Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast has been in the car business for 4 years, the first cars are badged. BMW Licensed from Munich and reissued badge Chevrolet Spark for VinFast’s home market. Part of the VinGroup group founded by Vietnam’s richest man and now run by Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller, the up-and-coming group has huge plans to expand globally. Those plans really start with the electric-powered VinFast VF e35 and VF 36 intersect introduced at this year LA Auto Show, both penned by design firm Pininfarina and whose North American headquarters the company invested $200 million to build in Los Angeles.
The E35 is about an inch shorter in length than the Kia Niro. Other markets could get an even smaller e34, but the US consequences would be an e35. VinFast said the standard the battery The package will provide a usable eighty six kWh, not to mention the actual kilowatt-hour of the package, but a larger package would be an option. The smaller pack is said to run for around 285 miles per charge, the larger pack lasts about 310 miles, although it’s unclear if that’s the European or US WLTP. EPA ratings.
It’s not clear what powertrain specs the US will get, but globally, the model will be offered in single-engine form with 201 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque. Dual motors double those numbers. The dual-motor powertrain will hit the e35 to 62 mph in 5.5 seconds, the e36 hitting the mark in 6.5 seconds.
The E35 and e36 are beautiful if modest crossovers, known for the “V” motifs on the grille and taillight signatures, and the Venturi-like C-pillars on the e36. The e35 on the LA show floor is equipped with a complete interior with a 15.4-inch touch screen and no gauge cluster. VinFast’s design director, Mr. David Lyon, explains the lack of instrumentation, “Our vehicles all have full-color display screens, windshield projection. It’s a very nice interior. You can interface with the controls on the steering wheel to operate the vehicle, your hands are on the wheel, and your eyes are on the road.” While the driver is observing the road, the e35 will observe everything, is said to be equipped with 14 cameras, LIDAR and 19 360-degree sensors.
The three-row E36 extends 201 inches, about three inches longer than the Ford Explorer. The show model doesn’t have an interior, but it looks like the e36 will come after the e35. The same general battery arrangement goes for the e36, a smaller standard 90 kWh pack that claims to be good for 301 miles, a larger pack that pushes it to 423 miles. Fast charging restores 70% of a pack’s juice in 15 minutes.
As part of a larger technology group, VinFast will tap other arms within VinGroup for features like VinAI, Vantix and VinBigData for AI-powered driver assistance features such as driver monitoring and traffic, fully automatic parking and vehicle recall. VinGroup will tap outside investments to add capacity in its services, such as Singapore-based Temasek for AI self-learning Autobrains for autonomous driving, and StoreDot, an Israeli battery developer that is developing research on ultra-fast charging.
VinFast plans to open pre-orders for both in the first half of next year, with a focus on California first, with the first shipments expected in the fourth quarter of 2022. Initial production takes place at the factory. of the company in Hai Phong, Vietnam, but it has plans for a U.S. facility by the end of 2024. To date, the company is working on setting up 60 company-owned showrooms across country and beyond in Canada. The repair will be handled through the service at home, or VinFast will deliver the car to the customer when there is a need to buy a car. repair. The company is also drawing up a strategy to set up toll stations nationwide; the country is deploying 40,000 stations in Vietnam, a country slightly smaller than the state of Montana.
Aside from the intention of offering premium at “attractive prices”, MSRPs have yet to be mentioned. Lohscheller said the company wants to make sure its brand is positioned properly first. To help encourage the use of an unknown brand from a country that few people can pinpoint on a map, both models will have a 10-year shelf life. guarantee also includes battery. If buyers are worried about being left behind by the rapid advancements in battery technology in the coming years, they can buy this car but lease battery, in exchange for an upgrade pack when available.
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