FAW-VW’s pure electric Bora to launch in 2013 – spy pics
VW are working hard with their two joint venture partners to develop a competitive electric car series for use within China and abroad, Shanghai-VW are working to produce a pure electric Lavida sedan, whilst FAW-VW are working on the below VW Bora pure electric sedan:
External changes to the Bora are actually quite few, the central grill has been replaced by a solid color and also various vents around the front end have also been covered up. The interior appears to be largely the same as the gasoline version.
The Bora is stocked with VW’s Blue-e-Motion Li-ion batteries which are made up of six components to make one piece, in total there are 30 battery pieces. Total power is rated at 26.5kWH whilst the batteries weigh in at 315kg including their cooling systems. The main motor was developed by Sanyo, and VW are expected to work with BYD to further development of batteries in the near future, but VW are apparently working with various different battery suppliers to find the optimal one.
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OMG, I REALLY don’t hope they plan on calling it the Ebora……unless they want the car to be constantly confused with a deadly disease!!
Can you provide the clear pictures ?
Ha – I did not think of the Ebola name. I wonder if it will get changed now? (VW, and FAW staff are regular CCT readers)
Nicely spotted Jon.
I reckon they should drop the “a” and put the “e” there instead….
That or just call it “Bev”
Here’s a question for those of you who live in China:
This full-electric car, I drive it home and where do I plug it in overnight? Looking outside my relatively newish apartment here in Shanghai there’s a distinct lack of options for recharging e-bikes, and a visible shortage of proper overnight parking spaces of any type let alone the proper covered parking I’d imagine an electric recharging station would need.
All-electric cars sound nice but until the parking / charging issue is sorted out it’s a solution that brings with it even more problems.
People in Shanghai with dedicated covered parking/ private garages are also the people least likely to be bothered by the price of gasoline and any savings to be had by driving an electric car.
Oh yeah Calvin, you just discovered the magic word – INFRASTRUCTURE. Until there are adequate facilities for CHARGING all these wonderful e-cars, it’s going to be hard to sell them, no matter how much people may want them. I have a e-bike, and I’m lucky – my apartment complex has a dedicated garage with charging areas for motorbikes/e-bikes. I know for some people it’s a challenge just charging their bikes, let alone having enough physical space to charge cars. I would think that with so many garages around the cities, a small area of spaces could be set up with charging facilities (most of these e-cars can do a quick charge in 15-20 minutes) – perfect for places like shopping malls, business towers with a lot of client traffic, etc. Maybe people can’t charge at home, but they can during the day if they are out and about – just plug in and get a quick charge while shopping! IF this kind of convenience (infrastructure) can be put in place, I think the consumer can feel much more comfortable with the idea of owning a e-car……but until then, it’s going to be a tough sell.
Or people could confuse it with the Lotus Evora.
The issue with infrastructure will be a lot bigger than many of us may think and it’s not going to be a China only issue.
Lots of comments on this but this thread is not the place to say them. Guess I better write something proper and ask CCT to post it for me
Huan Ying Guang Lin!
Anyone has a good solution how to make people notice you in traffic with an electric car, without constantly horning?