The Lingbox Box mini electric vehicle will be coming to Malaysia, through a five-year deal secured by EP Manufacturing (EPMB) for the assembly and distribution of the mini EV. Known in its native China as the Lingbao Box, the Lingbox-branded model is a four-door electric hatchback that measures 3,584 mm long, 1,475 mm wide and 1,666 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,455 mm. Powertrain is a single electric motor that produces either 41 hp or 48 hp depending on specification.
Power comes from a 19.2 kWh
LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery that offers a claimed 220 km of range on
the China-specific CLTC test cycle – roughly equivalent to NEDC – and DC fast
charging will bring a 20-80% charge in 1.2 hours. Meanwhile, a home wallbox
charger will charge the Box in 11 hours.
The interior of the Box features two
digital displays; the driver gets a seven-inch instrument panel, while
infotainment is shown through a 10.1-inch unit in the centre of the dashboard.
Although the Box accommodates two rows of occupants, there is just one airbag
for the China-market car. If you
feel you have seen a car that looks very much like this one, you most likely
have; the Box bears considerable resemblance to the Daihatsu Cast kei-class
from 2015, both wearing tall-set rounded headlamps, along with similar
sculpting of their wheelarches and door crease lines.
Priced at 56,800 yuan in China
inclusive of government incentives.
