Horki 300E EV Sedan
Horki is a sub-brand under
the Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia joint venture.The Horki 300E is
basically a last-generation Kia Cerato with a new front and rear and an
electric drive train. The motor delivers 111 horsepower and will have a 140
km/h top speed. Other specs are yet unknown.
The whole sub-brand
things has been forced upon joint -venture automakers by the Chinese government
in a bid to acquire more intellectual property rights, especially for EV
technology. The trick is that the sub-brands are 100% Chinese, whereas the
joint ventures only 50%, with the IP usually in the hands of the foreign
partner.
Naturally, these foreign
partners are not very enthusiastic about the whole thing, so they usually just
dump some old cars and old tech in the sub-brands, and Kia goes the same way.
The only exception is Venucia, that rightly saw the sub-brand as a way to sell
cheap cars, not just electric cars, and they have done just that, and with
great success.
