Piëch Automotive

Piëch Automotive is an electric car manufacturer based in Zürich, Switzerland, founded in August 2017 by Anton "Toni" Piëch and Rea Stark Rajcic.[1]

Piëch Automotive AG
public limited company
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2017
FoundersRea Stark Rajcic and Anton Piëch
Headquarters
Zürich
,
Switzerland
Key people
Managing Director: Anton Piëch Managing Director: Rea Stark Rajcic
ProductsElectric vehicles
ParentPiëch Holding AG
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

Anton Piëch, son of Ferdinand Piëch, former CEO of the Volkswagen Group and grandson of Ferdinand Porsche,[2] founded the Swiss electric car manufacturer Piëch Automotive with industrial designer Rea Stark Rajcic.[3]

Piëch Automotive presented their first model, the GT Mark Zero (or Mk0), at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show.[4][5]

The particularity of Piëch Automotive's engineering is its modular concept, which makes it possible to keep software and hardware components up to date, in order to keep up with developments and technical progress, so the powertrain is interchangeable, while maintaining the structure and bodywork of the vehicle.[4][6][7][8] The entire vehicle concept is designed and engineered for lean manufacturing with external partners without vertically integrating any production in the company.[9][10]

Mark Zero concept
Piëch Mark Zero GT
Overview
ManufacturerPiech Automotive
Also calledMark Zero, or Mk0
Model years2022
Body and chassis
ClassSupercar Concept Car
Powertrain
Electric motorFront: 150 kW
Rear: 2x150 kW
Range500 km
Dimensions
Length4,430.0 mm (174.41 in)
Width1,990.1 mm (78.35 in)
Height1,249.9 mm (49.21 in)
Kerb weight1,800–1,800 kg (3,968.32–3,968.32 lb)

The Piëch Mark Zero GT, whose first sketches date back to 2017, was presented as a concept car at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5, 2019.[4][6][8]

Design

The car is a two-seater sports coupé in the contemporary style. The first models should be delivered in 2022 equipped with electric motors and a battery positioned on the central tunnel as far as the rear axle, for a weight of 1,800 kg.[4][7][8] The Mark Zero will be able to accommodate thermal, hybrid or fuel cell powertrains thanks to its modular platform, which is planned to be used for an SUV and a "Piëch sedan" in a second phase.[6][7]

Motorization

The Mark Zero is equipped with three electric motors, a 150 kW asynchronous electric motor mounted on the front axle and two independent synchronous electric motors mounted on the rear axle of 150 kW each, providing a total power of 600 hp.[7][11][12]

Piëch claims its innovative battery is 80% rechargeable in 4 min 40 s on a 380 kW fast terminal that has not yet been deployed in 2019, for a range of 500 km.[4][6][7]

Reception

The design of the new car concept was mainly evaluated positively.[13][14] Klaus Schmidt for example, former sportscar developer of the BMW M GmbH, describes the design as unique.[15]

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gollark: Oh, actually there's option #3: just do single user mode and don't bother stopping editing of "OS" files.
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gollark: I would recommend against #1, because weirdly enough people like being able to write, download and run programs.
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References
  1. Sylvain Richard (19 February 2019). "Piëch Mark Zero – Une supercar électrique réalisée par le fils de Ferdinand Piëch". 4legend.com. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Piëch baut eigenen Sportwagen". Autobild (in German). 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  3. "Piëch Automotive startet in Genf durch" (in German). N-tv. 19 February 2019.
  4. Hommen, Mario (2019-02-19). "Piëch Automotive startet in Genf durch". Automobil Industrie (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  5. "Piech Mark Zero electric sports car concept revealed". drivingelectric.com. 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  6. Erberich, Marcus (2019-02-21). "Piëch Automotive vor Auftritt mit Knalleffekt". Automobilwoche (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  7. Werwitzke, Cora (2019-03-04). "Piëch Automotive setzt bei Mark Zero auf neuen Zelltyp". electrive.net (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  8. Deck, Uli (2019-03-07). "Neuer Sportwagen mit großem Namen". Autohaus. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  9. "Exklusive Fotos - Attacke auf Porsche! Ein Piëch baut jetzt Elektro-Sportwagen". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  10. "Anton Piëch: Was der Urenkel von Ferdinand Porsche mit seiner Automarke vorhat". www.handelsblatt.com (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  11. Grégoire Huvelin (6 March 2019). "Salon Auto de Genève : Mark Zéro, la sportive électrique qui se recharge en 5 minutes". clubic.com.
  12. "Piëch Mark Zero : une GT électrique prometteuse". Automobile-Sportive.com. 5 March 2019..
  13. Lopez, Jonathan (2019-03-13). "A new all-electric performance star rises in Zürich?". TopSpeed.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  14. Philipp Vetter: https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/plus190297463/Piech-Sohn-macht-Porsche-mit-eigenen-Sportwagen-Konkurrenz.html, Die Welt, German. March 3, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  15. Rudschies, Wolfgang (2019-03-13). "Piëch Mark Zero: Der Anti-Tesla". ADAC (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-09.
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