The Roewe Clever () is a battery electric

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produced by

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under the

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brand.

Overview

The Clever was launched in March 2020 as an electric city car aiming to replace the

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with a 27kWh battery and a NEDC range of 260 km. In November 2012,

introduced the production version of the Roewe E50, a four-seater

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sized

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for the market in China. The Clever has a front positioned 37 kW and 100Nm motor with a 27

kWh A kilowatt-hour (unit symbol: kW⋅h or kW h; commonly written as kWh) is a non-SI unit of energy equal to 3.6 megajoules (MJ) in SI units, which is the energy delivered by one kilowatt of power for one hour. Kilowatt-hours are a common b ...

battery pack that delivers a

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of and a top speed of up to . In 2020, the Clever electric car had single trim with pricing starting at after available government incentives.

References

External links

* Electric city cars 2020s cars

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