Chery’s iCar 03 and the BYD Seal amongst Growing Number of EVs on Display at South African Festival of Motoring

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The 2024 version of the South African Pageant of Motoring was lately held at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg. What stood out for me was the growing variety of electrical automobiles on present in addition to accessible for take a look at drives. I actually like these exhibitions. These sorts of exhibitions are actually good for elevating consciousness and getting folks to understand the great thing about electrical  mobility.

There’s a rising variety of EV fashions that at the moment are supplied in South Africa, with BYD and Chery being a number of the latest gamers available in the market. BYD has launched the Atto 3 and the Dolphin hatchback within the South African market. It seems the Seal electrical sedan might quickly be added to the South African market. The Seal was lately on present on the 2024 version of the South African Pageant of Motoring. The Seal caught the attention of many individuals who have been attending the pageant, and a number of the fortunate attendees who have been lucky to seek out take a look at drive slots managed to take it for a spin.

While we hope the BYD Seal shall be launched in South Africa quickly, there was some extra thrilling information from Chery. Chery confirmed that the iCar 03 EV shall be accessible in South Africa later this yr. In South Africa, the iCar 03 shall be often known as the JAECOO J6. In an announcement, JAECOO mentioned it was happy to announce that the brand new absolutely electrical J6 has been formally confirmed for the South African market. Model O&J — the fast-growing Chery Group division comprising the OMODA and JAECOO marques — is quickly increasing into the worldwide new-energy car house. Outfitted with a completely electrical powertrain, the rugged new J6 is the subsequent step on this forward-thinking technique.

“The exciting new JAECOO J6 will be revealed to the South African public at the upcoming Festival of Motoring, giving local enthusiasts an early opportunity to get up close and personal with this characterful battery-electric compact SUV,” mentioned Shannon Gahagan, Nationwide Model and Advertising and marketing Supervisor OMODA & JAECOO.

Gahagan mentioned the J6 contains a retro-inspired exterior design and boxy proportions. The five-seat JAECOO J6 is deceptively spacious inside, with the versatile cabin moreover that includes a plethora of intelligent storage areas. By way of driving dynamics, the SUV is each snug within the metropolis and extremely succesful off the overwhelmed path. The brand new J6 thus matches in completely with JAECOO’s already established place as an revolutionary city off-road SUV model. Like its siblings, it’s harder than a typical crossover however extra snug than a conventional off-roader, and can assist to additional a brand new city off-roading development began by the J7.

“Although we’re preparing to launch a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) version of the J7 — which will push the brand into the local new-energy vehicle space — the upcoming J6 represents the next step for our growing line-up as it’s set to arrive as the first fully electric model to wear the JAECOO badge,” added Gahagan.

The J6 is available in LFP battery packs starting from 50.6 to 69.8 kWh. Fashions with the rear-wheel-drive possibility have a 137 kW motor, and the all-wheel-drive fashions provide 208 kW from the motors.

Different EV fashions on present on the pageant embrace Volvo’s EV vary, together with the EX30, Porsche’s Taycans, the FIAT 500, the BYD Atto 3 & Dolphin, and lots of others.