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The launch of new energy vehicles has become one of the important plans of car companies. After months of gestation, Siming X-NV, Dongfeng Honda's first pure electric model, officially went on sale tonight, with a subsidised price of 16.98 yuan to 179800 yuan. The new car has two models to choose from: the wind version and the electric version. The price of an electric car is not surprising, it is a "sister" model with the previously listed Guangben concept VE-1, so the starting price is also very close.

After many years, Siming, who has been silent for a long time, has once again returned to the public's field of vision, and this time Siming has become Dongben's first pure electric small SUV. It is not too much to say that X-NV is a "oil-to-electricity" X-RV. After all, both models are consistent in height and wheelbase.

The appearance of the new car is not Honda's "H" logo, but its "Siming". When you see this brand, I believe many people will mistakenly think it is a "copycat car", because the whole car is very similar to Honda's XR-V from front to back, only adjusted on the lamp group, and below the LOGO is a blue decoration bar to highlight its identity as a new energy source. After all, the model is based on Toshimoto XR-V.

The new car only adds a "ev" sign and turn signal on the side front fender. The taillights are fumigated, and a chrome strip is added to the top of the license frame. The rest is consistent with XR-V.

The overall shape of the center console is consistent with that of the XR-V, while the air-conditioning control panel is replaced with a push-button design, and the central control file changes part of it to an electronic grip and adds blue elements.

It is equipped with an electric motor with a maximum power of 163hp, a maximum torque of 280Nm, a ternary lithium-ion battery with 53.6kWh capacity, a NEDC mileage of 401km and a maximum speed of 140km/h.

As for why Dongben does not hang Honda's car logo, there is also a lot of speculation, it is said that because Dongfeng Honda set foot in the new energy field for the first time, it needs to enter the market with a new brand image. It is also said that because it conforms to the market trend, Dongben regards the model as a product to test the waters of the pure electric market.

After all, Honda didn't pay much attention to this pure electric "vest". Referring to the concept of "sister" models VE-1 has sold very little since its launch, and perhaps in Honda's view of the current market, fuel models and hybrids are Honda's biggest direction.

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