Since the advent of the Hongguang MINI EV, the micro-electric vehicle market has evolved from the low-speed old scooters of the past to the era of boutique cars. Subsequently, A00 electric vehicles such as Roewe Kelaiwei, Chery QQ Ice Cream, and Fengguang MINI EV are even more dazzling. Now, the emergence of Changan LUMIN has given consumers a new choice.
In fact, at the end of last year, Changan released a miniature electric vehicle, priced at 53,800-74,800 yuan of Ben Ben E-Star. The Changan LUMIN is smaller in size, only 2370/1700/1545mm in length, width and height, and a wheelbase of 1980mm, which is based on the new pure electric platform architecture of Changan EPA0, which is obviously used to compete with models such as the lower positioning Oferang MINI EV.
The size of the Changan LUMIN is considered to be large in the same class, and the aspect ratio of 0.9 is also close to the space experience of the car. The trunk volume of the whole vehicle is 104L, and the 20-inch suitcase can be placed when the four people are fully seated, and the space of 580L can be expanded after the seat is reclined, and the load capacity is still relatively excellent.
As for the design, this car also takes a cute route, and the round headlights and rounded body are more in line with the aesthetics of the cute girl. It is worth mentioning that the LUMIN is the first A00 class car equipped with a hidden door handle.
LUMIN's interior has a 10.25-inch touch screen, which integrates reversing images, mobile phone interconnection, voice control and other vehicle interconnection systems, and high-end models also have keyless entry, start and other functions, which is also a relatively rare configuration in the same level.
Previously, Hongguang MINI EV had been criticized for not having airbags. In response to this, Changan specially equipped the LUMIN series with double airbags as standard, and equipped with 1m long anti-collision beams on the left and right doors. In order to eliminate the stereotype of making micro-electric vehicles "cheap and unsafe", Changan has indeed made no less efforts.
The battery equipped with Changan LUMIN is the lithium iron phosphate battery of Zhongxin Airlines, and the capacity is divided into 12.92kWh, 17.65kWh, 27.99kWh, corresponding to 155km, 210km, 301km three endurance versions of the model optional. Officials said that the whole vehicle enjoys a 3-year / 120,000 km warranty, and the battery, electric drive and electronic control system enjoy an 8-year / 120,000 km warranty.
In view of the battery safety problem, Changan LUMIN is equipped with a collision sensor and a battery anti-collision beam as standard, and the battery can reach the IP68 dustproof and waterproof level. A major disadvantage of lithium iron phosphate is that the attenuation in the low temperature environment is more serious, so Changan LUMIN is equipped with a battery automatic heating technology to ensure the optimal working temperature range of the battery. In addition, LUMIN is equipped with the Nbooster intelligent braking system, which increases the cruising range through energy recovery.
Although the power of changan LUMIN motor 30kW and the torque of 79N·m are not abundant, it is still enough for the daily low-speed use of mini cars, after all, the motor power of Hongguang MINI EV is only 20kW.
Changan LUMIN will open pre-sale in May, and the price is expected to be around 30,000-50,000 yuan, which highly overlaps with the price of models such as Hongguang MINI EV. More room in the car and richer safety configuration is a major advantage of LUMIN, and it is believed that its completely different styling style from the Hongguang MINI EV will also attract different customer groups.
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