Smartphone maker Foxconn unveils new electric vehicles

(18 Oct 2023) TAIWAN EV CARS SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTION SUMMARY: LENGTH: 04:09 ASSOCIATED PRESS Taipei City, Taiwan - 18 October 2023 1. Various of Hon Hai Technology Group electric vehicle prototype Model B coming out with Jensen Huang, CEO, Nvidia (screen left), and Young Liu, CEO, Hon Hai Technologies (screen right), getting out of the prototype 2. Mid of Nvidia and Hon Hai Technology Group logos 3. Various of exterior and interior of Model B 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jensen Huang, CEO, Nvidia (screen left), and Young Liu, CEO, Hon Hai Technology Group (screen right): Jensen Huang: “It’s a beautiful car. This is an ideal car for a young couple, like Young and me. Isn’t that beautiful? The ideal young couple car.” Young Liu: “Yes, this is built for young couples. And we call it Model B, which stands for ‘beauty and beast.’” Jensen Huang: “OK!” Young Liu: “And it runs like a beast.” Jensen Huang: “Which one are you and which one am I?” 5. Various of exterior of Model B 6. Pan right of Hon Hai Technology Group prototype Model N, an electric delivery van 7. Mid of Elaine Wu, senior UX engineer, Hon Hai Technology Group, stepping out of the van 8. Wide of Wu on stage 9. Wide of exterior of Model N 10. Walk-in shot of Model N from the back to the driver’s cabin 11. Various of control panels in the driver’s cabin 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Elaine Wu, senior UX engineer, Hon Hai Technology Group: “There is a passageway door between the cabin and the cargo house. So, our drivers can also go from his seat, make a U-turn, and step into the cargo area for packages, then exit to the rear door or the side sliding door. Either way, there is no need to get out from the driver’s side and step to the road, thus ensuring drivers' safety.” 13. Pan right of cargo compartment in the Model N 14. Walk out shot from driver’s cabin to the side sliding door 15. Various of exterior of Model N 16. Various of Model C prototype, which was used for the Luxgen N7 17. Various of Luxgen N7 made from the Foxtron Model C LEADIN: Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn unveiled new electric vehicles on Wednesday (18 October), including a delivery van. STORYLINE: Here are the newest Foxtron cars from smartphone maker Foxconn. The Taiwanese company, also known as Hon Hai Technology Group, revealed its latest prototypes of electric vehicles on Wednesday (18 October). Foxconn also announced a partnership with American chip maker Nvidia for the Model B, a sedan set to rival the Tesla Model Y. The Model B could be equipped with a 15.6-inch screen, a digital rearview mirror, and matrix LED headlights, according to Foxconn. The company customises cars depending on the needs of automakers, which outsource their production to Foxconn. “It’s a beautiful car," says Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, to Young Liu, the CEO of Foxconn. "This is an ideal car for a young couple like Young and me," he jokes. Foxconn also introduced an electric van called Model N. It will have a range of about 250 kilometres (155 miles) and a top speed of 200 kph (125 mph). And its interior was designed with safety in mind. “There is a passageway door between the cabin and the cargo house. So, our drivers can also go from his seat, make a U-turn, and step into the cargo area for packages, then exit to the rear door or the side sliding door. Either way, there is no need to get out from the driver’s side and step to the road,” says Elaine Wu, senior UX engineer at Foxconn. The Model C, first unveiled in 2021, is now commercialised as the N7 for Taiwanese auto brand Luxgen. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c3d9e99da75a437e9aea2f06a660048d

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