Swedish Automaker SAAB to come out with its first Electrical Car at Paris Auto Expo.

SAAB, Swedish car manufacturer owned by Dutch automobile manufacturer Spyker Cars NV to come up with its first-ever electric car which it will showcasing at the Paris motor show Sept. 30.

The car is named as ePower, a converted Saab 9-3 SportsCombi wagon, is equipped with a 184-HP electric motor.

ePower can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 8.5 seconds, have a top speed of 93 mph and have a range of about 124 miles on a single charge, says SAAB.

ePower has a lithium-ion battery pack. This battery packs are placed at normal car's exhaust and fuel systems.

The batteries can be recharged in three to six hours, Saab says.

SAAB plans to build 70 ePowers and to start testing in Sweden, beginning next spring.

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Saab Auto in talk with other Carmakers to share its Tech in order to reduce it's on going crisis

Saab Automobile, the  Swedish car manufacturer  is talk with three car makers to share its technology in an effort to cut model-development costs and cement its recovery from near collapse, the head of the manufacturer's parent company said.

�We've had discussions with three carmakers,� Spyker Cars NV Chief Executive Officer Victor Muller said today in an interview. The company wants an industrial partner to invest technology and cash in an updated version of Saab's classic 92-model compact car of the 1950s, he said.


Muller, speaking after Spyker announced a wider first-half loss stemming from its purchase of Saab from General Motors Co. in February, declined to identify potential partners, citing non-disclosure agreements.

- Bloomberg Inputs

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