The Zotye Zhima E30 (芝麻) or Zotye E30 is an

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car that was manufactured by the

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manufacturer

Zotye Zotye Auto (; officially Zotye International Automobile Trading Co., Ltd.) was a privately owned Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Yongkang, Zhejiang, China. It was owned by Zotye Holding Group and was established in 2005 and known for it ...

in the mid-2010s. A revised version of the model was later manufactured by

Dorcen Dorcen was a Chinese car marque introduced in September 2018 and owned by Dorcen Motor Co., Ltd. The marque vehicles were produced at facilities formerly owned by JMCG's JMCG#JMCGL, JMCGL and Zotye Auto, Zotye Domy. The brand filed for bankruptcy ...

as the Dorcen E20.

Overview

The Zotye Zhima E30 was unveiled during the 2016 Shanghai Auto Show in China with prices ranging from 109,800 to 119,800 yuan at that time. According to the official website, the Zotye Zhima E30 model was later renamed to Zotye Domy Zhima under the Domy product series. The Zotye Zhima E30 electric city car is powered by an electric motor producing and of torque to the front wheels. According to Zotye, the Zotye Zhima E30 has a top speed of 80 kilometer per hour and the 16kWh unit battery has a maximum range of 150 kilometers.

Dorcen E20

As of 2019, the Zotye E30 platform was sold to Dorcen, and after a few redesigns, the model was rebadged as the Dorcen E20. For Europe, badged

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Finn, it gets a powertrain upgrade: , top speed of 115 kilometer per hour and a 31.5 kWh battery (Li ternary chemistry, so NMC) with 265 km of range (WLTP), rechargeable in 5h (AC, 5-100%) or 45 min (DC, 30-80%). This is similar to Chinese spec from model year 2019. File:Dorcen E20 001.jpg, Dorcen E20 File:Dorcen E20 002.jpg, Dorcen E20 rear quarter view

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*{{official website, http://www.zotye.com/ Production electric cars 2010s cars E Cars introduced in 2015 Cars of China