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2011 Frankfurt Auto Show: Full Electric Car Preview

 
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2011 Audi A2 Concept

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  • 2011 Audi A2 Concept
  • 2011 Audi Urban Concept
  • BMW i3 Concept
  • Teaser for Infiniti luxury EV due in 2013
  • 2011 Smart Forvision Concept
  • 2011 Volkswagen Nils single-seat electric car concept



We thought the 2011 Geneva Motor Show was one of the best ever for electric cars and green vehicles, but the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, starting in less than a week, is shaping up to be even better.

We'll be covering the show in-depth next week, but in the meantime we've rounded up all the electric cars you can expect to see at the show.

Concept Vehicles

Audi A2 Concept

Audi's original A2 was a high-tech, aluminum-bodied subcompact launched in 1999. Audi's new A2 is a high-tech, electric-powered subcompact, not yet confirmed for release. It's designed to show off the latest in Audi's LED and laser lighting technology in a small, luxurious EV package. 

Audi Urban Concept

Audi's 1+1 seat, race-car style Urban Concept started the cascade of German EV concepts and will be drawing a lot of attention at Frankfurt. Range is only 37 miles, but Audi is claiming high quality urban fun.

BMW i3

BMW's take on an urban electric car isn't far from being production ready. It uses a carbon composite chassis to reduce weight, and though BMW admits the full glass doors won't make production, the styling is otherwise pretty close to what we'll see on the production vehicle.

Infiniti electric car concept

There have been rumors of an Infiniti electric car for a few years now, and it could well be revealed at Frankfurt. Details are slim but it could share electric componentry with the 2012 Nissan Leaf, and other rumors suggest commonality with some of Renault's Z.E. models. Either way, it'll be an important luxury entrant into the EV market.

Smart ForVision Concept

Smart is showing an updated electric ForTwo at Frankfurt, but aspects the electric ForVision is designed to preview the future ForTwo model. We suspect the pre-crashed look to the doors won't survive the journey to production, but the rest of it looks very promising. It's set to share a platform with Renault's next Twingo minicar.

Volkswagen Nils electric concept

Looking not at all dissimilar to the Audi Urban Concept, Volkswagen's Nils is only a one seater. Range is similar to the Audi and styling has echoes of the Up! minicar and previous high-economy VW concepts.






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