CES usually hosts a handful of vehicle debuts, but this year was different as there wasn’t a major unveiling like the Chevrolet Bolt or Chrysler Portal concept. Instead, it’s shaping up to the Commercial EV Show as GM introduced the BrightDrop EV600. That theme is continuing with the new Cenntro CityPorter.
Billed as a purpose-built last-mile
electric delivery van, the CityPorter is a box on wheels. While it’s not
exactly a thing of beauty, the van has a “generous” payload capacity of 2,585 kg and 59 square meters of cargo room.
The company didn’t say much about
performance specifications, but confirmed the CityPorter will have a range of
up to 354 km on a single charge. However, you might want to avoid
highways as the top speed is just 96 km/h.
The interior appears pretty bare bones,
but we can see an infotainment system and a digital display that resides
between analog gauges. The company also said the van will be equipped with state-of-the-art
telematics which allow for “optimizing route planning, reducing downtime and
delivering true big data management.”
