Foxtron Mannequin V: iPhone maker’s EV ute teased

Ford, Rivian, and Tesla are about to get some electrical ute competitors from an unlikely challenger.

Foxconn, the corporate finest recognized for manufacturing the iPhone and Xbox, has teased an EV ute forward of its launch beneath the rapidly-growing Foxtron automotive model.

Beneath the pores and skin, the Mannequin V will seemingly trip on the MiH platform debuted in 2021 by Foxtron, which is a tie-up between Foxconn and Taiwan’s largest carmaker, Yulon.

Just like the Mannequin B hatchback teased final week, it’s seemingly the V will probably be revealed on October 18 on the Hon Hai Tech Day – primarily Foxconn’s flagship model day, the place it lays out plans for the 12 months to return.

Particulars concerning the Mannequin V are skinny on the bottom, past the promise it’ll be “Taiwan’s first self-designed and developed multi-functional electrical pickup truck”.

We all know, nonetheless, the structure underpinning it may have a wheelbase between 2750mm and 3100mm, and helps quite a lot of monitor and trip heights, making it appropriate for sedans, hatches, crossovers, and other people movers.

A Ford Ranger has a wheelbase of 3270mm, though the older Mitsubishi Triton rides on a wheelbase simply 3000mm lengthy.

Battery packs with 93kWh, 100kWh and 116kWh could be put in. Primarily based on the teaser video, the platform additionally helps a full suite of energetic driver assists.

Quite a lot of electrical motors could be employed at each ends, with the preliminary providing consisting of 95kW, 150kW and 200kW entrance motors, and 150kW, 200kW, 240kW and 340kW models for the rear axle.

Likening the Tesla vary to the “iPhone of EV”, Foxtron desires its EV platform to be the “Android of EV”.

Foxconn is predicated in Taiwan, which is able to function the preliminary manufacturing base for Foxtron. It’ll be constructing as much as 500,000 vehicles per 12 months within the USA by 2024, nonetheless, at an ex-Common Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio.

All 500,000 vehicles gained’t be Foxtron electrical autos, nonetheless; Foxconn has already been locked in because the producer of the upcoming Fisker Pear (beneath), and has confirmed it’s prepared to fabricate autos beneath contract for different carmakers.

Scheduled to start manufacturing in 2024, Fisker says it expects to construct a minimal of 250,000 examples of the Pear yearly as soon as manufacturing ramps up.