Electrical automobile startup Mullen will use the 2024 Shopper Electronics Present on this month to current a flagship efficiency model of its upcoming 5 crossover.
First proven on the 2021 Los Angeles auto present, the Mullen 5 is an electrical compact crossover designed to go up towards the Tesla Mannequin Y and Volkswagen ID.4.
Manufacturing is scheduled to happen at a plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. The plant’s former proprietor was AM Basic, which constructed Hummers and the Mercedes-Benz R-Class on the website. Mullen is accepting reservations for the 5 and has beforehand hinted at manufacturing beginning in 2024.
The RS model will boast over 1,000 hp, or sufficient for 0-60 mph acceleration in below two seconds, in keeping with Mullen. The corporate has additionally beforehand hinted at a high velocity of over 200 mph. Such efficiency would place the 5 RS in the identical league as EVs like Tesla’s Plaid variations of the Mannequin S and Mannequin X, in addition to Rimac’s Nevera hypercar.
Mullen 5
There are not any particulars on pricing or vary, however Mullen has beforehand stated the usual 5 will begin at about $55,000 and include a spread of 325 miles. The usual 5 can also be stated to return with sufficient horsepower for 0-60 acceleration in 3.2 seconds and a high velocity of 155 mph.
Along with the 5, Mullen plans to launch its personal model of the Qiantu K50, a Chinese language electrical sports activities automobile that Mullen will rename the GT. The usual GT can have about 375 hp however Mullen can also be engaged on an RS model that’s promised with comparable efficiency to the 5 RS.
Mullen additionally operates within the industrial automobiles area. The corporate already gives Mullen-branded electrical vans and vans, and with an acquisition of fellow EV startup Bollinger in 2022, Mullen additionally plans to launch electrical vans below the Bollinger model. It’s going to additionally revive plans for Bollinger’s B1 and B2 electrical SUV and pickup truck.
This 12 months’s CES is scheduled for Jan. 9-12 on the Las Vegas Conference Heart.