Changjiang EV
Today we celebrate the birth of
Changjiang EV, a new electric vehicle maker with big plans for the future. The brand have its
public debut on the Beijing Auto Show.
Changjiang
(Yangtze River) EV is based in the great city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province.
They are finalizing work on a factory with a capacity of 100.000 cars per year,
broken down to 60.000 passenger cars and 40.000 commercial vehicles. Changjiang
EV is owned by a large Hong Kong based company called FDG Electric Vehicles (web).
Changjiang EV
has already started small-batch production of a series of electric commercial vehicles, including a van, a mini bus, a bus, and a pickup truck.
As for
passenger cars the company has big plans, like every new company rightfully
has. The vehicle named ‘A1’ is the A60 eCool. Next up is a small SUV designated
A2, on to a bigger A3 SUV, a sporty SUV designated C1, and a very interesting
wagon designated C2. The wagon appears to be related to…
Changjiang EV says
it will hit the Chinese car market in October for about 100.000 yuan after
green-car subsidies. The company hasn’t released exact specs on the motor, but
says the battery is 25kWh, top speed 136 km/h, range 200 kilometer, and that
charging takes 7.7 hours on 220V or one hour on a fast charger for 80% battery.
The interior
is all right, color scheme a bit boring for this kind of vehicle, but the large
touch screen is very nice and the wheel is almost racy.
