BDNT - Denza EV official promo clip - Auto China 2014
It may have been unloved, but the first generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class nevertheless lives through two Chinese partner China Daimler vehicles BAIC used as stylistic inspiration for his series E, equivalent to just over an unfortunate attempt to profit from the reputation of Mercedes-Benz other project is much more impressive this Denza EV, which was co-developed by Daimler and BYD and will be offered in the Chinese market from September.
In 2010, at the zenith of media electric vehicle hype, Daimler and BYD have teamed to form Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology 50 50 joint venture in which the companies have provided their expertise on vehicle and battery development to the table the engineering team started with the latest generation of class B, and soon realized that they had much to do to them.
While BYD has its own range of vehicles, some of which could charitably be called derivatives, expertise engineering vehicle is far from the expectations of Stuttgart lightweight technology expertise, in particular, was found to miss Ultimately, the vehicle structure massive reinforcements needed to carry out the 47 kWh lithium 5-phosphate battery and housing more protective aluminum details on the vehicle architecture are rare, although Daimler informs the press that has a Denza practice suspension .
Equipped with an electric motor that produces 115 hp 214 lb-ft of torque, the Denza tops out at 93 mph recharge his batteries takes up to seven hours using 220 volts China's infrastructure, a period that can be massively reduced by using fast charging stations, which can become more abundant due to a partnership between ABB and Denza project to produce the largest infrastructure of world vehicle load range is 186 miles, according to the manufacturer.
There are multiple assurances of safety Denza it his major concern in China after a fatal taxi accident EV was captured on video and went viral note, including its five stars in the crash test C-NCAP L 'Denza team participated in the development of electric vehicle collision with CATARC standards, regulatory body of the official security of China.
The spacious cabin seats five and offers 16 2 cubic feet of trunk space inside and outside, it is easy to find components of Mercedes-Benz parts bin, even if the Denza has its own ultra chrome grille -fastueux and separate wheels 20 spokes the base model Lifestyle Packs leather seats and wheels 18 inches, and there is a gasket upscale direction which comes with an improved audio system, xenon HID adaptive, and a navigation system, it will be placed between BYD and Mercedes-Benz offers in the market.
The Denza is built in China and will be offered there, but that doesn t mean it's cheap The base sticker is a whopping 369,000 yuan, the equivalent of nearly 60,000 and a price that would also obtain a current-gen B260 But being an electric vehicle, the Denza is showered with government incentives, reducing the entry price of up to 120,000 yuan another advantage in many of the largest cities China, the Denza buyers gained no need to queue to get a coveted license plate president of joint venture, Wang Chuanfu, astutely points out Denza is supported by favorable government.
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