The Englon SC5-RV is a

subcompact Subcompact car is a North American classification for cars smaller than a compact car. It is broadly equivalent to the B-segment (Europe), supermini (Great Britain) or A0-class (China) classifications. According to the U.S. Environmental Pr ...

hatchback A hatchback is a car body style, car body configuration with a rear door that swings upward to provide access to the main interior of the car as a cargo area rather than just to a separated trunk. Hatchbacks may feature fold-down second-row sea ...

produced by Chinese auto manufacturer

Englon Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd. (ZGH), commonly known as Geely Holding ( ; ), is a Chinese multinational automotive conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou, China. The company was founded by, and is privately owned by Chinese entrepren ...

. It debuted as a concept at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. Price ranges from 52.300 yuan to 56.300 yuan.

Overview

Safety

In 2013 the Englon SC5-RV received 5 stars during the crash test commissioned and tested by the C-NCAP in Tianjin, China.

Facelift

A facelift was conducted in 2013 with revised front bumper, rear bumper, and light units. File:2013 Geely-Shanghai Englon SC5-RV 1.5L, rear 8.16.18.jpg, Rear view of an Englon SC5-RV

Englon SX5

A subcompact SUV based on the Englon SC5-RV hatchback call the Englon SX5 was launched shortly after. Which is essentially the Geely Englon SC5-RV slightly lifted with different bumpers and plastic cladding. File:Englon SX5.jpg, Englon SX5 at the 2011 Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau International Auto Show.

Geely GLEagle GC5

The Geely GLEagle GC5 debuted at the Beijing Auto Show in April as a sedan variant of the Englon SC5-RV, and was listed in early 2011. File:Geely gc5 sedan.jpg, Geely (GLEagle) GC5 File:Geely GLEagle GC5 002.jpg, GC5 rear

Kandi K17A EV

The K17A debuted on August 5, 2016, as the first product of

Kandi Technologies Kandi Technology Group, Inc. (Simplified Chinese characters, Chinese: 康迪) is a Chinese manufacturer of Electric vehicle battery, batteries and electric vehicles. The company is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol KNDI. ...

. From the exterior, the Kandi K17A EV was essentially a rebadged Englon SC5-RV, and the vehicle was originally built for the Kandi EV CarShare, a

carsharing Carsharing or car sharing (AU, NZ, CA, TH, & US) or car clubs (UK) is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. It differs from traditional car rental in that the owners of the cars are often pri ...

program in the city of

Hangzhou Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counti ...

. The system operates only with Kandi EV

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s, which are available to customers in automated garages that run like

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s. The leasing option, called "Long Lease," is available from 1- to 3-year contracts. File:Kandi K17A 001.jpg, Front quarter view of a Kandi K17A EV File:Kandi K17A 002.jpg, Rear quarter view of a Kandi K17A EV File:Rear view of Kandi K17A EV (Based on the Englin SC5-RV) police cruiser.jpg, Rear view of a Kandi K17A EV police cruiser in Hangzhou, China.

References

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