Foxconn’s EV model reveals Mannequin V pickup truck, Mannequin B crossover

Foxconn has revealed two extra automobiles for Foxtron, a fledgling electric-vehicle model launched a 12 months in the past by the Taiwanese contract manufacturing large throughout its annual Hon Hai Tech Day.

The 2 automobiles are the Mannequin V pickup truck and Mannequin B crossover. The corporate revealed the prototype automobiles on Tuesday at this 12 months’s Hon Hai Tech Day, the place it additionally confirmed the manufacturing model of the Mannequin C crossover that was beforehand proven as a prototype. The Mannequin C is confirmed to go on sale in Taiwan in 2023 below one of many manufacturers of native automaker Yulon, probably Luxgen.

The Mannequin V is a mid-size pickup truck destined to be in-built Taiwan. Foxconn was gentle on particulars however stated the pickup, which contains a dual-cab design, will include a number of sensors to assist navigate difficult worksites or slender streets. Foxconn additionally confirmed a payload of as much as 2,200 lb and a towing capability of as much as 6,614 lb.

The Mannequin B is a compact crossover with a C-pillar design that appears prefer it was borrowed from the Volkswagen ID.3 compact hatch bought abroad. It options numerous aerodynamic particulars within the design that assist it obtain a comparatively low drag coefficient of 0.26. Foxconn stated the Mannequin B has a spread of greater than 250 miles on a cost.

Underpinning the automobiles is Foxconn’s personal modular EV platform, the MIH, which was first introduced in 2020 and is accessible to different firms on the lookout for a fast resolution for growing their very own EVs. Foxconn on the Hon Hai Tech Day stated it has developed an working system, HHEV.OS, which it plans to combine with the MIH platform.

The MIH platform additionally underpins a Mannequin E sedan, which was proven final 12 months along with the Mannequin C and a Mannequin T bus. Timing and market availability for the extra automobiles have not been introduced.

Along with the EVs from Foxconn’s personal Foxtron model, Foxconn plans to construct EVs below contract. A number of of those can be constructed on the former GM plant in Ohio, which was acquired by Foxconn final 12 months from EV startup Lordstown. Foxconn will use the plant to construct the Endurance pickup for Lordstown, a car code-named Mission PEAR for Fisker, and a tractor for electrical farm gear firm Monarch.

Foxconn earlier in October additionally introduced it’s going to construct prototypes for the One compact sedan from EV startup Indi on the Ohio plant. Ought to Indi discover success with the One’s growth, Foxconn stated it’s also open to ultimately constructing buyer examples below contract.