Zotye
E200 EV
The Zotye E200 is new electric car, it debuted
last year on the Shanghai Auto
Show and will be launched on the Chinese car market next month for about 70.000
yuan. The first examples have arrived at Zotye dealers throughout the country and that is where we
found this fine blue over white example.
First a
look at the brochure. It says ‘E200 Model T’, and ‘Another Smart’. Well, that
is very ambitious, but ambition is good. It also indicates Zotye is planning to
sell shiploads of the E200.
The
Ford Model T is well-known in China, where many think it was the world’s first
car, not the first mass-produced car, but the first car. Smart
is marketed in China but it is an import brand and thus far too expensive and
extremely unpopular. Amazingly, Smart even sells an electric version of the old
For Two, which costs an absolutely ridiculous 235.000 yuan or US$ 36.000.
The
electric motor has an output of 80 hp and 165 nm, it is mated to a 24.5 kWh
battery. Top speed is 120 kilometer per hour. Range is 220 kilometer.Charging
on 220V takes 8 hours. Fast charging (380V) takes 30 minutes for 80% battery. Dimension
size is 2735/1600/1630 mm, and wheelbase is 1810 mm.
The
interior looks absolutely brilliant with funky colors and tech, and, naturally,
perforated pedals. The steering wheel itself however looks a tad too old
fashioned, and that is too bad, because it will be the first thing a possible
buyer will see when he or she gets inside. The main screen is a full ten
inch in diameter. It controls all the infotainment and the vehicle’s settings.
There are simply zero additional buttons on the dash bar for the warning
lights. It has Bluetooth, it has WiFi, is has the internet, and music, and
telephone.
