Chery is getting ready to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) in Australia.
The Chery Omoda E5 is due here in September, and government documents show it has been approved for sale.
The Omoda E5 measures 4424mm long, 1830mm wide and 1588mm tall on a 2610mm wheelbase.
That makes it 50mm longer and 6mm wider than the petrol-powered Omoda 5.
Documents list a braked towing capacity of 750kg, whereas petrol Omoda 5s aren’t rated to tow.
Tare mass is 1776kg, which makes the EV 383kg heavier than an Omoda 5 with the base turbocharged 1.5-litre petrol four.
Chery is set to announce specifications in August.
It hasn’t yet confirmed how much it’ll cost, but has previously said its pricing will be “competitive”.
“I think the natural competitors are the [BYD] Atto 3 and the MG 4, so we’ll obviously be looking to how do we make sure that we’re competitive to get on the shopping list with customers,” Chery Australia managing director Lucas Harris told CarExpert earlier this year.
The Atto 3 now opens at $44,499 before on-road costs after a recent price cut, while the MG 4 opens at $39,990 drive-away.
The Omoda E5 features a single, front-mounted electric motor with 150kW of power and 340Nm of torque. This means it will have the most power and torque of any Omoda 5 variant in Australia.
Chery says it offers 430km of range on the stricter WLTP cycle, and supports charging at up to 9.9kW on AC power and 80kW using DC power.
The company has yet to confirm battery specifications for our market. In China, the Omoda E5 will use a 61kWh lithium iron phosphate battery.
Chery has previously confirmed it’s working to ensure the Omoda E5 offers vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability in Australia, which would allow owners to plug in external appliances and tap up to 3.3kW of electrical power.
V2L technology is far from commonplace among EVs in Australia, and even rarer is a full-sized spare tyre – something the Omoda E5 is confirmed to be getting.
Chery currently backs its cars with a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, however most carmakers offer a separate warranty for their electric models’ batteries.
The company hasn’t confirmed what kind of warranty (or warranties) the Omoda E5 will have.
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