Geely will enter the European market of commercial equipment malotonazhnoy van hybrid

Last autumn, Prime Minister of China, XI Jinping, visited Britain, where he along with Prime Minister David Cameron showed the final version of the new London taxi TX5 — the design of which is worked as the chief designer of Volvo, Peter Horbury.



Then it was claimed that the new plant, which will start near Coventry, providing work for 1,000 people, will have annual capacity of about 36,000 cars a year. However, the TX5 is expected to release a maximum of 5,000 units per year.Now the situation with the workload of the new company cleared up: the plant will produce the van company Emerald Automotive, bought by Geely in February 2014.


The van and taxi are part of the investment of the Chinese company of 250 million pounds, and the start of production is scheduled for 2017.There are reasons why the Emerald T-001 will almost certainly be a success in the UK. First, the air quality in many cities is far below the standard set by the EU, in particular for nitrogen oxides and solid particles, which emit diesel engines, especially as they age. And in the UK the majority of LCVs are diesel engine, most of them moved to urban areas and are on the road a significant part of the day, hence the translation of this transport to more environmentally friendly fuels should be a priority.

The government is trying to limit the use of old diesel cars in Derby, Birmingham, Leeds, Bristol, Southampton, Nottingham and London in 2020, collecting daily fees for the use of such vehicles, which could push business to invest in T-001.Emerald Automotive also has a base in USA in St. Louis, Missouri, and competes for a contract to replace the 170 000 vehicles used the US postal service. If the bet is successful, the T-001 will become a significant player in the rapidly developing global market for LCVs.

According to unconfirmed information, the Emerald T-001 and TX5 have a common chassis and drivetrain.

T-001 uses composite body panels, has a 25kWh battery and the internal combustion engine is front-mounted. Emerald has not yet announced whether it will use the gasoline or diesel engine, although the first is more likely. The rear wheels are driven by an electric motor of the vehicle, which is mounted on the rear axle. On the website of the company fairly meager spec sheet, where it says that the machine has a battery range "66" miles and 342 miles of autonomy will provide four-cylinder engine / generator. It has a top speed 85миль/h and can accelerate to 60 mph in about 8.5 seconds, the engine produces 442 lb-ft of torque. Maximum load capacity 1400 kg. published

 

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