Arcfox Lite in 2017 is a Chinese mini electric car

In our review of the mini-electric car Arcfox Light 2017-2018 – photos, price, configuration and specifications of the most advanced Chinese electric vehicles to date.

In 2017-2018 new Chinese cars Arcfox Light is a premium mini electric car from the new Arcfox brand, developed by BJEV exclusively for the production of electric vehicles. The full name of the new Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer is BJEV engine. And the main investors of the project are the companies: Beijing Automobile Industry Corporation (ONPS) and Daimler AG, but simply Mercedes-Benz.

Buy electric city car Arcfox Lite was launched in China at the end of October 2017 at a price of 140,800 to 160,800 yuan (at the current exchange rate of 1248-1426 thousand conventional units), but thanks to a subsidy from the Chinese government of 36,000 yuan and 18,000 yuan from local authorities to buy a real estate electric car cost new items for motorists in China 86800-106800 yuan (approximately 770-947 thousand conventional units).

I would like to note that Arcfox Lite mini electric car is not the first project in BAIC BJEV company. In the spring of 2017, on the podium of the Beijing Motor Show, the Chinese auto SUV BAIC presented the first-born of the BJEV brand – the concept electric supercar Arcfox-7, which was developed by specialists who specially bought for this project, the Spanish company Campos Racing, helping, in turn, the Formula E teams to improve your electric vehicles.

The serial version of the Arcfox-7 sports coupe with an electric 600-horsepower power plant, expected by the end of 2017. But for the production of an electric sports car on the assembly line, it took much longer. So the debut of the serial Arcfox-7 is delayed until 2019.

There are also Beijing Automobile Exhibition visitors could get acquainted with the prototype of the urban mini Arcfox-1 electric car, which managed to become a production car, and this is, of course, the protagonist of our review of the mini electric Arcfox Light.

The manufacturer's representatives are proud to announce that the Arcfox Lite is by far the most advanced and innovative electric vehicle in the Chinese market. As a confirmation of our words, we offer several facts from the biography of the model.

• First, the model's electric propulsion system is the original, not an addition to the gasoline engine as the main part of Chinese EV (electric vehicle) models.
• Secondly, we have a premium mini electric car.
• Thirdly, it is a brand, the first-born Arcfox, created specifically for the development and production of electric vehicles.
• Fourthly, the most modern technologies and materials are used for the production of new products, and the equipment models, the latest equipment, distinguishes the car from competitors.
• Fifth, the mini electric car not only looks stylish and cool, but boasts a unique matrix, front and rear displays (between headlights and taillights), on which the driver can display all kinds of information (Chinese characters, English text, emoticons, pictures and even sunrise or sunset).

The exterior of the body of the new Chinese electric car Arcfox Lite is really catchy with its originality and style. The novelty looks a little toy, but very bright and cool.

The front end with compact, LED headlights and a display matrix that took the place of the radiator grille, powerful and massive bumpers, complemented by neat LED foglights.

The sidewalls of the body of mini-electric cars look like a super stylish short hood, a stylish hood, a roof, such a big child, a side door, sports mirrors on powerful legs, hard plastic lining, increased wheel arches, miniature food.

The rear city mini-electric car in design echoes the front of the body of the novelty: similar shapes of head optics, taillights with LED filling, a matrix display, a heavy bumper with compact foglights.

• The outer dimensions of the Arcfox Lite body in 2017-2018 are 2986 mm, length 1676 mm, width 1492 mm, height 1870 mm, wheelbase.
• The standard mini electric car comes with 15-inch alloy wheels with different tire sizes: 155/60 R15 at the front and 175/60 ​​R15 at the rear.

The weight of the car on the side of the road is 895 kg, and this is in the presence of batteries with a total capacity of 16.4 kW. To achieve such a small mass, allows very advanced technology and cutting-edge materials used to produce a new body. According to information provided by Arcfox, the production technology of the electric vehicle body is called air tech: body frame aluminum exterior wall panels made of composite materials and plastic.

The double cabin on the new Chinese mini-electric car is a real revelation in terms of the availability of modern equipment, the quality of finishing materials, and the overall atmosphere of the interior. For the driver and passenger comfortable seats with leather trim and heating, climate control, fabulous front panel with 3!!! 8″ color LCD. The first screen is a panel, the second one is placed in the center of the dashboard and is universal (multimedia, navigation, rear view camera and image from cameras, secondary equipment settings), the third one is designed individually for cars and works independently of the central screen.

Already in the initial basic configuration there are a pair of front airbags, ABS with EBD, automatic braking in urban driving conditions, rear parking sensors, rear view camera, auto start, central locking, power windows, multifunction steering wheel, three colors of the display on the front panel, seat trim and leatherette interior, 4-speaker audio system, LED headlights and taillights with LED filling, LED interior lighting, heated rear-view mirrors and auto-assembly, climate control.

More advanced configurations add tire pressure sensors, mirror blind spot monitoring, a 360-degree panoramic visibility system, an automatic parking system, a panoramic sunroof, seat heating, fog lights and body color with special enamel to the list of equipment in the basic version.

It remains only to add that the new electric car has two miniature trunks (one in front, one in the back) with a total volume of 115 liters.

Specifications Arcfox Lite In 2017-2018. The new Chinese mini electric car is equipped with a 36kW (49hp 120Nm) electric motor that sends power to the rear wheels via an electronically controlled automatic transmission. Available electric fuel is stored in batteries with a capacity of 16.4 kWh, located under the cabin floor. The electric novelty can overcome on one charge up to 170 km, the maximum speed is 110 mph. It will take 6.5 hours to fully restore the stock of the electrofobia battery when charging from a VL 220 household outlet. If you have a special charger (fast charging terminal) it takes only 30 minutes to restore the battery capacity to 80%.