The Geometry brand, belonging to the Chinese group Geely, is preparing an unprecedented electric city car, the Panda Mini. Like the recently unveiled Geometry C, it could very well make its way to Europe in the future.
Article updated December 8, 2022 : Chinese group Geely has just unveiled the first official photos of local Geometry brand’s Panda Mini, as relayed by the Asian media IT home. What to appreciate the display of this small electric car in different colors.
Original article from November 18, 2022 : If you’ve never heard of geometry, it’s perfectly normal, don’t worry. But keep this name in mind, because it is very likely that this young Chinese brand, founded in 2019, is often in the news. While Asian manufacturers have been conducting a real offensive on the European market for some time now, the company belonging to the Geely group (Volvo, Lotus and Lynk & Co) should also come here.
A city car with an explosive look
A few weeks ago, in our columns, we presented the all-new Geometry C, a 100% electric SUV that will be the very first model in the range to be marketed in Europe, first in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia through the Grand Distributeur Automotive Central Europe. Rival of the Tesla Model Y, the latter is available in different versions with 53 and 75 kWh batteries.
But now the company is already preparing another model, with a completely different positioning. If no official information has been revealed about it at the moment, it is the Chinese site It’s home which gives us some details about the one that would be named Panda Mini.
A name that leaves little doubt about the category to which this car will belong, which therefore takes the form of a tiny city car. to display an enclosed length of only 3.07 meters for 1.52 meters wide and 1.60 meters high, this newcomer to the range has a front reminiscent of that of the cute Honda E, launched in 2019.
With its very square silhouette and its dimensions, this Panda Mini would also be best in the category of rock cars, these Japanese cars must be less than 3.40 meters long. The rear is more conventional, with its square lights and tailgate labeled “Geome”.
Rival of the Dacia Spring
For the time being, no photo of the interior has been shown, but the Chinese site reports that the wheelbase measures only 2.02 meters, which should not leave much space for passengers and their belongings. The trunk volume is not specified at this time.
Rival of the Hongguang MINI EV, this new Chinese city car has not yet given many details on its technical sheet, but we do know that it an electric motor of only 30 kW, or the equivalent of about 41 horsepower. A power that allows him to approach the 44 horses of the Dacia Spring, despite very different dimensions, the latter showing a length of 3.73 meters.
The new Panda Mini is also equipped with an LFP (lithium, iron and phosphate) battery., supplied by Guoxuan Hi-Tech, without the brand specifying its capacity at this time. As a reminder, the Hongguang MINI EV offers the choice between a 9.2 kWh and 13.8 kWh accumulator, which allows it to display a range of 120 to 170 kilometers according to the NEDC cycle, much less strict than our current WLTP.
In comparison, the Dacia Spring’s 26.8 kWh battery allows it to travel up to 230 kilometers on a single charge on the European WLTP cycle. If nothing is specified yet, it is not excluded that the Panda Mini will one day be sold on the old continentvia importers such as the SUV Geometry C. But we will have to be patient.
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