The electric cars usually come from Germany, America or Europe, but apparently now Taiwan can display an electric car at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2015. The car was named Thunder Power EV has a different form of other electric cars in general.
Thunder Power EV Sedan. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1irGHNi) |
This car was made by Thunder Power, a Taiwanese startup company. The car has a maximum power up to 450 horsepower. Why are named Thunder Power? "Because this car is an electric car," says Wellen Sham, CEO of Thunder Power to BBC Top Gear.
Dashboard and interior view of Thunder Power EV Sedan. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LqYCiK) |
Thunder Power will be a competitor of Tesla Model S sedan. The company is initially produce electrical equipment, but expanded to produce cars. Thunder Power is now headquartered in Hong Kong while the production will be done in Shaoxing, at Zhejiang Province, China.
Rear side view of Thunder Power EV Sedan. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LqYCiK) |
At the Frankfurt Motor Show 2015, Thunder Power directly introduce their two electric cars in sedan form. One model carrying the battery of 230 kW and another one 320 kW. No half-hearted Taiwanese automobile claims, by using 125 kWh battery is the car can run up to 650 km with just a single charged.
Thunder Power EV Race version. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LqYCiK) |
Furthermore, it also is said to 320 kWh battery, has a tremendous speed. Imagine though armed with an electric power, this car only takes 5 seconds to be able to run from 0-100 kph, and can reach a top speed of up to 250 kph.
Rear side view of Thunder Power EV Race version. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1LqYCiK) |
It is said to be able to cover the distance of 300 km, the battery needs to be charged within 30 minutes using a fast charge. And took 6 hours to make the battery full with the standard electrical home connection.
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