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Faraday Future FF91 Debuts At CES

The world's newest car maker has been born in Las Vegas. Chinese-owned and American-based, Faraday Future has taken the covers off its first genuine creation, the FF91, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The brand labels itself


The world's newest car maker has been born in Las Vegas.

Chinese-owned and American-based, Faraday Future has taken the covers off its first genuine creation, the FF91, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The brand labels itself as "a user-centric, advanced mobility company" and, while based in Southern California, is backed by Chinese electronics group and smartphone manufacturer, LeEco. It started building a $500 million manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas early last year, but halted construction in November due to financial pressures.

The FF91 is the first tangible sign of Faraday Future's intent to take on the likes of Tesla as well as a plethora of fully-electric vehicles being developed by major car makers such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors.

Like the Tesla Model S, it is a fully-electric vehicle built on a modular platform that houses its battery pack and electric motors and a patented power inverter that it claims is lighter, less complex and cheaper to produce than conventional units.

While it has yet to outline the powertrain in detail, the FF91 is claimed to have up to 783kW of power and can accelerate from 0-100km/h in 2.39 seconds - making it one of the fastest cars in the world.

It says the battery pack, which has been co-developed by LG Chem, has the world's highest energy density and can achieve upto 700km of driving between recharges, which can take up to 4.5 hours on a standard household charger.

Faraday Future says the vehicle's exterior design was inspired by space - both celestial and physical. The car's overall dimensions create a cavernous cockpit with rear seats that it claims offer a first-class travel experience, with the ability to recline further than any vehicle on the road as well as having massage functions as well as heating and cooling.

The car's extensive glass house is made from Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal, which allow occupants to vary the degree of tinting and shade by simply tapping on the glass.

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