Sure, the corporate that introduced you your parcels this morning is venturing into EV manufacturing, if Automobile Information China is to be believed. Lalamove is about to launch an automotive model referred to as Duola Auto – 多拉八方, pull extra (items) – and its first mannequin, an EV van, is proven above.
Referred to as Duola Bafang – 多拉八方, pull extra (items) in all instructions – the van has a really cute, shocked look and a flat, empty face (no brand even – excellent spot to place some promoting!), however all the pieces else seems fairly unusual. Like every van.
At 5,095 mm lengthy, 1,870 mm vast and 1,990 mm tall, with a 3,300 mm wheelbase, the Duola Bafang has a considerable 3,085 mm x 1,705 mm x 1,485 mm (7.8-cubic metre) cargo maintain. There are three seats up entrance, one sliding kerbside door and 270-degree swing-out double doorways out again. A 128 PS electrical motor is fed by both a CATL 43.53 kWh battery, a FinDreams 43.06 kWh battery or an EVE Vitality 41.86 kWh battery for a max vary of 305 km.
Citing filings with China’s ministry of trade and knowledge expertise (MIIT), CNC studies that the Duola Bafang is produced in partnership with Changan Kaicene, Changan’s industrial car sub-brand. It’s possible that Changan Kaicene does the manufacturing whereas Lalamove is accountable for the design and expertise.
Lalamove has truly been engaged on going into EV manufacturing for about 4 years, including “new vitality car gross sales” to its enterprise scope in 2023. It additionally acknowledged in its Hong Kong Inventory Alternate prospectus that it was exploring new alternatives in electrical industrial car analysis and growth.
Based on Lalamove’s 2024 knowledge, 40% of its platform orders are already fulfilled by new vitality automobiles, accumulating 7.4 billion km in mileage. The corporate has additionally constructed 940,000 charging piles throughout 338 cities.
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