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Posté : sam. 28 mai 2005, 22:42
Korea’s first electric car to meet public
May 19, 2005 ㅡ The first Korean automobile to run solely on electricity will make its debut here on May 25.
Jeon Hyung-min, president of GEO EV, said his company’s electric automobile is in the final stage of testing and will be commercially available starting in March 2006.
“We plan to produce 1,000 units a year and increase production to an annual 7,000 units in 2007,” Mr. Jeon said.
GEO EV first started developing the no-emissions car last year with 500 million won in capital.
The automobile, which uses a lithium ion battery, can run 250 kilometers (155 miles) after a three-hour charge on 220-volt electricity, he said.
Assuming the owner drives an average of 15,500 kilometers a year, annual fuel costs would be 50,000 won ($50), compared to the 1.3 million won spent on fuel when driving GM Daewoo’s smallest compact vehicle, Matiz, which is the same size as GEO EV’s car.
The electric car weighs 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds), which is 60 percent of the weight of Matiz.
The GEO EV’s body is based on an import of a compact vehicle developed by the French company Micro Car France.
The electric car will be able to go as fast as 120 kilometers per hour and is expected to retail at 25 million won, GEO EV said.
The automaker has big plans for the car.
“As the importance of the environment grows, we decided to focus more on the overseas market than the domestic market,” Mr. Jeon said.
by Kim Tae-jin, Lee Ho-jeong
May 19, 2005 ㅡ The first Korean automobile to run solely on electricity will make its debut here on May 25.
Jeon Hyung-min, president of GEO EV, said his company’s electric automobile is in the final stage of testing and will be commercially available starting in March 2006.
“We plan to produce 1,000 units a year and increase production to an annual 7,000 units in 2007,” Mr. Jeon said.
GEO EV first started developing the no-emissions car last year with 500 million won in capital.
The automobile, which uses a lithium ion battery, can run 250 kilometers (155 miles) after a three-hour charge on 220-volt electricity, he said.
Assuming the owner drives an average of 15,500 kilometers a year, annual fuel costs would be 50,000 won ($50), compared to the 1.3 million won spent on fuel when driving GM Daewoo’s smallest compact vehicle, Matiz, which is the same size as GEO EV’s car.
The electric car weighs 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds), which is 60 percent of the weight of Matiz.
The GEO EV’s body is based on an import of a compact vehicle developed by the French company Micro Car France.
The electric car will be able to go as fast as 120 kilometers per hour and is expected to retail at 25 million won, GEO EV said.
The automaker has big plans for the car.
“As the importance of the environment grows, we decided to focus more on the overseas market than the domestic market,” Mr. Jeon said.
by Kim Tae-jin, Lee Ho-jeong