Ranz was an automotive marque owned by Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. which specialises in electric cars. It was launched in April 2013 but following showing three concept cars between 2013 and 2017, no production cars were sold.

History

The Ranz marque was launched with a concept car unveiled to the public at the

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in April 2013. The Ranz EV, an electric saloon for the Chinese market based on the

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, was launched at the November 2014 Guangzhou Motor Show and was re-launched in 2015 as the E50 EV. As of 2016, no sales were recorded beyond a small taxi pilot. The E50 EV is powered by a 95hp electric motor and had a top speed of 120 kmh. A second concept car was unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in 2016. Named the RF-EA1, it was shown on the Toyota stand. A third and final concept car was displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show in 2017 named the RF-EA2. The marque has not been used since. File:Ranz EV Concept 01 -- Auto China -- 2014-04-23.jpg, Ranz EV Concept File:Ranz EV Concept 02 -- Auto China -- 2014-04-23.jpg, Ranz EV Concept File:Ranz E50 01 -- Auto Shanghai -- 2015-04-22.jpg, Ranz E50 File:Ranz E50 02 -- Auto Shanghai -- 2015-04-22.jpg, Ranz E50

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