Mullen Automotive, which made news in September by acquiring Bollinger Motors, makers of an electrical adventure SUV and pickup, showed off its strikingly fast FIVE crossover on the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California October 27.
The automaker is accepting reservations, which it said were “exceeding expectations.” Reservations quadrupled, said the corporate, which subsequently announced plans to indicate its automobile in Los Angeles and Las Vegas as a part of a “Strikingly Different” tour. The reservation limit has been raised to 25,000 vehicles. The automobile will enter the market in 2024.
The vehicle is clearly geared toward Tesla, with blistering performance. It is alleged to achieve an electronically limited 155 mph, and travel to 60 mph in only 3.2 seconds. Range is a powerful 325 miles.
Mullen Five Exterior Photo Gallery
The even-more-powerful FIVE RS will offer 1,100 horsepower, a top speed of 200 mph and a 1.9-second zero-to-60 time, putting it in the identical bracket because the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Battista (with Rimac underpinnings).
Attributes on the FIVE include 800-volt architecture, available all-wheel drive from triple motors and more.
Also featured within the automobile is the Persona personal vehicle assistant, featuring facial recognition technology to personalize the driving experience. When the motive force gets to inside eight to 10 feet of the vehicle, it is going to recognize her or him via an onboard camera within the B pillar and unlock, in addition to adjust the settings to the operator’s preferences.
If an unrecognized person attempts to access without authorization, it is going to flash a message that the automobile’s alarm is on and able to repulse invaders. Similarly, if a pet is left within the automobile (with the climate control running), passersby will see a message not to fret or break a window – Fido or Fifi is OK.
Mullen Five Interior Photo Gallery
Mullen, which has been showing prototypes for several years, got a head start within the EV business by acquiring the assets of the previous CODA EV company. Based in California, CODA briefly entered the market with a Chinese-made automobile and a giant investment in battery management technology. A version of the CODA automobile called the Mullen 700e was shown in 2014. CODA’s founder Kevin Czinger now leads Divergent and Czinger Vehicles.
What else can we know concerning the Mullen FIVE? It has a 120-kilowatt-hour battery, but company engineers say a solid-state polymer battery of 150 kilowatt-hours is within the works for the automobile’s second generation. With that one, it could have 600 miles of range, and testing is ready to start in 2025. The electrical motors are from Germany’s Hofer Powertrain. Two of those motors mounted on the rear axle will yield 300 kilowatts of power, but customers can even get a 3rd motor on the front axle so as to add one other 150 kilowatts.
The starting price for the Mullen FIVE is $55,000. Reservations require a refundable $100 deposit. Initial reservation holders are promised a special and unique trim package.
