Brilliance unveils Electric Vehicle Concept in Shanghai

 Brilliance unveils Electric Vehicle Concept in Shanghai
Brilliance Electric Vehicle Concept Car

A new electric concept car was shown at the 2009 Shanghai Motor Show. The vehicle comes from Brilliance, a company with very little experience in the making of electric cars. Nevertheless they have presented this EV which they currently have no plans of producing. It runs on a choice of one or two motors that are powered by lithium-ion batteries.

Brilliance says one motor produces 30bhp (22kW) and 44 lb ft (60Nm) of torque. Using this setting the car will travel 93 miles (150km) at a speed of 25mph (40km/h). Powering both motors will produce 63bhp (47kW) and 89lb ft (121Nm) of torque and a top speed of 81mph (130km/h). No range has been declared for this dual mode.

Charging the batteries using normal household electrical outlets will take eight hours while using a fast charger will take 30 minutes.

 

Source: autocar

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 afterace2 afterace2
influenced by VW UP­, but better IMO
April 21, 2009 6:54 am
 Michael Michael
This Brilliance company should be a Chinese one. The above EV is a copy of Volkswagen Up! They seem to use the same colour as the original.
April 21, 2009 6:57 am
 carbonsigma carbonsigma
Except that this is a lot bigger than the Up!
April 21, 2009 7:01 am
 Bristol411S3 Bristol411S3
My first reaction was also that this is a "Big Up!", but I also see some Citroen styling cues. China could easily propel themselves into a dominant position in world markets with some clever electric vehicles. It can't be hard for them -- south east Asia knows it stuff when it comes to electronics and battery technology.
April 21, 2009 7:06 am
 Phlarzian Phlarzian
Blatant rip-off of the Up! China - be original please. Unoriginality will hinder your growth.
April 21, 2009 8:04 am
 daviepops daviepops
I too can see more than a hint of UP! (on steroids) ... but that's not a bad thing IMHO ... the overall design looks good ... would like to see a video clip of exactly how those interesting door mechanisms work in the real world.
April 21, 2009 8:35 am
 BabyMilo BabyMilo
I like it, i think that it is pretty cool - shame though that it is an Up rip off
April 21, 2009 8:41 am
 wing wing
UP? Really?
April 21, 2009 10:39 am
 sfero sfero
Styling elements used in VW Up! are highly visible in this automobile, too. I personally don't like how Chinese car brands are "inspired" by European car brands in general. I guess there's enough potential in China to develop more unique cars.
April 21, 2009 12:07 pm
 politz politz
yeah, i can clearly see the up in that design, but maybe it has a lot to do with the color choice...
April 21, 2009 4:47 pm