EPMB indicators MOU with Saean Group – to develop, manufacture Malaysia’s inexpensive A-segment EV

EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) has signed a memorandum of settlement with California-based Saean Group for the joint growth and manufacture of four-wheeled electrical autos, EPMB stated in a press release.

The three way partnership will see EPMB make its entry into electrical vehicles with the purpose of manufacturing a five-door, four-seater A-segment mannequin, and the strategic alliance might additionally level in direction of the manufacture of heavy trade electrical autos for the consutrction sector, the corporate stated.

Beneath this partnership, Saean will provide technical and design know-how for the joint growth of the EVs to be co-developed with EPMB, whereas EPMB will present assist by sources and market data for the event of the EV challenge, in addition to to “actively try for mass manufacturing, provide and gross sales,” the joint assertion learn.

Based in 2013, the Saean Group is a “fast-growing EV participant” that has developed the aforementioned five-door, four-seater A-segment EV mannequin together with a number of different electrical car applied sciences, it stated within the joint assertion.

Saean presently owns greater than 120 EV-related patents by its R&D centre in South Korea, and a “sport EV mannequin” is on the playing cards for restricted manufacturing starting subsequent yr for america market, it stated.

The mannequin within the Saean car line-up that’s closest to its description of a compact EV is the Wid-U (pictured), albeit one that’s a lot smaller that the five-door, four-seater configuration talked about its its announcement.

The Wid-U seats two in a tandem association and measures 2,522 mm lengthy, 1,300 mm large and 1,440 mm tall, is powered by a 15 kWh battery that feeds a 40 Nm electrical motor and achieved a prime pace of 80 km/h, in keeping with the Saean web site.

Wholly-owned subsidiary of EPMB, Blueshark has been granted a producing license by Malaysia’s ministry of worldwide commerce and trade (MITI) for the meeting and manufacture of electrical bikes within the nation earlier this month, which adopted being granted approval by the highway transport division (JPJ) for the licensing and registration of its electrical two-wheeled merchandise.

Saean Wid-U compact EV