The Dearcc EV10 is a
city car
The A-segment is the 1st category in the passenger car classification system defined by the European Commission. It is used for city cars, the smallest category of passenger cars defined.
A-segment sales represent approx. 7-8% of the market in ...
engineered and produced by the Chinese electric car manufacturer
Dearcc. It was launched in the Chinese market on November 17, 2017, and the range extended version called the Dearcc EV10 Pro300 was launched on July 7, 2018.
Overview
The Dearcc brand officially debut in November 2016 on the 2016
Guangzhou Auto Show. The Dearcc EV10 was powered by an electric motor manufactured by the Shanghai Edrive Corporation with the motor's factory designation TZ200XS03Z. The TZ200XS03Z electric motor has an output of and of torque, and can produce enough power for the Dearcc EV10 to reach a top speed of .
[ Prices of the Dearcc EV10 electric city car ranges from 115,900 yuan to 123,900 yuan at launch in 2017.]
Design controversies
The Dearcc EV10 electric city car is a controversial car from the styling point of view, as it heavily resembles the Opel Adam
The Opel Adam is a city car engineered and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel, and is named after the company's founder Adam Opel. It was sold under the Vauxhall Motors, Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom. It was launched in France ...
from the rear quarter. Chinese automotive manufacturers were known to reverse engineer cars from other brands which result in similar looking cars that were often refer to being a replica or copycat when it comes to styling. Despite the size difference and the fact that the Dearcc EV10 has 5 doors instead of 3, the only obvious styling difference is the front fascia.
References
External links
Official Dearcc EV10 website
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