Mobility show. Is it still a mobility revolution when it doesnt look like one rabbit checks out 2 shows each to our weight and 2800. 00 the normal enough to get biased to go electric. Talking about electric cars and generally the more coast i drive the more i get used to that im still not convinced that this is the future but is the future already here our breakthroughs on the race track changing electric street car rev reportedly adorning takes up b. M. W. I 3 out to test it for me lately pedigree. In the 1st 30 music and so is more than the porsche employing her and his germany facing a revolution on the autobahn nobody is literally the only developed country working hard like this to go as fast as they can but would it be safer and better to have speed limits on the autobahn and find out in the latest edition. On todays episode were testing. 208 and. Both. Say lets go. We took the smaller model for a spin 1st with the new to await the shows trying to buyers away from the popular. Seems to be working. Demand has been stronger than expected. Already suggests any 208 and electric car the electric motor has a power 100 kilowatts 136. And 216. Well 3 different driving. And sport and if you put it more you can make. An 8 point one seconds which is pretty neat. As with most electric cars the. Top speed is electronically capped at 150 Kilometers Per Hour order to help preserve the cars red. I 50 kilowatt hour battery will give you 340 kilometers a frame. Which is pretty ok considering that the car is. There will usually be driven in cities or cities so thats ok. Talking about the battery give you 100000 kilometers or 8 years of warranty on it and if this is something wrong with during that time it will replace it. I. Looking at the exterior its hard to tell that this is the electric version of the 2 always seeing that it differs only slightly from its Combustion Engine simply. Moving inside theres a 3 d. Virtual cockpit as well as the latest in infotainment systems. The batteries. Located in the thrall of the car the trunk the press and he is just the same as for the regular 8 with gasoline and diesel engines 265 to 960 meters which is pretty nice. So of course every once in a while youll have to charge your car. If you do this and home with a regular socket it will take more than 24 hours. If youre lucky and you have a home that will take you around 5 hours which is ok. And then theyll be good in the morning and if youre really lucky and you have a job either at home all close to your working ok then fill up the car from 0 to 80 percent in just. Minutes. Thank. The driving experience in 208. 00 is pretty pleasant. Of course its pretty compact so its fun driving into curves rather fast and with good torque being direct thanks to the. You can also speed out of cross pretty fast. As its usually costing the 200. 00 page feature 2 different driving modes d. Or b. And b. If you remove your foot from the gas. And almost brake braking the regular car only at the end you will have to put your foot on that one because it stopped completely and it would just go 7 kilometers an hour which is like walking speed. So that was the key to a wait. Lets take a look at its s. U. V. Counterpart. The 2008. 2008 is based on the same plan its 10 centimeters higher than the 2 in. The interiors of the 2 models are more or less the same. If you open up the trunk of the each 2008 youll find 434 to 1467 leaders which is way more than they need to avoid has to offer but with both of these you will always find that back inside you will need that because inside well the charging cable which will provide you with current. And therefore you will always have this in your trunk. Thanks. To 208. 00 and they also have the same drive train which leaves you with almost the same driving impression and seem a little higher and they need to. Have a little more called for that say. Just like the 2 await the 2000 a week later strivers system systems to help keep you safe such as lane Departure Warning active brake assist traffic sign recognition and Adaptive Cruise control with stop function. Quite a few by now and ive always liked their interior especially the Steering Wheel because its so small compared to other cars. Person optional Premium Sound system with 10 speakers and with these electric models as quiet as they are you can sit back and really enjoy the music. So my final. Both pretty neat. If i had to choose 108 simply because im not that much into. Talking about electric cars in general. The more i drive the more i get used to that im still not convinced that this is the future especially standalone future theres still so much work to be done especially if you look at a range of the car and charging times but if in the future common. Numbers then this could be a pretty good alternative. Nuku show each always has a starting price of just under 30000. 00 euros but in germany fire incentives for electric vehicles knock off around 9000. 00 for a final price of just under 21000. 00 euros. Moving up to the larger each 2008 s u v will set you back around 4500. 00 euros more. If you want more read and check out our you know. If you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world rather can make you very happy. Then to classics and feel just some of the exciting content waiting for you subscribe to us that you should. Read and youll always be up to speed. Oh please. The tire is not a bad move. If. Its the 1st time that im driving an electric car and theyre supposed to be very boring but sustainable but i would like to find out how much fun can they be at least to be completely. Completely 1st of all i have to admit i really like the color of the car because it fits my jacket. Secondly. Its kind of small which i like and then if you check the tires still really small and thin i wonder how the grip is on the streets. Theres only one way to find out by taking it to the track. The group of the tires is not bad it feels really good. You know its actually fun to drive through the like of. That shake the exhilaration. In the 1st 30 meters and exhilarates more than the porsche im pretty sure you know this car is something for the city something you know luxury city car i could not imagine being this on the formula you truck or Something Like that well actually i think its the standard safety car at all for me what you race is its no match for the racing cars though which topped out at 2 on the particular major power. Against mark hurd as head of motorsports at b. M. W. Since disappointment over 3 years ago hes been trying to make the comic this electric power train even more powerful on and off the track. You know whats yours for it. Because. People im not. Just. To be a moment in these. Extreme of. Crimes to come up in the best you get is because. Good. Luck for not preparing for. The interview will be by on. If you often think that problem. Is the bridge to. Take your car. Even after successful race weekend theres no time for against my b. M. W. Said quarter to munich union sunday as head of electric power sharing research and development. And complimentary phones from monday. To go to move. So feel deep. In. The form of. This must be proving once again one component to most premature you can start to frequent. This can this year in software as when say what i need today is no time from the comedy bit id start in software let me explain why the power train for the i 3 is 100 percent b. M. W. Engineering starting with the car that transmit the current that generates Magnetic Fields which are converted into mechanical energy the brain of an electric power train inverter supplies electricity on demand but their frequency and voltage continuously adapted to the present situation a better inverter means more power from the energy stored in the battery. But i was just a minute to control most of them and got the idea but this is appropriate. Because im going to pick things you know home i looked up from. This is one thing ive been sick from gaskin advice from the cook but it does. Not mean a qif with them for too damn long to me to make from the pot the. With risk if you want to be killed when mr softee is a minister. And the prime suspect someone from casket what used to be the property of could all go through. In that case lets go green and try out some recuperation. Its really good to hit the gas on this car because it speeds up that fast but the recuperation i dont like at all like it gives me the feeling that im just breaking down immediately and for me this is not something that im enjoying the b. M. W. I 3 was designed as a sustainable car with a lightweight Energy Efficient body featuring natural fiber and carbon fiber elements and to never tires have less rolling resistance helping to save energy and ensuring a fast mr right after im from response where most of the hinged beep but in the city i was pretty was with a premium we. Saw. This no sound no and you know it. So i can really enjoy my Favorite Music this. Is a nice. Bass this little it has just have a charm. Its a fun tool to have one day for a few hours but i could not imagine driving it ever on every basis because you know just to idea but i have to charge it somewhere like really freaks me on here i dont know if it come to last and i wonder if i still get home im kind of worried about it though like i was driving this car for like 3 hours now and i still only have 35 percent of my energy bedroom left. And thats the spine dozens of b. M. W. Experts investing a huge technical effort into probably over the years their mission to enhance the efficiency of electric motors. Was was really on their. Highs today. And we. Picked. The good of us doesnt. He. Kind. Ration doesnt really do it for me to be honest i was driving today like from what you can tap there so no surprise that i have to take a pit stop after just 200 kilometers. No im really lucky today i found this charging station could take me quite a while blood so i mean starting at least. It takes around 15 minutes at the fast charging station to get back turn 80 percent thats a serious slowdown for me with my hectic daily routine business card. Determined to close its rhythms on me but i find myself enjoying just chilled out and sustainable electric more and more. I want out of the way. There are a lot of pomp and man germany is literally the only developed country where cars like this can go as fast as they can. All the building them in the u. K. When accomplished over there anyway thats what were going to find out today why germany and why i am so offsets with spain. As a german you grow up knowing that it is better for racing toy cars with my younger brother so much that basically pushing everyone off the street is not doing 200 kilometers an hour. And the german car industry makes you believe that driving as fast as you can is the way to go. And we both have Perfect Growth rates to do it all of the lover 2 and ill go by. The 1st real alto bond was opened in 1932 between born and cologne it had a speed limit of 120 Kilometers Per Hour. That the nazis took poa and claimed they had built the 1st one. They insisted on calling it. The nazis also got rid of all the speed limits the only time they can back up a 3. 00 to 70. 00 quarter in the oil crisis and it was set at 100 kilometers an hour and the government even wanted to keep it the federal slates. Lifted on. I just 100 again. Watch a person drive this car theres a 100 kilometers limitations everywhere. The sad reality is you cant go flat out everywhere on the german altar well were supposed to driving very fast and were stuck in a traffic jam and thats also reality on the glorious. Yes we do have traffic jams and construction sites as well in germany even worse about a 3rd of the german autobahn has speed limits and its recommended that you drive 130 kilometers on the other parts recommended you cant get fined if you drive fast. But why 130. Because a 970 alone more than 20000 people died on germanys roads which got the conversation going about speed limits. And 977 a large scale comparative study concluded a speed limit reduces creches by 9 to 11 percent and deaths by 20 to 23 percent. A specific speed limit was no fly with the public and the hugely influential Automobile Club even campaigned against it so we ended up with a recommended limit of 130 to find out how bad high speed crashes really are im taking an Accident Research out for spending my ridiculously. Overpowered jack pretty busy kid point man has been reviewing Car Accidents for over 15 years for german insurers the people that pay for all those crashes because when they go to speed right now you would automatically lose your driving license hes joking of course. But for someone who researches accidents for a living well. You are here thats more like it you are. Right. He laughed speed hes german after all but lets get serious again what does pressuring higher speeds actually mean. In the formula for Kinetic Energy velocity has a quadratic effect that means that an increase of just 10 k. M. s h. Creates proportionally a much higher amount of energy. So even driving just a little bit faster greatly increases the risk of life changing injuries or worse studies estimate that every extra kilometer per hour pushes the number of crashes by 4 percent but it is also true that there are other countries that have a speed limit in place and more people die from on the planet just look at the Czech Republic the United States and italy for example but the u. K. And denmark also have speed limits and fewer deaths per month. The problem is that these statistics are fairly comparable because of so many variables. Types of vehicles and visibility. One thing is for sure germanys kind of street does not want to general speed limit it pushes the sales pitch also been tested like a drug to all you people outside germany who want to drive mine lonely fast cars and still feel safe. Feel safe until you dont. Any weakling can drive a 250 came age i think he means me even for good drivers things can go sideways very fast things change must come this is so i think we need a speed limit that most people would accept and i think that would be 150 kilometers an hour that were still hours to get from a to b. As fast as possible most people dont go faster than that anyway and are the growing concern for the environment and the shift to electric might get germany to a speed limit a little bit faster maybe even quicker than the us changes its got noise i mean electric is cool and everything but you cant go flat out for long without muting the battery. May a. Little and im such a fan of me i mean the acceleration. To listen to their business and say. But driving at speeds are unfit for the situation is a major reason why people die on the job altemeyer to be honest driving for 200 kilometers an hour in a Straight Line gets really boring after some time so if you want to have the time of your life and go fast do it on the racetrack like my colleague ronnie did over here off the. Bat that. There will. Be the. Top. Cold feet enjoy the ride stay safe and see you next time on route. Good. Good. Good. How the coronavirus is changing the world. China more. Europe. The situation is serious take it seriously. Africa model. The usa the virus when it gets a little warbird miraculously goes away the pandemic spreads. In 15 minutes on d w. Been robbed of their soul thats what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. Countless cultural riches were brutally stolen from africa and carted off to europe by colonialists. Each artifact has blood on it from the looms that have yet to feel. 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