Dongfeng brought new electric cars to the 2016 Beijing Auto Show in China. This is the Fengxing S50-EV, based on the Fengxing Jingyi S50 sedan. The S-50 EV will be launched
on the Chinese car market in H2, with a range of 250 kilometer and a 150 km/h
top speed. The electric motor has 120 Hp and 280 Nm.
This is the new Fengshen A60-EV, based on the Fengshen A60 sedan. It is not entirely new, back in 2015
Dongfeng showed an electric version of the pre-facelifted A60, but it has
never made it to the market. The electric motor is less powerful than the one
in the S50 above, while the A60 is a bigger car. Output is 93 Hp and 226 Nm.
Range is a bit complicated; Dongfeng claims 170 km for normal use, and 240 km if speed doesn’t exceeds 60 km/h, which is a measurement for city-only
traffic.
The last one is this interesting S500-EV, based on the Fengxing S500 MPV. There are already various electric minivans
available, but it looks like that Dongfeng is going to be the first to bring an
electric compact MPV to the market. The S500-EV has the same motor as the
S50-EV, 120 Hp and 280 Nm, and a claimed
range of 250 km.
