A modest deposit of RMB 1,000 (US$ 147) secures the new Hengchi 5 from May 20. It will be initially only available in small numbers with the intended use for Uber-like ride-hailing services, part of Evergrande’s New Energy Vehicle Group, short NEV.
The company chose this approach as it
believes having the car used for ride-hailing will give it much better exposure
than any advertising and it will let people actually experience it before
buying. The mass production is scheduled to start on June 22.
Hengchi 5 is 4.7m long, 1.9m wide and 1.6m
tall with a wheelbase of nearly 2.8m and it weighs 1,985 kg. It is powered by a
single motor from UAES, a joint-venture between Bosch and CNEMS, which delivers
201hp and gives the car top speed of 180 km/h.
