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AITO M5 EV: the brand's first electric vehicle has already been announced

Huawei already has two hybrid vehicles, the Aito M5 and M7, and today the company introduced its first electric vehicle, the AITO M5 EV. From the name it is clear that this is a purely electric version of the hybrid. In terms of design, there is no difference between a hybrid and an electric car, but the features are obviously different.

The Aito M5 EV costs $41,585 at the base. It is a 2-wheel drive version with a range of 620 km (according to the CLTC measurement methodology) and acceleration to 100 km/h in 7.1 seconds. The top variant isn't much more expensive at $46,100. There is already four-wheel drive (the power of the plant is 496 hp), acceleration to 100 km / h in 4.5 s and cruising range of 552 km. The capacity of the traction battery in both cases is 80 kWh.

The Aito M5 EV received an all-aluminum body and independent suspension: dual-lever front and multi-link rear. There's also proprietary technology for dynamic torque distribution, which works in conjunction with an automatic recognition of road conditions. The weight distribution along the axes is 50:50. All this speaks in favor of the fact that the control of the Aito M5 EV will be easy, understandable and predictable. By the way, there should also be no problems with braking: according to official data, the braking distance of the Aito M5 EV at a speed of 100 km / h is only 35.3 m.

The developers did a good job not only on the car's driving performance, but also on the aerodynamics: there are hidden handles on the body, a short spoiler over the trunk lid and aerodynamic 20-inch wheels. This, in addition to a careful study of the body contours, allowed the drag coefficient to be reduced to 0.266 Cd. It is lower than the Mercedes-Benz EQC and BMW iX3 (0.29 Cd in both cases).

As the Aito M5 EV is a complete electric car with a traction battery in the base, it proved to be quite spacious: with dimensions of 4785 x 1930 x 1620 mm, the wheelbase is an impressive 2880 mm. Weight in running order - 2235 or 2350 kg, depending on the version. There are two trunks. One with a volume of 80 liters under the hood, the other behind is complete.

The car infotainment system runs on proprietary HarmonyOS 3.0. In terms of software, the Aito M5 EV can give premium cars a head start. Of the additional amenities, there are two (!) 40 watt wireless chargers, three wired chargers that provide 66 watts of power, and one that provides 18 watts. There is a large media system screen in the center of the front panel, a projection screen and a panoramic cover. There are so many options on the Aito M5 EV that even BMW owners can envy.

Deliveries of the Aito M5 EV to customers will begin this year, mass test drives in China will open on September 24th. Given the price-performance ratio, there is no doubt that Huawei with its Aito M5 EV will bite a piece of the cake for Tesla and other automakers. The public's great interest in the new product is evidenced by the fact that today, in just a few hours, 30,000 pre-orders for the car were issued.

With the launch of the Aito M5 EV, Huawei has become a full-fledged competitor to Tesla - both now sell electric vehicles. Soon, the shelf of IT companies involved in the production of electric vehicles will become bigger: next year Xiaomi is expected to present its “train”. There are also rumors that Apple has stepped up work on its electric car.

Source: Mundoquatrorodas