Rayttle E28
The Rayttle E28 is a perfect clone of the Renault
Twizy EV and it is becoming quite popular in the capital, with several shops
selling them now for about 28.000 yuan (US$ 4300).
The Rayttle E28 is manufactured by a
company called Zhejiang Rayttle (‘Litong’) New Energy Motors Corporation, based
in the great city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province. The company, not at all
afraid of Renault, has recently launched an English-language website where I
found the above text. according to it, the E28 was designed by the top Italian
design company ‘Car Studio’.
That company actually
exists. The headquarter is in Brianza, Italy, and they have a studio in
Shanghai, but they do not mention Rayttle as a client. So here we have Italians
cloning a French car for the Chinese. What a world we live in.
When launched Rayttle said the E28 would
be available with either a lead acid or a lithium ion battery, but according to
the spec sheet the only battery available now is a 60V/120Ah lead acid.
There are two motors available, one with
3.5 kW and one with 4 kW, but Rayytle doesn’t list any differences in top speed
or range. The motor is located in the back driving the rear wheels. Top speed
is 45 km/h and range is 120 kilometer. Disc brakes up front and
drums at the rear.
Curb weight is 600 kg and max load is
200 kg. The E28 seats three, one driver in front and two passengers in the
back. Size: 2650/1240/1510, and wheelbase is 1884.
The interior is rather dark due to the
black plastics but quality seems good enough for the money. The E28 is equipped
with air conditioning and even with a radio with Bluetooth connectivity.
