Mexican Media Brands
EV Startup to Launch Crossover This Year
SF Motors Inc., a Chinese-owned company based in California, plans to launch its SF5 crossover vehicle later this year in China under the newly named Seres brand.
#hybrid
Share
SF Motors Inc., a Chinese-owned company based in California, plans to launch its SF5 crossover vehicle later this year in China under the newly named Seres brand.
The company, which is part of China’s Chongqing Sokon Industry Group, will take wraps off the production version of the midsize SF5 next week at the Shanghai auto show. SF Motors also will display an updated version of the larger SF7 crossover, which will debut later.
The vehicles will be built at the company’s manufacturing facility in Chongqing. SF Motors also will produce vehicles at a former AM General SUV assembly plant in Mishawaka, Ind. The Chongqing factory has an annual capacity of 150,000 units, while the Indiana facility will top out at 50,000 vehicles.
The SF5 will ride on a 113-inch wheelbase and stretch to 185 inches from bumper to bumper. Seres says the crossover’s electric powertrain will generate 684 hp and 767 lb-ft of torque, propelling the vehicle from zero to 62 mph in 3.5 seconds and to a top speed of 155 mph.
A 90-kWh battery will provide a driving range greater than 310 miles between charges. A range-extended variant will team a 33-kWh battery with a small piston-powered generator.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Tesla Owners in Germany Ordered to Return Subsidy
Germany has ordered about 800 Tesla Model S electric cars owners to pay back a €4,000 ($4,700) government subsidy they received.
-
FCA Opens the Door to The Future
FCA introduced a high-tech concept vehicle today, the Chrysler Portal, at the event previously known as the “Consumer Electronics Show,” now simply CES.
-
On Ford Maverick, Toyota Tundra Hybrid, and GM's Factory Footprint
GM is transforming its approach to the auto market—and its factories. Ford builds a small truck for the urban market. Toyota builds a full-size pickup and uses a hybrid instead of a diesel. And Faurecia thinks that hydrogen is where the industry is going.