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With every passing year, electric vehicles become more enabled and offer drivers a lot of advantages. Here are some of the most unusual and innovative features found in the most recent electric vehicles:
Lotus Eletre’s 29-inch Panoramic Display combines two 12.3-inch screens (an instrument cluster and a media touchscreen) and a 5-inch climate display, providing an integrated and sophisticated user interface.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N’s Simulated Manual Transmission mimics the function of an eight-speed gearbox by controlling the motor’s torque output and adding a jolt between shifts, providing a unique driving experience for an electric vehicle.
Lucid Air’s DreamDrive Pro is an advanced driver assistance system which uses 32 sensors, including cameras, radar, and ultrasonics, as well as high-resolution LIDAR, to provide a comprehensive suite of safety and driver-assistance features .
Rivian R1T’s Gear Tunnel is an in-car storage solution which runs across the width of the truck between the cab and the bed, offering additional ‘trunk’ space. This compartment is unique to Rivian’s electric truck (and ideal for commodity smugglers.)
BMW iX Flow’s Color-Changing Exterior uses E Ink technology to allow the car’s exterior to change colors on demand. It’s a first-of-its-kind feature that can potentially allow owners to change their vehicle’s color to suit their mood or preference.
Tesla Model S Plaid’s Yoke Steering Wheel is really futuristic looking. It has a rectangular yoke design, similar to those found in airplanes. This feature has sparked both interest and controversy among drivers and critics.
Fisker Ocean’s Revolve Screen is a 17.1-inch rotating touchscreen which can switch between a portrait and landscape orientation, offering flexibility in how information and media are displayed.
Mercedes-Benz EQS’s Hyperscreen features a massive 56-inch curved screen that spans the entire width of the dashboard, integrating the digital instrument cluster, infotainment system, and front passenger display into one seamless panel.
Finally, let’s not forget about about the circular display screen on the 2024 Mini Cooper SE which is described in an earlier entry wherein we review Canada’s top selling EV models. The Mini Cooper’s OLED touchscreen ‘floats’ in front of the center dashboard, replacing the embedded rectangle in past models. The company teased the Cooper’s redesigned interior earlier this year with videos showing the screen’s animations and followed that up with another release with more detail about its capabilities. The screen is also used to show Spike, a CG dog who is a voice assistant that can assist with navigation and perform a variety of other tasks for the driver.
These unique features highlight the ongoing innovation in the electric vehicle market, focusing on enhancing user experience, safety, and vehicle functionality in ways which were not possible with traditional internal combustion engine vehicles.
