Solar Taxi Ghana Launches The Cherry Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUV For Ghanaian Market
The first batch of Solar Taxi’s 10 Cherry Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUVs have arrived in Ghana, and customers who had pre-ordered, as well as those who have signed expressions of interest, are now enjoying the first round of test drives before deliveries start in September.
Solar Taxi is a Ghanaian startup that we covered recently about its announcement that it is scaling up its electric bike business. The company quickly followed that up by launching an EV leasing business where consumers in Ghana can lease a brand new all-electric sedan for just $160 per month.
That sedan was the Chinese-built JAC iEV7L pure electric vehicle. This JAC sedan has a decent 35.2 kWh battery that is good for about 302 km (189 miles) NEDC. The battery pack has an energy density of 140.24Wh/kg. Its drivetrain produces 50 kW (67 hp) of power and 215 Nm of torque. Using the very optimistic NEDC driving cycle, the JAC iEV7L’s energy consumption is 13.4 kWh/100km. This EV, like all EVs, will definitely come in cheaper to drive than an equivalent ICE vehicle in Ghana across the various vehicle segments.
Solar Taxi is banking on this cheap cost to “fuel” the car as well as the savings from the low maintenance costs associated with driving an EV to get Ghanaians driving EVs. SolarTaxi’s minimum lease contract is for just one month! This flexibility will certainly appeal to consumers in a market where standard vehicle financing options are as widely available as in other parts of the continent like South Africa.
It seems Solar Taxi Ghana is not slowing down and wants to move very quickly, as it followed that up by launching the Cherry Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUVs in the Ghanaian market. The first 10 vehicles have arrived in Ghana and people are already enjoying the electric test drives,
The next batch of 30 vehicles is already on the way to Ghana, and Solar Taxi hopes to have brought in at least 90 EVs before the end of the year. The vehicles have been well received in Ghana, and Solar Taxi says it is very happy with the responses so far from the market.
The Cherry Tiggo 3xe 480 SUV has the following specs:
- 53.6 kWh battery good for a range of about 401 km (NEDC)
- 95 kW motor producing 280 Nm of torque
- Top speed of 151 km/h
- Dimensions of the Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUV are 4200 mm long, 1760 mm wide, and 1570 mm high.
- The wheelbase of the Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUV is 2555 mm, and it has a ground clearance of 150 mm.
The Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUV comes standard with 17-inch wheels. The curb weight of the Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUV is 1515 kg.Read More…
Source : cleantechnica
