The electric car is ready to become the norm even in the world of corporate fleets, overcoming the main obstacles that have limited its growth to date. The change is linked to the arrival of a long list of models capable of responding to the needs of users but above all due to the exponential growth of the charging network throughout the national territory.
2021 will be remembered as the year of the debut of high-power charging points also on the motorway, a necessary condition for those who travel hundreds of kilometers every day in a car without a thermal engine. So goodbye to “traditional” models? Far from it. The offer of the manufacturers includes many electrified innovations, where petrol and diesel power supplies are combined with electric.
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Returning to the upcoming novelties, the Audi Q4 e-tron stands out among the most anticipated cars, also proposed in the Sportback version. The SUV with the four rings is ready to become the first electric “large volume” of the brand from Ingolstadt. This will be possible thanks to the list of innovations presented starting from an autonomy of up to 520 horsepower and at a starting price of less than 50,000 euros, all combined with dimensions suitable for city use and a package that ensures high level autonomous driving. and great on-board connectivity. Built on the modular Meb platform, the same as the Skoda Enyaq and Vw Id.4 and the starting point for most of the Volkswagen Group’s electric innovations, the Q4 e-tron is fitted with an 82 kWh battery and using a 125 kWh socket only uses 10 minutes to recover 130 km of autonomy and from 5 to 80% it takes less than 40 minutes. Just under 4.60 meters long, it offers a cockpit designed for five people, new features such as the head-up display with augmented reality and a rear load compartment of 520 liters and expandable up to 1490. Thanks to the available engines you can go from 170 horses of the 35 e-tron rear-wheel drive (with 341 km of autonomy and 349 for the Sportback), to the 204 of the 40 e-tron (with 520 km available), up to 299 hp of the 50 e-tron quattro (488 and 497 km for the Sportback).
Remaining in the segment of electric SUVs, Mercedes recently presented the EQA, based on Gla and with 426 km of autonomy, and the EQB will be unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show. The expected novelty of the Star is certainly the EQS, a hyper-futuristic zero-emission flagship and ready to unseat the Tesla Model S. As mentioned, however, the many innovations to come are not only 100% electric, starting from the unprecedented Citroen C5 X. The French brand returns to the flagship segment with a model that combines the traits of a sedan with those of an SUV, all with a range of petrol and plug-in hybrid engines. Expected in 2022, it will be one of the many innovations presented by the Stellantis Group (born from the merger of FCA and PSA) including the new Alfa Romeo Tonale or the Maserati Levante Hybrid.
In terms of fleets, the compact and medium SUV segment will continue to be a favorite among users, and here the novelties range from the Opel Mokka in thermal or electric version, to the new Toyota Yaris Cross or premium models such as the Range Rover Evoque or the BMW X2. plug-in hybrid.