New EV SUV expected to be called the Yep Plus.
The Boajun Yep compact SUV will be getting a five-door version in select markets soon and the model has been spied testing already. The new EV SUV, said to be called the Yep Plus, is expected to launch in China in the first quarter of this year. Read on to know how this new model relates to the India-bound MG Comet EV-based SUV that’s coming in 2025.
- Baojun Yep Plus to be longer than 3.4m but shorter than 4m
- Expected to get larger battery pack than the Yep three-door
- Yep, Yep Plus based on MG Comet EV’s GSEV platform
Baojun Yep Plus: what to expect?
As the spy images show, the Yep Plus is an elongated version of the Yep that went on sale in China in May last year. The longer wheelbase is clearly visible, and while the Yep Plus will be longer than the 3.4-metre Yep, the overall length is still expected to duck under the 4-metre mark. The retro-boxy styling has been retained, and even the design of the tail-lights and bumper see little change.
Few other details are available at the moment, though some sources suggest the Yep Plus will get a battery pack that’s larger than the 28.1kWh unit in the Yep, which is said to have a range of 303km. The three-door EV SUV has a single electric motor on the rear axle that generates 68hp and 140Nm of torque; its top speed is limited to 100kph.
MG-badged Baojun Yep coming to India
As we had reported earlier, MG Motor India is working on a new top hat for the Comet’s Global Small Electric Vehicle (GSEV) platform, and this new EV will essentially be a rebadged (and mildly restyled) Baojun Yep. Codenamed E260, this new EV SUV will be only slightly larger than the Comet and share its three-door layout – an MG-badged Yep Plus is unlikely to be introduced in here. More information about the upcoming MG Comet EV-based SUV will arrive closer to its launch in 2025. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, MG Motor’s parent company, SAIC Motor, has entered into a joint venture with the JSW Group in a bid to expand the British brand’s presense in India. The JSW Group holds a 35 percent stake in the JV that is said to be working towards bringing ICE and NEVs (a four-wheeled EV that has a maximum speed greater than 32kph, but not more than 40kph) to the market.
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