and really widens the money, people that aware of some of the challenges and away says the vi hence, in the middle of the desert, you know, you need to show to, to make of are all the topics they say for participants say the critics are living in the past is always critic for everything,

but if you, if you don't want to, you want to be 0 emission in the world and you have to live in a case. so unfortunately, we're all going to have to do a step in a direction to be able to really impact the greater good in a big way and generate huge benefits for all of us. that won't happen if we all live in the game. today. i am proud to announce the launch of my own racing team, rothenberg extreme races. this is x 44 equity for a new kind of rifle roster. and blue was hamilton made headlines and formula one with their head to head you. now their teams are again in the 1st place to teen ross. they're had, it's been from fascinating each other again and extremely as not as drivers. that's going to be great and make no mistake. none of us come seconds. but at the same time what i like too much is the more intense our bathrooms get,

the more we will be able to contribute for the greater good. because the more visibility we will create also the championships for the issues that you're taking in those locations. so the show must go on to the end of the year. what do you think he can wait for your comments? if you want more read, check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world rep can make you very happy vintage classics and future tech or just some of the exciting content waiting for you. subscribe to us at youtube slash d w rep,

and you'll always be up to speed. what's up guys, new day, new car. time for us today with these koda in yet. and i know a lot of you have been eagerly waiting for it and rightfully so, because i think this might be the better idea for why is that? we'll get that in a 2nd. let's roll the b, b, w, check subsidiaries, scotto brought out the n yak, just a few weeks after the market launch of the id for unlike volkswagens flagship s u, v, the n yeah, is not built in germany, china or north america. but as i go to the main plant, him, a lot of bullets left in the czech republic,

the any arc is probably one of the most important cause for go into in recent years . and you could say it's actually the 1st re, electric bias go into and quite fittingly the name in york comes from the irish word india. and that means source of life. of course, before the end yard, there was the city go e i v. but that one was still based on the w. s. m q be platform. and that's a platform that was used for combustion engine cars. this was the new york now sits on the new ne, be platform, just like the w id for. and that platform was specifically designed for all electric cars. and that's why on paper the id for n b n york, look quite similar. comes in 3 versions, all with rear wheel drive and with motor hang at 109100. $32.00 or $150.00

kilowatts and exclaimed range of 537 kilometers per hour test. we drove the new guy, v. 80 with the most powerful electric engine and the largest battery here, there is strong similarities to the id for now, just as my colleague has mentioned during his test drive with the id for that was also equipped with the 77 kilowatt hour, big battery and $204.00 horse power electric engine. the car is super silent and that's also the case in here. just as in the id for the scope to engineers have done a really great job when it comes to insulating and dampening. now electric cars are always pretty silent, but in here, besides some wind noise is coming from the aicpa, the and your typical tire on rolling noises. you don't really hear anything at all . so the right comfort is super high in year. not you can feel the weight of the

car. i mean, we're talking 2.3 tons of cars, electric cars, big metric that sits quite low in the cost. so that's good for low center of gravity when taking some tons, but still after the initial punch. when you start to accelerate, you really can feel the weight just like the id for the area goes from 0 to 108.6 seconds and has a top speed limited at 160 kilometers an hour. more family cruiser than race car. people looking for more performance should probably wait for the 80 x, or even the r s version, which are planned for later this year and will feature more powerful the electric engines and all wheel drive. so while the i before and the in york tech, why the interchangeable, the design definitely did us

a lot. b, w a created a whole new design language for it on the electric id line. very organic looking with almost no sharp edges going on. the other end, they went the other route, meaning the n yak is clearly recognizable as, as coda, a lot of sharp edges and overall chunkier appearance and, and as few v meet the station wagon crossover design. but at 4.65 meters long. and $1.00 wide, the ac is actually a bit more aerodynamic than the id for its trunk is 40 leaders bigger than it's germany counterpart of course. and then it comes down to personal preference which one you prefer. but personally, i like the look of the more scotto says the n. yeah. can sure i get up to 125 kilowatt depending on battery size. that means that at a fast charger,

the largest battery can go from 5 to 80 percent in 38 minutes at home. the n yeah. can be reached. charged at a while box with up to 11 kilowatts ac in 6 to 8 hours. now one topic, the end yeah, completely different than the id for is recuperation in the yard. just like in the id for you've got to driving moles the and me and in b you will always get the maximum level of recuperation, just like in the id for and in the, the con normally will fail. but here in the, in york, you also get these shifting pebbles that you won't get in the id for. and with these you can change the amount of recuperation in 3 levels. and i think that's a very nice feature. of course you in the id for that's the more simplistic system

as the car, pretty much just tells you. you either get recuperation or you can say, but i think giving the customer the choice is always the better way of doing this. now when we're talking about one path to driving the yard, just like the id for, won't get to a complete stop. when you take your foot of the accelerator as it will always st, belong, no matter the level of recuperation you're driving. and so to come to a full stop when you are approaching a traffic light, you have to put your foot on the brake to further conserve range, especially in the winter when the heater is on. the new act can be equipped with a heat spot. as with the id for that doesn't come standard for look at the interior. and for me that's one of the points are probably the most

important point. why i think the yak isn't the better id for, don't get me wrong. the interior in the id for looks very nice, very modern, little bit futuristic, but depending on where you look, you could find some hot plastic parts and that wasn't the case with we w in the past. in here, on the other hand, if you take a look, you've got a nice deck with this ditching. everything is soft. it's just, i mean, if you would come out of this logo and have a look, you could think you were sitting in an audio. it's really, really nice to look and to feel. so. yeah, i just think interior wise, the new york is had plus a big plus thumbs up for buttons because as i said in the id for they tried to go this futuristic route. so everything patched but well it might look nice, but when it comes to functionality, it's maybe not the best and it looks like go to things so as well because here,

now you've got at least some buttons too quickly extra for some of the climate change. the driving molds and also here the steering wheel and the id for you had some touch sensitive surfaces that well again look nice, but when you try to steer you accidentally with touch them and will turn on the steering heating in here, you've got easy to use and 12, that's the way to go. i think at least the receipts are available in sustainably processed, recycled or natural materials. scotto came up with 6, the magically distinct interiors for the yaks inspired by real world living rooms. in addition to a 5.3 inch digital cockpit, it has a central display measuring up to 13 inches from the outside. yeah. that big. it's comparable to an octavia or it's a little smaller than octavia in fact. but in here you've got the space of a big kodiak, or super. it's crazy. yeah,

you should have all the space you really nice back here. and of course, also back here, you can find these little clever details. like, for example, a little pocket for your phone, a little phone hold. when you want to watch a movie. and of course, 231 socket with 150 watts. that's enough, for example, to chance your notebook where driving the in the end the any arc features everything that already made the need for a very nice electric car. super silent, big battery, long range, high driving comfort and space wise. everything you could ask for in comparison, it comes down to personal preference. and as i said at the beginning, for me things like the s u, v, station wagon crossover design, the quantity plus that might not look as modern,

but definitely the more functional option plus the option to change recuperation levels. and of course, the price make the, the better id for the prices for the guy. v started just under $34000.00 euros a few 1000 and less than the cheapest id for our test car. the guy, the 80 starts at just under 44000, still several 100 less than a comparable id for pro the this is the budding new star on the mercedes sky. the e q s is the flagship of the car makers, electrified challenge to tesla and co its world premiere was in stuttgart this spring. ah, this is really

a car for the world. we can see that the electric segment and the demand for battery electric vehicles is developing a lot of momentum. a luxury car with a diesel style range of 1st on the german market, boasting and executive sized battery that translates into 770 kilometers. the f class is always the left or that's the or the flagship car in our product portfolio . and e q is the sub brand for electric intelligence performance, an extraordinarily low drag and handsome looks at always played a major role in the car makers s class models. i and the mercedes team are evidently proud of this sumptuously powered and styled automobile b, e q. s ushers in a new era for us. and this one bowed to sign. very spectacular,

very futuristic. was an opportunity to in a way reinvent the invention. and it goes by the logic form follows function and sustainability to of course, john look plans to make its entire fleet of models, carbon neutral by 2039. over the next 4 years alone, the company will be investing over 70000000000 euros in r n d. but will dimer manage to overtake tesla in the last segment for decades on and we dominate this segment and what we know from our customers to buy in that segment. they love this proposition of mercedes high tech meets luxury. and now we have here, high tech meets luxury in a 0 mission battery electric vehicle e q s is the 1st mark, the feature of carbon neutral battery from energy sourcing to production and reduce the aim is minimizing emissions and maximizing those green credentials will be each

us bring about a long overdue image change for the car maker. we're going to pick up speed and i think through technology, we have a tremendous opportunity in the next decades to significantly lower the c o 2 burden on the planet. ah, the mercedes e q s is due to hit the market in august. ah, prices in europe are expected to start. it's just under 100000 euros. ah, all the regions, major regions of the world are picking up speed in terms of adoption of electrification. especially in germany, we had a phenomenal 2nd half of 2020 and started with a bang with our battery electric vehicles earnings this year. we're up 50 percent at $6600000000.00 euros from the 1st feedback that we have received from customers around the world. we're cautiously optimistic that this will be another hit will be

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