NEVS (Saab) Emily GT Will Be Produced At Former Saab Plant by new owner

[@Poseidon75]

I used to have a SAAB 93 Aero in 2008 that car was awesome to drive and probably the most comfortable seats I’ve ever sat in, in any car before or since!

[@MrCatlover]

I have the first generation of the Saab 9-5 1998 model which had the best seats by far of the Saab 9-5 models, and those seats are super. I have not tried the seats in the Saab Aero 2008 though!

[@jesusramonsuarezlopez9892]

Yo actualmente soy dueño de un saab 93 año 2010 y antes de otro año 2003 Fue una tristeza que despareciera como marca de coches ...suerte a todos

[@Poseidon75]

@@jesusramonsuarezlopez9892 Sí, me encantaban los coches Saab y fue muy triste verlo desaparecer después de fabricar coches tan fantásticos. Ahora conduzco coches Volvo y alemanes.

[@petterbirgersson4489]

As a Swede, this makes me hopeful.

[@JS-yj7ow]

As a non-Swede, ‘92 900 owner, this makes me hopeful!

[@-Yeti-]

But it's chinese company now?

[@petterbirgersson4489]

@@-Yeti- Yes, it's kind of unfortunate. But it's far better than if there was to be no car production at all in Trollhättan, and that the skills and talent of the technicians and the engineers were wasted.

[@-Yeti-]

@petterbirgersson4489 I see, yeah, true... go sweden go!

[@doug900S]

@@-Yeti- good question, evergrande pushed the electric car prototype, but got into a huge corruption to the tune of 300 billion, which did not involve NEVS. And the design is all Swedish I do believe, with some 300 Saab engineers involved. In fact a long time Saab engineer had a huge hand in the development of Emily, and they did it from scratch in 10 months! Protean electric was heavily involved in the in-wheel motor design. I would say it’s Swedish! At first the Chinese had the money but Swedish innovation designed it!👍

[@ahlsn7346]

As a Swede how grow up with our family always driving SAAB I'm really looking forward to this car. I loved SAABs way of thinking and doing things different.

[@koenraad4618]

The Emily GT is a gem.

[@joshuajorgensen3820]

I love this car. I pray that it comes to market. Fantastic.

[@doug900S]

I love Saab’s perseverance! I’m a huge Saab fan, and always have been! I own 2 Saabs, a 2010 9-3 sedan XWD and a 2007 FWD 9-3 sedan. If Emily came to the states, I would find a way to finance one. Long live Saab! By the way, how did Emily get her name, any idea? Thanks for the video! I did hear a while back that it was going into production.

[@GolLeeMe]

It’s a sedan. Fantastic. A UK in hub motor development, as I understand it. I hope its a success, the company and its staff deserve it.

[@RWBHere]

With those torque vectoring capabilities, it should work very well on icy surfaces in Scandinavia.

[@mcmurphy523]

As a TESLA and SAAB driver, I gonna buy one for 100%! Just keep goin' guys and drop this beauty soon.

[@MassiveTrackHunter]

Love this! After having owned more than 10 Saabs over the last 9yrs, I definitely look forward to seeing them on the road. It is too bad they did not get the electric 9-3 off the ground at $22k, because it would have drawn a crowd. The Emily GT, will certainly draw a crowd. Hopefully they also make an entry level version that can be upgraded later.

[@georgegoodwin9722]

My family had Saabs for years. They were not the most common car on the road here in the U.S. It was like a secret club. You would flash your lights if you saw another Saab on the road. Our first ones had 3 cylinders. You had to mix the oil with the gas! It’ll be good to see Saabs on the road again, even if that’s not what they’re called.

[@busybee2033]

Every Saab guy is definitely going to stick a Saab badge or the word SAAB on the Emily if it comes to fruition

[@itsprivate4360]

Absolutely!

[@kensteffes6712]

Saab always made great quality cars. I hope the brand returns.

[@Hansenunmatched]

Ready to buy👍

[@joeblue2492]

Saab - best handling car I ever had !! Gear box was amazing

[@vasil7410]

As a past SAAB owner (pre GM influence!) and a current Tesla owner, this sounds very interesting.

[@jeffbaker1173]

Likewise, I had a Saab 900 and 95, now have Tesla Model 3. Love it.

[@nicksmpsn6546]

I loved Saab and look forward to seeing it again on the road!

[@sailingspark9748]

I have had several saabs over the years. an 87 900 Turbo, a 91 900S, 96 900 turbo, and a 2010 9-3 Sport Combi. The older cars were highly entertaining, the GM 900 had terrifying torque steer, and the Sportcombi was a wonderful sport wagon for gobbling up gear and miles. I miss all but the 96 Turbo. I am almost in the market for an electric car, in a year or two I will be. Currently (not sorry) the new Polestar 2 is at the top of the list, but the Emily GT might be just what I need. I am going to watch this space carefully.

[@jonjosenna5581]

love SAAB cars, Quirky and brilliant engineering

[@Fabulousprofound168]

We need an update on this.

[@5060ijg]

I very much hope that National Electric Vehicle Sweden comes to fruition. Best of luck to a very unique four wheeled vehicle concept.

[@ralphlongo5137]

Also the enhanced torque vector capabilities would be boss in the snow.

[@itsprivate4360]

Two 1993 5door 900i turbo in my garage I use alternatively on Sundays. Hi from Melb Australia

[@colinrenfrew48]

This is good news. Every architect is celebrating.

[@matthewbarrett5863]

That is a nice-looking car! It would look even better, a little shorter, as a two-door coupe. Get a lighter battery and we're off to the races!

[@toms5996]

Depending on the price this will be huge in the Nordics (might be a bit biased as a former owner of Saabs).

[@airheart1]

And what do you suppose the price will be on a 160kwh battery, 4 motor 'sport sedan'' from a 'new' car manufacturer who has been dead for the past decade? You think they have cheap labor? Cheap supply lines? Cheap battery supplies with their huge scale of production? In WHAT world does this thing come out with a price tag of under 100,000 Euro? And how many Swedes and the like up do you suppose are going to be lining up for an inefficient, heavy, over priced, unproven and Chinese backed product? And how do you imagine this tiny market of buyers.. I would guess less then a few thousand.. brings Saab back from the grave for more than.. maybe a year?

[@toms5996]

@@airheart1 I have to start from the beginning. It seems the new owner is Norwegian. IF we(as in us Nordics) get the proper backing for this car this will go quite smoothly. Remember that Saab was always and will be produced in Sweden(Trollhätten) AND in Finland (Turku/Åbo) both of which have incredibly skilled labour with good salaries. The Finnish plant at the moment makes Mercedez Benz but has capacity for more. Saab (or Volvo) production has never had a problem with producing these cars in hyper-expensive countries. We are efficient. Us Finns and Swedes manufacture still e.g. most of biggest cruise liners in the world(I think all the US ones are Made in Finland), biggest engines in the world, trains, train systems, busses, trucks, aeroplanes (huge parts of Airbus) etc. etc. It's not about cost but about quality. Both Volvo and Saab car brands are now Chinese backed but 100% Nordic. If the projected prices is under €50000 which I've seen in the Finnish press the car will be a smash hit. France and Germany have opened battery Gigafactories that would serve the project well. This is all still pure speculation. But Finland and Sweden have streamlined our production decades ago and continue to do so. (Check out the new Airbus space station which will partially replace the ISS 2026/2027 - Parts are already made here in Finland.)

[@airheart1]

@@toms5996 I they get THIS vehicle.. with a 160 kwh battery and 4 motors in it, on sale at 50000 Euro.. I'll agree it will be a huge hit. I don't think they can sell this car, as stated, for 100000 euro and even make 1 euro profit. Only time will tell which way it goes. I don't wish them ill.. I just don't see any way a vehicle with these specifications can be done at a reasonable price. Even a full Chinese company like BYD couldn't sell a EV of these specs for 50000 and make a profit. It's just feasible with the prices for the materials, today. But.. we'll see.

[@anderspersson7084]

@@toms5996 And battery manufactorer NORTHVOLT have this huge battery production in north of sweden, and is not have relaying on Chinese battery producers.

[@Playas06]

hopefully this will happen, I currently drive a 2003 9-3, with 200k miles… I should sell it but just can’t. It is the 4th Saab I have owned.

[@AlexKall]

Looking more likely now in the last days now when EV Electra has bought the projects (this and another one).

[@NAMOR5000]

I love SAAB, Used to own and drive a 2005 , 9-5T Wagon, the absolute best car I ever had the pleasure of owning and driving. With the many many new battery types, more environmental friendly, higher power density and so, this would be THE car to slane all others currently out there. The range it may have now might be double or even triple of the current , old type, EV batteries. If the new owner(s) is/are not from the capitol 'T ' one can only hope that this model will come to market very soon at a very affordable cost to anyone. Away and much less as the artificial plus 20K for any car. I may be dreaming but 10 to 15 K (USD) or Euros would be 'nice'. I for one will be looking forward to hearing and seeing the sonic boom that the start of production will / has started /make. If one were to possibly adopt all the best of what other brands are using in a production line this should /could become one of the world most affordable cars. One can dream not? If they do the smart thing it can become real for sure. Following this for sure. 🥰 Make it happen, new owner/owners. Please! 🥰😇👍

[@simonburleigh5551]

I would love to see something along the lines of the 9000 hatchback, not an SUV or saloon.

[@jeroendewit2453]

Wow this is good news for a special car. I hope Björn Niland can test one in the future

[@matteogruppi7279]

I owned a 9000 and a 9-5 aero, great cars

[@koenraad4618]

It seems Protean solved all in-wheel motor challenges for the EV (durability, integrated break), a mile stone in EV engineering. Protean filed numerous patents on their in-wheel motor technology. With an active 'air' suspension system, the extra unsprung weight challenge was solved by NEVS, the Emily GT rides comfortably. The advantages are big: torque vectoring, 20% extra space for passengers and luggage, much simpler car design. Elaphe's in-wheel motor for the Aptera requires active cooling, but I haven't seen any active cooling for the Protean in-wheel motors (no active cooling required is better). And the Emily GT looks distinctive, not just another 'round' EV, it has the SAAB look. I hope it will be affordable, not another super expensive car. Niron's new iron-based super magnets could be an option for Protean in the future. I will wait for the next gen solid state batteries anyway, the EV weight has to come down.

[@flukeylukey7559]

I think EVs are not heavy compared to ice cars, apparently Tesla's were not heavy enough for the US scheme.

[@meteora8888]

I think it should be priced against a tesla. Anything less would be undeserving

[@aurium78]

I really like the design. Hope it gets made 😊

[@khalifahmuhammad1574]

Give me a NACS charging port and I absolutely want one. Saab was always quirky in a cool way too me. As much as I like Tesla, everybody is starting to have one these days. I'm cool with the stares and people wanting to know what kind of car this is.

[@PaleBlueDotCitizen]

People will only be curious to know what motivated you to pay more than a Tesla costs for an inferior product

[@matsgardin8332]

Love it!

[@electricviking]

Thanks!!

[@williamarmstrong7199]

Fingers crossed it works out SAAB were always miles ahead of most other motor vehicle companies. Without the miss management of GM they woild now be bigger than BMW

[@ynse4568]

SAAB never dies!

[@LegalizeferretsOrg]

Mind did. Many times. I was on first name basis with two tow truck drivers.

[@toms5996]

🇫🇮🇫🇮 As a proud former owner of Saab900t as my first car, Saab900i my second (my high-school/early uni years - mind you bought and fixed with own money) and later Saab93 as a company car an latest 93 (GM thing) in the 2000s. Saab will live forever even if my next car most likely is a BYD.

[@chris070563]

The one thing apart from the electric cars not going anywhere because there dropping of quick in the uk. Where do you recycle them. And where do you stockpile all the batteries

[@joelado]

GM should be the investor if they are not, take the Emily GT, modify the front look and badge it as the Camaro and make it both in Europe and in the United States. It looks like a Camaro to me.

[@andersson.l.e]

GM already destroyed SAAB once. It's enough.

[@joelado]

@@andersson.l.e Holly cow. You are totally right. GM is run by visionless management that is incapable of doing anything of consequence in the EV space. Good luck NEVS/SAAB. This is one American dude that is pulling for you. I'm pulling for GM to get its act together and figure out how to produce quality, affordable EVs at a profit. Crossing my fingers.

[@flukeylukey7559]

I don't think government motors can afford it.

[@gooldii1]

Hi Viking!!! ❤

[@electricviking]

Morning!

[@MikaelALjungblad]

Saab and Aptera are the quirky cusins with in wheel motors and thir own ideas about what electric cars can be 😊⚡️⚡️👍🏻

[@markbrowning9363]

in-wheel motors have yet to be tested on real world road conditions for reliability, with the braking system built into in-wheel motors one of the best use cases might be classic car conversions?

[@AlexKall]

They are actually pretty well tested.

[@markrowland1366]

My family loved their Saab cars.

[@MyComputer-yvr]

about time someone built an in wheel motor car the shape of the VW ID BUZZ with in wheel motors would make the ultimate delivery van

[@markonikitovic6530]

Saab for life , 9-5 NG owner

[@jean-pierredumoulin8305]

those weel motors have not really been tested long term i am worried a little, that car is too good to be true unless it costs 100,000 dollars

[@Raymund-Swales]

Huge battery. 4 small motors. Very clean design. Built in Sweden. Should be good.

[@robertfonovic3551]

So 4 items which may fail instead of one. And you think thats good?

[@Desynccc]

@@robertfonovic3551 Likewise with any other car..? It's quite literally parts that have wear and tear.. Same goes for tesla, anything can go wrong on those.

[@markthomasson5077]

@@robertfonovic3551but very simple to replace

[@ratmanmurray7137]

I had a SAAB 9-3 as well, was plagued with ECU issues and going into limp mode with things not working and no official way of fixing it, other than people on forums trying to get other ECUs to work, Other than that, awesome car. I wonder if now SAAB is Nevs, they will incorporate the Griffin Logo? I wonder why they chose not to use the SAAB name?

[@kjelle5350]

That is because the owner of the saab name is very much alive. Saab is the Lockheed Martin of sweden, producing weapon systems and fighter jets. During the bancruptcy of the totally seperate car division, they lost the rights to the saab name, because the weapon producer saab experienced their competitors informed potential customers that saab was about to go bancrupt. The griffin logo is also used by the weapons producer, and Scania.

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

Sam, as a person of Scandinavian background, you should be aware that NEVS..is actually SVEN spelt backwards...a far more apt name IMHO. I have it on good authority that the new SAAB logo is the stylized face of the chef out of the Muppet show and will be sold through IKEA....#bork bork bork

[@golfzaaaa]

Saab had a special place in my heart. I rather have a Saab than a NEVS

[@andersson.l.e]

But SAAB doesn't want that car to have the SAAB name. SAAB is a technology company developing mostly military products.

[@SolAce-nw2hf]

1000 kg of batteries? Is that to prevent people from lifting the car so they can steal the wheels?

[@JoeyBlogs007]

Like it

[@johnstath9666]

Radio or axial flux motors

[@randomguy-xs3mu]

I own a 2002 saab 9-5 aero station wagon

[@Our12Senses]

期待上市~~~

[@naalsoegat]

If bets were up I would place my bets on it being Koenigsegg together with some investor with deep pockets.

[@Whatshisname346]

I would wonder how a company can make a car with a battery pack that size without it costing beyond the means of mere mortals. There is a limited market out there for high priced saloon cars, especially ones from ‘new’ manufacturers. I’d like to know if there’s been any actual marketing done on this and will the eventual production car end up with some very different specs. I love Saabs (I’m a former owner) but this is just another high priced gadget like most of these large electric cars.

[@airheart1]

Destined to fail.. horribly.

[@philip9485]

If it has 1000 km of range, I will buy it.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

It's a dream car for sure, and it will knock hugh spec Teslas out of the park. But we need to downsize this for lesser mortals, howabout hub motors a quarter the size and power and a 250kg battery pack? We don't all need sub 5s 0 to 60. And that battery is so large that you'll waste hours charging it. The range advantage may be negated if the supercharger network can't keep up.

[@thyristo]

Baojun Yep, baby!

[@Engineersoldinterstingstuff]

Normally its critical to have as low mass as possible in the wheel area since it it is un- sprung mass. Alfa etc even used to have the brake discs outside this area. Great timing to present an expensive electric car released into the market. As long as no more tax payer money is dumped into that factory I am happy.

[@doug900S]

My uncle, who is quite the machinist and a genius, he mentioned unsprung mass at my brothers summer party so I wonder if NEVS solved that? I’m sure they were well aware of it.

[@colinmacdonald5732]

They know all about it, so does Protean, there was a Top Gear interview with one of the engineers at Protean and he talked about unsprung mass quite a lot

[@bjrgjohannessen5184]

It is beautiful...

[@BigBearHostel]

Make the battery half the size and put a NACS on it. Putting a Hummer EV size battery in a sedan is quite stupider than putting it in a Hummer EV.

[@RedBatteryHead]

I'm sceptical. Even with the new Money plug it's a high end car instead of a fordable seller.

[@71kimg]

Maybe makes sense with the low value of the SEK

[@christophermccready8443]

My dad has a SAAB 95 Aero 2002

[@ErikTS]

Is the Emily going to be sold in the United States?

[@pizzasquirrel65]

I think it would first be produced in europe and china then we will see if it come to us (95 owner)

[@AlexKall]

Probably.

[@anonmouse956]

My dad owned a Saab 9000. One of the best cars I ever drove. When I first drove a Tesla I remember thinking how much it reminded me of that.

[@meteora8888]

I hope Saab let's them use the name after they see the product. Nevs isn't really catchy particular if it's going up against Volvo and it's peers

[@MrGMawson2438]

Evening mate

[@ADobbin1]

When did Saab get back in to cars?

[@AlexKall]

They didn't. They are saying SAAB because it's former SAAB employees that engineered this car, but it has nothing to do with SAAB the company.

[@earlpainter2143]

Every time you hit a pothole the motor gets a shock? NO thanks!

[@airheart1]

Not just A shock.. ALL the shock. Everything in the body gets a little of the shock even after the suspension.. but the wheel takes it ALL. Good luck on the long term durability of a motor spinning at high revs taking that kind of repeated shock stress to it over years.. nope.. there's no reasonable way bearings and tight tolerance, high speed spinning objects are going to like that.. and all 4 motors wearing at different rates.. doesn't seem like a smart design. Not even mentioning the asininely huge battery and costs.

[@haukionkannel]

This seems fun vehicle! Hopefully cost less than 1 million euros / car….

[@mj6493]

Wallenbergs?

[@MrGMawson2438]

Saab did the old plains back in the day

[@AlexKall]

They still make planes :)

[@janjson435]

Sam, I agree with you SAAB was/is a quirky product and Emily GT seems to be too. The car world needs those thinking-outside-the-box organizations pushing boundries and creating new standards and alternatives by being progressive. The CEO of Stenhaga, Svante Andersson, who I personally know and have done business with, is a commercially wise person who have become multi-billionaire on his ability to understand businesses. He lives in Tråvad less then 100 km from the SAAB plant in Trollhättan and really understands what SAAB represented back in the days. In addition Svante is a car person with an unique private collection of cars in a hidden and well guarded location that I’ve had the privilege to visit. He even got proposals of buy-backs from car manufacturers like Porsche and Mercedes since he has at least one zero km car of every produced Porsche GT and RS car since the 50 years and similar with top Mercs in addition to loads of other stuff.

[@nathanielbyrne1132]

I think it was a good thing that MG got sold, because their Chinese inheritors have done a good job of rolling out EV adoption in Western countries whereas a British administration wouldn't have done anything.

[@harry7384]

nice !... but it will never be a saab... 😞 (especially without a SAAB logo !!!!)

[@AlexKall]

It's practically all SAAB just without the name and logo.

[@flukeylukey7559]

I think the battery is to big and heavy. Wouldn't want to replace it in 10 years.

[@MrGMawson2438]

Welcome back Saab

[@airheart1]

It won't last long.. not with this stupid idea. There is no way you're rebuilding a car company with this approach. None. If this thing goes on sale for under $100,000 eruos.. I'll eat my hat. And if it goes on sale for over 100,000.. they will be bankrupt and out of business again in a year or 2

[@tttran60]

It looks just like another EV, nothing like the classic 89’ Saab 900.

[@robertfonovic3551]

Thank god

[@lt6532]

Thankfully since the 900 is incredibly ugly... This one does however share design elements with the last 9-5. And thats a good thing since that's the only Saab that looks good/ok.

[@agoodlife2]

I have owned 5 SAAB’s I want one

[@lt6532]

The brand should be called Aero. And this model should be called Aero GT.

[@JosephLalibela]

I like it The Aero S 44 B !!!

[@AlexKall]

I like it!

[@theandersonfamily4245]

Believe it when I see it.

[@AlexKall]

Getting closer.

[@markthomasson5077]

A Saab 96 EV please

[@machoopichoo2]

Hub motors are d*mb. Why the ridiculous range, as well? SaaB also has negitable brand value anymore, unlike MG, Volvo, etc.

[@wolfheilmann774]

Saab was fantastic until GM took over. But the Aeros were still fantastic after that date.

[@roo1314]

Yup. Rather than taking advantage of the high quality, high value quirkiness of Saab, GM dumbed it down to its own mediorcre standards and destroyed everything that made a Saab a Saab.

[@AlexKall]

@@roo1314 Although the SAAB engineers did put up a good fight for quite some time, ignoring many of GM's demands.

[@hangemhighholidaylighting6902]

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[@tonyacerra2329]

I would have to take the Saab name plate off of my car and stick it on this car after I rip off that NEVS name tag.

[@parligander1835]

It might get to market, it will be a expensive premium car. But it will not be named SAAB. The brand is owned by the defence company SAAB technologies and they have zero interest in licensing the name.

[@simontrippy]

Good to know, but why won’t they? Would love to see NEVS or whoever else revive the SAAB Brand under an electric guise of sporty 4x4 vehicles or even supercars to match their jet fighter heritage.

[@AlexKall]

@@simontrippy It became a problem for SAAB when SAAB Automobile went into financial difficulties, it effected SAAB negatively.

[@mnhsty]

Who is Emily?

[@johnsauvola]

that's the name of this car model.

[@ZzaphodD]

Why do you like Saab? It's so weird and quirky! Saab Fans: Yes! 👍

[@danielericsson9008]

Di reveals 231204: Nevs buyer has links to suspected Swedish ecocriminal The EV Electra is presented as a savior in need for Nevs and the electric car Emily GT. But there are several question marks surrounding the Lebanese company and its owner. Di can now tell you about connections between EV Electra and the Swedish businessman Anthony Norman, detained on suspicion of serious eco-crimes.

[@jean-pierredumoulin8305]

obviously if it goes 600 milles then the battery alone is worth an extra 20,000dollars

[@WANDERER0070]

No one ever made InWheelMotors work reliably over time,,Id pass on this

[@PaleBlueDotCitizen]

Unsprung weight anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

[@meloccom]

I don’t care what they call the company but they need to market the cars as SAAB.

[@AlexKall]

How would that work without being sued by SAAB? Unless they can lease the name from SAAB but I doubt they are very interested in that.

[@bill_heywood]

I love SAAB and it would be great to have them back, but this sounds like vapourware. It is also the wrong car, the market for saloon cars is shrinking. They should take the Lotus route and start with an SUV, that's where the sales volume is

[@2TOKE69]

🇸🇪💪

[@costiqueR]

Yep, they have made several prototypes in this time, and always the Swedes hoped that someone will rise again the SAAB name from the dust... From what I know, a new owner is there - is no longer NEV, and I hope is going to do better than the previous one (the previous owner struggled, but there were a lot of things to fight with). Anyway, this new owner was not confirmed, maybe is just hypes. Sorry for that the SAAB automobiles are no longer connected with SAAB aviation, as SAAB aviation is making some good marks these days (beating the Chinese aviation for example)... NEV owner is a Swedish-Chinese person and seems he can solve the problems... Better than Chinese is a Swedish-Chinese person, the best of two worlds...! PS: old SAAB made good cars, bad owners, and bad /not really appealing designs... PS: Do something with your sound...

[@thyristo]

05:04 - since Evergrande owns 51% it's really Evergrande...not NEVS, not Saab. That's how capitalism works. 😉

[@itsprivate4360]

Apparently Evergrande was so deep in the mire their share has been sold to the new conglomerate that now owns NEVS.

[@johnscott4693]

Still waiting… you said there’s a long of EVs that will do 907 km. STILL WAITING Mr Viking