Overview
The global automotive industry moving towards the “Go Green” goal but. The recent rival of electric Jimny confirms the vehicle for off-road driving will be a new target. Suzuki’s very popular traditional jeep Jimny will have the best electric rival in China in the coming years. This would be a big achievement.
But in our country automakers are still troubled with petrol engines. It seems Pakistan’s automotive industry not moving to EVs soon. The price of a petrol engine is very high in Pakistan. Meanwhile, China will have a SAIC-GM-Wuling Baojun Yep and electric SUV design for urban areas in the near future. The surprising fact is this would be launched at the price of Suzuki Cultus in Pakistan. The details and features of the SUV have been disclosed.
Power & Charging
The Baojun Yep is an all-electric SUV equipped with a rear-mounted electric motor. It is able to make 68 horsepower and 140 Nm of torque which pushes to reach the maximum speed of 100 km/h. It comes with a 28.1 kWh LFP battery which provides a driving range of 303 km.
Through a DC power charging the SUV will be charge in 35 minutes from 30% to 80% battery. Meanwhile, by use of an AC power charger, it will take 8.5 hours to charge a battery from 20% to 100%.
Specification & Features
The SUV will have advanced features to compete in the global market with an impressive urban area Jimny. It standard variant comes with these features:
- LED headlights
- Dual screen
- Heated front seat
- Auto hold
- Battery temperature management system
- Rearview camera
Meanwhile, the top variant will have some more for its customer to be proud of the electric Jimny purchase. The top variant’s additional features included:
- Advanced drive assistance system
- Adaptive cruise control
- Lane departure warning
- Lane keep assist
- Front collision warning
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Surround view camera
Interior Design
The interior design is unique and enough to provide comfort to its users. The design structure of the vehicle resembles Suzuki Jimny. It comes with a standard two-door design but the length is 600 mm shorter than the gasoline Jimny. The interior photos of Baojun Yep unveiled the conservative cabin space and it comes with a two 10.25-inches screen, four USB ports, and four speakers. It is designed for 4 people.
Price
This electric SUV comes at an impressive price. The price will start from Rs. 3.4 million and going up to Rs. 3.8 million. In Pakistan, we can buy a locally assembled Suzuki Cultus in this price range. China will enjoy this impressive performance electric SUV at a very less price in the future.
Conclusion
The global automotive industry increasing the number of EVs to meet the global target of producing maximum EVs. Meanwhile, Pakistan is not in this competition as we are still playing with traditional petrol engines at high price tags. Petrol engine cars are very expensive in Pakistan if we hope for EVs the prices will be higher and it takes a lot of time to produce these comparative EVs.
