Luxgen Motor Co (納智捷), a subsidiary of Yulon Motor Co (裕隆汽車), on Thursday unveiled the pricing and delivery schedule for its N7 electric vehicle (EV) model, which starts at just below NT$1 million (US$31,149).
The base model for the N7 sport utility vehicle will be priced at NT$999,000, Luxgen Motor chairman and acting president Tso Chi-sen (左自生) said at a press event in Taipei.
Luxgen has received about 25,000 initial orders for the EV model since preorders started in September last year, the automaker said.
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Based on the company’s Web site information, the mid and top-line tiers of the N7 are NT$1.29 million and NT$1.34 million respectively.
Of the 25,000 orders placed, an estimated 30 percent, or 7,000 vehicles, are expected to result in actual sales, Tso said.
Production of the N7 is planned for next month and December, with deliveries to start from mid-January next year, he said, adding that the goal is to top Taiwan’s EV sales next year.
In addition, Luxgen said it plans to work with seven local charging station operators —Yes Charging, Tail, Evoasis, U-Power, iCharging, Evalue and Noodoe — to provide easily accessible EV charging.
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