ElectroMobility Poland — a Polish startup started in October 2016 by four publicly traded Polish energy companies, has revealed two electric prototypes: an SUV and a hatchback, under a sub-brand called ‘Izera’. Obviously, at this stage, we don’t have a ton of information to share but we do have a few interesting things to talk about. And, if you’ve gone through the photos already, you know that the prototypes look fairly impressive.
Anyway, the logo of the brand is a hexagon that encloses a stylized compass needle. According to the company, the hexagon resembles the palm of your hands protecting something; you know, similar to how you’d protect a candle from a breeze, for example. Here, it symbolizes care and safety, apparently. The compass needle represents following your own path, pursuing goals, pushing boundaries, setting new trends and those sorts of things.
I know, enough of the deeeep meanings, let’s move on.
As for the exterior styling, the Izeras look clean and minimalistic. While there’s no “wow factor” or any crazy stuff going on with the styling, it doesn’t look too bland either. I think there’s the right balance here. That being said, the headlights and taillights are pretty impressive, especially the running lights that flow into the grille and mimic a mesh pattern; they look rather complicated. And yes, those slim ORVMs are not cameras but are traditional mirrors.
While the dashboard layout appears typical with floating displays that we see in every other premium car these days, few things are well thought out. Such as the storage for a bag underneath the dashboard and straps to aid climbing into the back seats. Some interesting materials have been used throughout the interior, including what appears to be copper, adding a touch of premium-ness to an otherwise typical looking cabin.
Other noticeable features include wireless smartphone charging, the ability to hookup an iPad onto the seatbacks, and what appears to be some decent luggage space.
The company says that the cars will have the latest safety and advanced driver assistance systems such as ESC, Forward Collision Warning, Blind Spot Monitoring and Road Sign Recognition.
Moving on to the technical bits, which are scarce at the moment, Łukasz Maliczenko — Director of Technical Development of ElectroMobility Poland, says that the plan is to offer two battery capacities with the largest one offering up to 400 km (249 mi) range on a single charge. He also claims a 0-100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of less than 8 seconds.
The battery pack can be charged at home via ‘powerwall’ chargers or at public fast-charging stations.
In terms of production and availability, Piotr Zaremba — President of ElectroMobility Poland, expects sometime in 2023. The company has teamed up with Germany’s EDAG Engineering to make the Izera brand into a reality.
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