In the last couple of years, there has been almost no news from the company NEVS, which was originally supposed to design and produce electric Saab cars, i.e. NEVS electric cars based on part of the Saab technology and know-how aggregated in the development center in Trollhattan.
Unfortunately for many Saab car fans, the NEVS company moved away from the “electric Saab” concept and the NEVS 9-3 EV was only used as a technological test platform in this company. Although the electric NEVS 9-3 was supposed to be mass-produced in as many as four factories in China, this did not happen.
In contrast to “electric Saab vehicles”, NEVS has gone in the direction of developing “new mobility” and mass public transport based on autonomous electric vehicles like theirSelf Driving NEVS PONS Sango Electric Vehicle.
Certainly, there is nothing new for fans of classic adrenalin sports sedans. And the only news is that the local non-governmental organization “Idéforum Liberalen i Skaraborg“, which deals with arouse interest in liberal perspectives on social issues, is organizing a study visit to the NEVS company on October 22, 2022.
As part of this study visit, the organizers, in cooperation with the NEVS company, enabled those interested to learn more about the self-driving minibuses of the future (PONS SANGO). The Liberalen idea forum in Skaraborg therefore invites all those interested to a study visit to NEVS in Trollhattan, and you can register via this page.
PROGRAM for the Study Visit at NEVS
Below is the program of this study visit, so that those interested can see what awaits them when they visit the former Saab production facilities in Trollhattan:
- 09.00 Reception at the NEVS main gate, Saabvägen 5, Trollhättan
- 09.05 Check-in and security
- 09.20 Transport to the location where the prototype vehicles are located (short drive in NEVS transport vehicles)
- 09.40 General presentation about the PONS Mobility system
- 10.00 Try on/Mingle/Discussion around Sango (The vehicle)
- 11.00 Transport back to the Main Gate/Reception – Technology
- 11.30 NEVS offers a light lunch
- 12.45 Gathering in the conference room (Teknikhuset)
- 13.00 Presentation and demonstration of the mobile application (Mobile App)
- 13.15 Availability and Security. Feedback and thoughts about what we have seen and experienced. Discussions about areas of interest that concern you. (Group wise, 20 minute session/area of interest)
- 15.00 Rounding off
- 15.20 Finish
Applications for Study visitcan be made to Mr. Thomas Jansson via email thomas@tj-consulting.se, and After registration, you will receive more information about the visit, including directions.
The problem is, do you really care? It’s not Saab, they don’t even use the brand any more, and they may have used the final platforms of the dying Saab to develop their next generation of product, but who is really interested???
I have to say that with a plethora of EV companies springing up everywhere, I don’t think I have seen any of the cars that make me actually want one. They are all devoid of any character, or any passion. Yes they may be fast, they may be the future, but interesting they are largely not!!
totally agree with you.
NEVS ruined the whole thing by spending too much money on developing something they couldn’t afford to bring on the market.
By fiddling with all kind of services will probably earn you some money with little effort but not going to make you wealthy. IMO they should start making EVs along with those services they’ll plan to offer.
Even though the design of NG9-3EV is 20 years old, I’m pretty sure SAAB fans would buy the car to upgrade their “every day cars” and leave the classic SAABs as hobby cars.
I drove a Tesla the other day for the first time. Whilst some aspects were good, I largely did not like the car. It has no character or personality and feels like it has been designed by people who have never worked on a car before. More likely they have worked in the tablet and mobile phone industry.
Most controls and settings go through the single tablet style display, the steering wheel is like one you would use with a Playstation, and simple things that are normally done by pressing a button or turning a dial that are normally easily accessible on other cars are totally absent in the Tesla.
a friend of my friend bought a second hand Tesla.
It broke down and was taken to the service station. They spent 2-3 hours doing some diagnostics which cost 380 € without even fixing the car.
They succeeded to fix the car but yesterday my friend told me that the car had – once again – broken down. The owner of the car is quite pissed off. I can imagine why 🙄
So as a matter of fact I feel very lucky to drive our NG9-5 & NG9-3EV even though all parts are not available for NG9-5 anymore. The parts which are available I can purchase directly from my friend who has direct access to ORIO and I have my own MDI & software.
I thought parts supply for Saabs was ok?. I have an old NG 9-3, and never had an NG 9-5 (although I’d love to have one).
We had the same situation here in the UK when Rover collapsed and people said you wouldn’t be able to get parts, but years later, and you still can.
I’ve often thought of Rover owners and how they are able to obtain parts for their cars. I don’t know whether they have the similar kind of spare part company like ORIO which is great for us SAAB lovers 🤔
They’ll be a day when ORIO will call it quits because it’s not profitable business anymore when the amount of SAABs will decrease all the time. Let’s hope it’ll be later than sooner.
I still hope someone would realize the brand value/potential of SAAB as an automobile brand and do something about it👍👍👍