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Byton’s Electric SUV Concept Gives Us A Peek Into The Future

By Neeraj Padmakumar

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: Logos for CES and the Consumer Technology Association are shown on a screen before a keynote address by Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich at CES 2018 at Park Theater at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 8, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 9-12 and features about 3,900 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 170,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 08: Logos for CES and the Consumer Technology Association are shown on a screen before a keynote address by Intel Corp. CEO Brian Krzanich at CES 2018 at Park Theater at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 8, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 9-12 and features about 3,900 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 170,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Byton’s electric SUV concept takes things to the next level with its exceptionally futuristic cabin, astounding multitude of connectivity options and techies on board.

Byton, a newbie amongst electric carmakers, has managed to turn tons of heads with the unveiling of their SUV concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Now don’t expect this crowd-pleaser to be some flashy radical-looking machine to have such a huge fan following. This SUV is actually something that thoroughly misses out on the “straight out of the science fiction” glam of the other modern day concepts.

Many techie wonders are safely encapsulated in the cabin of this glorious SUV. Hop inside and you will find yourself sitting face-to-face with a prodigious 49-inch screen that stretches from pillar to pillar. Incorporated into it is a simple and user-friendly interface that facilitates the user to control and configure the car to their taste. Several modern-day tech goodies like voice activation, facial recognition, and gesture-based control spring to your aid in this vehicle.

Also worth a mention are the front seats that rotate, the 8-inch tablet included on the steering wheel, and the headrest mounted entertainment screens for the rear occupants that uses a gesture-based control system.  The facial recognition used in this electric vehicle features ‘Byton life – a smart and open digital cloud platform that seamlessly connects all your applications, data and devices.” The autonomous driving technology pulls this all together for an EV that is going to give Tesla a run for its money.

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Speaking of the mechanics, this SUV would come in two trims: one powered by a single rear-mounted motor that puts out an impressive 272 horses on the rims and a high performance dual-motor version with as much as 476 horses on tap. The base model is estimated to return a range of 250 miles on a full charge.

This concept is expected to go into production sometime in the late next year. Rejoice, as Byton says the concept displayed represents about 85% of the production car. The SUV is rumored to be priced at around $45,000 for the base model.

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What are your thoughts on the Byton concept? Who will it go up against, competition wise?

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