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Koenigsegg Envera portable EV charger sets new precedence for convenience, versatility and luxury

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The number of electric cars on the roads is increasing exponentially, and so is the need for charging stations required for them. Options for personal charging stations that can be installed in your garage are also rising. Not only the conventional manufacturers, but the supercar makers also have the transition to electric vehicles as their long-term agenda. Mercedes Vision EQXX Concept, Maserati GranTurismo Folgore, Ariel Hipercar, and of course the Tesla Roadster are some good examples.

Along the same lines, a pair of designers have proposed a portable battery charging station for the Koenigsegg brand known for its high-performance vehicles. The reason is, to enhance the whole experience of buying an electric supercar and the premium experience of plugging it into a portable charger.

Designer: Aditi Aagrwal and Harsh Ambarkar

Just like the Koenigsegg brand known for its groundbreaking engineering innovations like the Direct Drive transmission and Freevalve engine technology, this concept charger also boasts innovative features including dihedral synchro-helix doors. The use of advanced materials like aerospace-grade alloys and carbon fiber further adds to the exclusivity. The form is important to make it distinct from other similar products, hence the aggressive design honed by the sleek and aerodynamic lines.

Dubbed the Envera, this portable EV charger is tailor-made for on-the-go charging of your power-hungry hypercar or supercar. Capable of supplying 7.2 kW of power it supports Level 2 charging with voltage compatibility from 100 – 400 volts AC. It has Type 1 and Type 2 AC charging ports too and an optional DC rapid charging adaptor. The designer is also mindful of safety, hence the inclusion of overcurrent, over-voltage, short circuit and ground fault protection. In case the charger overheats, there is an automated shutdown in place.

The sleek body of the charger is inspired by the Koenigsegg Agera, and is not limited to just charging this speed beast. It can charge any other Koenigsegg supercar, or any other electric car from other brands. It is built from an IP65-rated shell for premium protection against wear and tear with the ability to operate in temperatures from -20 Degrees Celsius to 50 Degrees Celsius. To make charging the least of the hassles, it comes with a 20-foot flexible charging cable. Just like other portable chargers, this one gets an LCD to show the real-time charging status and diagnostics.

Truly, the Koenigsegg Envera sets new standards for portable EV chargers, giving us a glimpse of how cool the future is going to be. Of course, the unparalleled convenience, versatility of use, and luxury quotient of using a premium brand’s product will always be there.

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The Koenigsegg RAW is an entry-level hypercar concept that reinterprets the Agera One:1

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The RAW by Koenigsegg is yet another example of great student work that gets a nod from companies. The design comes from Esa Mustonen, a student who completed his graduation thesis with RAW, the design house owned by Koenigsegg.

Named after the very design house it was conceived in, the RAW by Koenigsegg is a Swedish hypercar that comes with an incredibly lightweight design, weighing just 700kg with an output of 690bhp… a feat that rivals the Agera One:1, one of Koenigsegg’s classics. The car features a carbon-fiber chassis and a 3-seat layout that puts the driver right in the center of the action, vertically aligned with the middle of the car, with two passengers behind. Popup screens give the driver a completely isolated, in-the-moment experience, while their ability to slide around helps the driver customize the cockpit layout, and rather interesting looking rear-hinged scissor doors on both sides let the driver and riders embark and disembark.

The concept comes powered by Koenigsegg’s proprietary Freevalve Engine, mounted at the back, behind the passengers. The rear of the vehicle actually exposes a part of the carbon-fiber chassis, a detail that also echoes the car’s ‘RAW’ nature, while carefully constructed airways help cool the car and the rear-mounted engine. The RAW takes on a much more angular design than most of Koenigsegg’s vehicles, echoing a different, almost-Italian wedge-shaped architecture with a contemporary touch. Speaking of contemporary, those razor-thin headlights and taillights really get the heart beating, don’t they?!

Designer: Esa Mustonen for RAW Design House

The Koenigsegg Koenigsei is a smooth, curvaceous, asphalt-hugging speed-demon

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The Koenigsegg Koenigsei’s design and name have a rather unlikely source of inspiration… the egg. Koenigs-ei roughly translates to King’s Egg in German, and the car, designed by Max Schneider, embodies a sort of egg-shaped design, with golden details on the rear to make it look like the egg is wearing a crown… forming what I’d say is perhaps too literal an interpretation of the King’s Egg. Schneider’s concept car takes that bit of tongue-in-cheek humor to even more interesting levels by proposing the passenger compartment of the car be made out of a recycled egg-shell composite material. Its light-hearted approach aside, the Koenigsei is an absolute head-turner of an automobile.

Schneider’s conceptual Koenigsei vehicle is smooth from start to finish, just like an egg-shell. There’s rarely a single break in surface or even a hint of a parting line anywhere in the car. Every element seems organic and continuous, giving the car its aggressive aerodynamism. The car’s front features headlights that are flush against the surface, and a windshield that embraces the car’s organic features. I’d venture a guess that a crack in that shield would incur massive expenditures. Move along to the side and the car’s doors sit perfectly flush against the surfaces too, with not even a handle disrupting its continuity. Air intakes assume presence in the form of a porous grille pattern along the side as well as on the front, right underneath the headlights. Within the hood of this concept car lies Schneider’s dream setup – a hydrogen-powered V8 Twin-Turbo engine that creates 1640 horsepower and takes the car from 0-100 in just 2.8 seconds, and to 200km/h in another 3.5 more seconds – that amount of shift in inertia should be enough to scramble an egg right inside its shell.

The back of the car is perhaps my favorite, possibly because that’s where the egg ends and the crown begins. The Koenigsei’s crown features a pair of flying buttresses that emerge from the double-bubble roof and travel all the way back to the car’s spoiler. Air outlets at the rear sit below both edge-lit taillights, and offer a glimpse of the car’s tire treads (a detail that should look exceptionally cool while filming a burnout), and between them sit the conceptual Koenigsegg’s easter egg, if you will, a custom license plate with Max Schneider’s name on it!

Designer: Maximilian Schneider

The Koenigsegg Gemera is a four-seater hybrid with 31 miles of EV-only range

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By Tony Markovich The rumor was right. Koenigsegg has just unveiled the Gemera, an all-new member to the family that sports four seats, two scissor doors, and a massively powerful hybrid powertrain that still allows for pure electric driving. In the...