well, let's see what it can really do. we test drive, what's probably the most luxurious, all electric se be on the market. read. next odd d w. sometimes books are more exciting than real life. raring to read. oh. what if there's no escape? w literature list laundry, german ma street coming up on red giant. the world's biggest producer of e cars now aims to conquer europe. the mercedes e q. s s u v. a luxury electric golf roader and a labor of love and gonna as a workshop breathes new life into classic cars with

with its electric car set to power ahead into the european market. does the future of e mobility belong to china? they have their products ready and they have a plan to conquer the european market. why brands like me and their innovative marketing strategies? years ahead of european automakers shouldn't let who fund death in putting in a lot of work over the last 2 decades to build up this industry. lucas was outbound, how did by manage to overtake previous market liter, tesla, and become the biggest e car maker on the planet? they control the own weighted chin off the tricia. ah,

it's a very problematic situation for the european car manufacturers to germany and europe even stand a chance of catching up with a competition from china or have they been left in the dust for good so that this really a change of to types it in 2020 to the chinese auto industry launched an unprecedented offensive on the european market with over a dozen new vehicles covering all model categories. and the timing is hardly a coincidence. at the moment, we have a very special, a situation for the european car market. the prices for cars have gone up that the same time we need to achieve green and, and electrified mobility. and here is, i believe, for a very good does. some may call it

a golden opportunity for new entrance in the game, mainly coming from china. the cars have recently become increasingly expensive in europe. among the reasons is domestic car makers model strategies. although russia's invasion of ukraine has also been a factor in the dramatic rise in energy cost for production in europe means that raw materials previously imported at low price from russia need to be acquired elsewhere. and for a lot of money transport and environment is an n g o that conducts regular studies on cleaner transportation. it discovered that the proportion of new e cars on the roads of europe dropped to 11 percent in 2022. while in china, it increased to 18 percent here to chinese, outstripping europe. so what are the reasons for this development? some i in a tradition 1st of course there are the current supply chain problems,

although that's more short term and one at a lot of mistakes had been made in the past. the car lobby had been hoping that new combustion engine models would not after all be banned in 2035. and there was a lot of dithering. m one actually started a feel of fresh and now things really need speeding up on yet securing raw materials, speeding up supply chains, l r, and ramping up battery production. and in the long term, looking at recycling facilities too. so that's a lot of factors to accommodate like water from kansas buffalo longer than when it comes to expanding its electron mobility industry. china has evidently done a number of things better than countries in europe, including germany. the chinese government has nearly a decade. the go recognized a debt there the new game. it's not the combustion engine. the more the new game is electrified mobility, and they have set industry politic us

a frameworks and also financial aids in order to motivate the local industry to develop a compelling offer. and now after many years of development, these are the products and the efforts i ripe. and with an eye on maximize and self sufficiency, china introduced a rash of c subsidies covering r and d for all e mobility components. offering buyer incentives, speeding up the certification process compared to non electric models. and last but not least, double the number of charging stations then the rest of the world combined with some of them in beijing for example, accessible to dryers and 0 cost. having a steady supply of required rama euros made before batteries may be for electric motors, or you name it as inc. this is a, this is a key or key task for the government. they control way or chain of the electric car, including also we're at the battery,

especially in the field of battery to kamala, chief, several breakthroughs and advancement half feet made by the chinese industry. in addition to setting new standards with its innovative, lithium iron phosphate batteries bide also makes electric motors and chips all under the same roof. the world's biggest e car manufacture has a wide range of models. european drivers can choose from the hon luxury sedan, the tongue as u. v. and a small compact called patio 3 and they cost up to a 3rd less than the respective european rivals. ah, the up rocketing from a low energy prices because say using a high share of coal finance. yeah, china has secured access to a lot of resources in africa to through direct foreign investments. and it has

totally different supply chains than we do with us. yeah, they also have more profitable working conditions with the environment and workers paying a lot of the price went on after i buy. that's my some cars are cheaper than in europe to much been since i glued together. and i've found that i will pause while there is much to be critical of in terms of long term commitment. china's e mobility strategy is miles ahead of the west. that gets shorn active and they already want 80 percent of public fleet slide taxes and government vehicles and key regions to be 0 emissions vehicles. why the kind of set up we're not even close to in europe who naturally thought al fish title and for pounds and i will, panel and cuff commercial customers and company cars are the entry market for new electric cars who annoyed to shop and on that front door 6th recently said that it was buying 100000 e cars from china's bite holland e out of something that she has. stella by and 6 is

a german based international rental company. and in future, any one reserving one of their e cars. we'll have a 5050 chance of being handed, the keys to a slick looking bide like the hon. in fact, one, there are 2 reasons. first, the availability of cars in the foreseeable future of our and the fact that chinese models are certainly comparable to high and european models. we're twine our patient premium one day. when it comes to e mobility, the chinese are slowly but surely getting europe's traditional automakers hot under the collar. the human excellence internal combustion engines was undisputed. but now with electric mobility out there, the cards got shuffled again. it's a very broad romantic situation for the european car manufacturers because the quality of the chinese sir electric cars is much better than it boss or

yeah, 2007 or 2008. when they at 1st started to, to get into the european market and failed. meanwhile, neo has launched its e t 7 executive sedan in europe. he comes with a unique service program that enables drivers to swap and the batteries for full ones. in a matter of minutes. there'll be neil houses opening across europe, upscale show rooms, ended elevating the ownership experience. and the neo mile range will soon see the addition of sub brands for compact models. there's a strategy behind it. a key was to introduce a flex ship, a halo model, right? which demonstrates technology, which has her, her hi price point and, and the house in margin right to start business, and then go into the mass market. china doesn't just have the executive segment in it. sites from the sporty by atto 3 to the multi purpose by

d one and the or are one many, there are cars for every budget and with a series of smaller models about to hit europe at the lower cost segments. we see that the um yeah, there's no broad act offer from my our folks wagon or yeah. other oh yeah, uber pin or western a common use actress m, but the chinese deliver. the chinese government funded um a specially a small cars. the minuscule ruling hong wong, for example, is the top selling e car in china, shifting well over a quarter of a 1000000 units in 2021. and that's in large part thanks to its low price. there. the equivalent of $3700.00 euro's not surprisingly, it is likewise headed for europe and is already on sale. in lithuania,

the affordability of electric mobility. this is one of the key factors to master to transition towards carbon neutral mobility, but rationale in germany. the government wants to see 15000000 e vehicles on the roads by 2030. and it's now looking at which political steps would help consolidate that and introduce even more e cars at center and at european manufacturers are unable to keep up. and then of course, customers are going to turn to chinese car maker saki and continental fontanello mash talent. china is firmly in the fast lane and has already left the floundering european car industry in its wake. the chinese oems. they have started exactly how the european ca market works and how to successfully enter the car mark . my bet would to be that the china are successful in getting a market share in europe in the course coming years. ah,

as the pays hots up, we'll european bill cars be able to catch up. is china's e car offensive a cause for alarm, or catalyst? because the future of automotive production will likely be decided sooner rather than later. in oregon to denver, colorado. right next to me is the probably most luxurious electric s u b out there right now the new mercedes benz e q s s u v. if that's true, we want to find out today. but 1st we'll head out of the city right into the mountains. oh, and we're going to change the color a little bit. as expected, the flagship electric su,

v of the brand comes with all the bells and whistles, such as over the air updates for digital features and cars software. the general driving impression in the u. s. s. u v is smoother as hell. it is silent on the interior you. he almost no wind noises then of course, you profit from the fact that electric cars are way more silent than for example combustion engine cars. furthermore, the adaptive suspension keeps most of the bombs outside, so you don't really fear them in the interior. in fact, this is really close to what i would imagine. if i think about luxurious driving, ah, the entry level version, which is the q s $450.00 plus comes in at $265.00 kilowatts at the rear

average consumption between 18.6 and 23 kilowatt hours per $100.00 killer. i'm gonna give you the range of around 536 to 660 kilometers. the model is $584.00 medic which delivers $400.00 kilowatts and it will make the dash from 0 to 100 kilometers an hour and 4.6 seconds. while 6.7 seconds is the time the $450.00 plus takes 30 like figures for a machine. this imposing the interior of the q s s u. v. as you can tell, at 1st glance is really high quality. you have some nice materials. nice stitching thing here. everything feed and looks very luxurious. then in the middle you have the infotainment system which is due to its size and the weights tilted pretty

easily. usable, at least that's what i think. furthermore, you have like 2 different options in head up displays. a smaller one, which we have right here, and that gives you an image in around 4 and a half meters of distance. that we have your most important information like speed, speed limit, and also navigation if you're using it. and then there is the bigger version, which is the mental reality head up display that will project in 10 meters of distance. and that means it's around 77 inches of picture you will get in your field of view. and that is pretty neat. if you need it, i don't know, but i definitely go for the basic version because you will have your speed and the speed limit, which is also pretty nice because then you don't need to look down to check that in the space on the back is ample just as you can expect it from a car that is more than 5 meters in length. you have a lot of lakehoma,

a lot of head room, and it's also pretty luxurious. you have everything you need back here so you can adjust the seeds electrically. you can add some seed heating, you can adjust the temperature for the climate right here, and you can chart your smartphone with these 2 u. s. b c sockets. and if you have nobody sitting in the center, then you can fall that down here while the smartphone charging a little space where you can have like maybe some snacks and cup holder here at the front. so basically you have everything you need for a long journey. with our test car is equipped with an option, a 3rd row of seats. but as it's usual for luxurious cars, you don't have to fold their seats yourself. you simply press a button and they will move out of the way electrically. you have to be careful though, because the 2nd someone press the button,

the front seat will also start to move with. yeah, i mean, it can definitely sit back here, but it should not be taller than i'd say one meter and 70. but for children it's definitely the right place. awe thanks to the adaptive air suspension leak. u. s. s e v can be put into our fraud lot and lift the chassis by 22 millimeters. that way it can handle awful passages that you would not expect from such a car. within a motor on each axle, the formatting versions are perfect for off road is since the power can instantly be sent to the wheel with the highest traction. we're axel steering with up to $4.00 degrees comes standard, making the huge car more maneuverable. the angle can actually be increased to 10 degrees. this works and over the air update that can be done any time battery of

the e q s s, u, v has a little more than 107 kilowatt hours of available energy. and charging can be done with up to $200.00 kilowatts. that means 15 minutes of charging will give you around 250 kilometers off additional rate. ah, once you pressed the brake pedal, the rakes were not actually started working, but 1st the electric motors will start recuperating up to the maximum that they can perform. and it's only after that, if you need more breaking power, that the brakes will kick in that way, you will use less of your brakes so they will wear down slow and you will also recuperate energy. the driver can choose from 5 different dr. modes,

eco comfort, sport, individual and off road in the u. s. s. e v is a pretty luxurious vehicle. i could experience it today. no doubt about it. but there of course vehicles out there that are a little more luxurious than this car. you could think about land drove us range rover awe, maybe the badly been tega. but those do as of now not yet exist in purely electric version. b, e u. s. s e v is highly luxurious, with surprisingly high off road capability, and strong motors. on the downside, even the entry level version has a starting price up over 110000 euros in germany in

ah, a graveyard, an ac kroganow for used cars from europe. and everybody is looking for them and they're off a couple on a quest to keep german classics alive. people like us are responsible for keeping mostly cars on the road. and the people who risk their health to find automotive treasure amongst trash. do we have for many this we don't have access to protect excluded the love of vintage design, the economics of the scrap metal industry and at chris, do it yourself spirit come together here. my name is city provide, you know, i know to mechanic and restore our foot masika. i just love the way most of these cars were built and the kind of engines they came with. most of these cargo j and his wife tina decided to turn their passion for classic vehicles into a business for 10 years. vintage exotics has restored or refurbished over

a 100 cars like these. this is in 1093 honda civic e g. m is a build history and and this is a very rare vehicle. it is a c $43.00 a m g from $9.00 to $96.00, a cost of each engine. this is a mercedes, $190.00 ram for mercedes benz and this is a very, very special car. this is a 2002 series from the end of u. m is the only one in the country. gonna imports about $100000.00 cars a year. 90 percent of these arrived in various states of disrepair. here most of these cars come from europe and america and, and most of them come in to gonna salvage salvage. mean, same, slightly damage. understandably, it doesn't take long before cards with one wheel in the grave, qualified to go 1600. once the car reaches the end of its driving, life is up here at the adverb, plushy scrap guide,

where nothing goes to waste. though we're in the middle of a mobility scrap yard and this is where most of their old cars that are no longer in use on the pop up. so everybody's looking for their diamond in the rough mechanic. like myself, we tend to come here when we're looking for how to find pot it help us to source pop locally, ramadan, imports, indigo. when it was pop. the duties are extremely with on site workers, process up to 20 cars a day meticulously, dismantling them to sort and harvest valuable components veritable automotive gold . you need skills could, is this kind of work to do, knew where to cut and where not to cut and data from pass today are very dangerous

car comprises of so many companies that in gin their wires, their body, the seeds then then they led us inside we'll have to come and there remove every tim and then we sort it usable parts get bought up by mechanics for car repairs. those but no one wants including engine blocks get broken down sorted and so just scrap to the steel industry. today jay has spotted something he likes were coming on here. i thought i thought i would be caught up at the wheels underneath the truck that my i caught my eye and i, i decided to get them. these are the wheels. uri's in wheels. that's what i'd like them to looking for one floor, going to strip the pain to restore it and put it on one of my vehicle. the best of

the metallic harvest goes to nearby market. and with his citron rally wheels secured, that's where j is heading next. ah, with the go, i'm in the middle of i will so kind of the biggest, most markets in gonna look to the left, you see replacements steering wheels and airbag. and if you look at my right, you see a lot of brake pads, horses for you are anita hoses and most dang, will show up with and things like that. so this is like being in the candy store because on the part of that i need them for restore my class because this is last time the couple of i just put the whole for the veto on 1 may be a mercedes benz from i 90 the whole topic custom it was making a vehicle. so i'm going to replace it with this back at the workshop the tina is eager to see what j has brought home. when i saw

you that was a quite excited i was really excited when i saw it because it's the rare thing to find out where he found it another thing altogether to waste no time getting to work on the restoration. stripping off the old paint and reconditioning the metal beneath. but there is still the beloved mercedes, w 2, a $1190.00 with a radiator leak. best car was built in germany in 1983, nearly 4 decades on cammy ingenuity of cannon scrap workers help keep it going. and it's a success. another classic car rescued from the scrap heap and another used european vehicle given a 2nd life on west africa roads. very

hot breaking to see a lot of vehicles being up for young little m. people like us are responsible for keeping most of these cars on the road to them is just a matter that they are going to scrap book. but then to us it's something of great value. so we're happy to be part of the journey of keep in these vehicles alive. and the whole purpose is to keep it around for the next generation and help develop the next phase of the automotive culture. during the next time, for more exciting developments from the world, if mobile with

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