GTA MyCar explained

GreenTech Automotive MyCar
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Battery:9.6 kWh Lead AGM, maintenance free
Transmission:Electronic Controlled Single Speed Automatic with differential (forward, reverse, neutral)
Wheelbase:1,691 mm
Length:2,653 mm
Width:1,396 mm
Height:1,446 mm
Weight:710abbr=onNaNabbr=on (without a driver, with batteries)

The GTA MyCar (styled MyCar) is an electric vehicle originally produced by EuAuto Technology based in Hong Kong, and from 2010 by GreenTech Automotive (GTA) when it acquired EuAuto. The company's manufacturing facility was in Dongguan, China. The MyCar is classified as a NEV in the United States due to its low top speed. Manufacturing ended in 2017[1] and GTA declared bankruptcy in 2018.

History

The car was first conceived by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign in 2003. The propulsion system was engineered in co-operation with Hong Kong Polytechnic University.[2] [3] [4]

In 2010, GreenTech Automotive, Inc. bought EuAuto Technology, Ltd., and announced plans to manufacture and market vehicles in the United States.[5]

The first U.S. manufactured MyCar vehicles, which were also supposed be exported to Denmark, were supposed to come off the assembly line in Horn Lake, Mississippi, on 4 July 2011.[6] As of August 2013, GreenTech Automotive had not disclosed any sales figures, but was promising production of 30,000 vehicles annually in 2014.[7] Subsequently, the company broke ground on a new plant in Tunica, Mississippi, at the start of 2014.[8]

Specification

Performance:

Weights and Dimensions:

Technical Specifications:

Batteries:

Onboard Battery Charger:

Motorization:

Speed Control: Electronic Controller with Regenerative Brake to increase drive range

Chassis: Steel Tubular Space Frame with Roof Frame

Suspension:

Braking System:

Design

The Giorgetto Giugiaro designed MyCar[9] is a 2-door, 2-seater coupe measuring 2.6 m long, 1.4 m wide and 1.4 m high. The car can accommodate occupants up to 6"5, with a boot front and rear, giving a combined space of 140 litres. The maximum payload is 200 kg.

The car comes in two versions: Standard and Select. Identical in drivetrain, the Select adds leather seats, panoramic glass roof, parking sensors, upgraded radio, larger alloy wheels and body coloured steering mirrors.

Sales

The UK was the first market to sell the MyCar, through EV Stores in 2009.[10] France followed soon after, with Monaco-based Newteon handling distribution. Late in 2009 Meco World was announced as the distributor for Austria. EU Auto announced in October that the car had been approved for use in Hong Kong and that sales were to begin in the home market of the car.

Production of the MyCar in the United States was scheduled to begin in the first part of 2011. The base price for the first 100,000 units was announced as $10,000 US. By 2014, the MyCar was still not on sale in the US market and a list price of US$15,500 was being discussed.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GreenTech Auto shutters its doors closes Mississippi factory . Green Car Reports . 3 November 2021 . 17 January 2017.
  2. News: Buzz over first Hong Kong-made electric car. 23 October 2009. The Standard. 7 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091028062133/http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=16868&icid=3&d_str=20091023. 28 October 2009.
  3. News: Electric vehicle 'MyCaR' starts journey in Hong Kong. 25 October 2009. The New Nation. 7 December 2009. 30 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091030000020/http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/10/25/news0662.htm. dead.
  4. Web site: Home-grown electric vehicle MyCar makes its first journey in Hong Kong . innovations-report.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110307042523/http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/automotive/home_grown_electric_vehicle_mycar_makes_journey_hong_142274.html . 7 March 2011 .
  5. News: GreenTech Buys EuAuto to Build MyCar Model in U.S. . John Duce . Bloomberg Businessweek . 17 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101030094026/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-17/greentech-buys-euauto-to-build-mycar-model-in-u-s-update3-.html . 30 October 2010 .
  6. News: Denmark GreenTech's 1st buyer: First car to roll off assembly line July 4. Robert Lee Long. Desoto Times Tribune. 17 February 2011.
  7. News: Car company for real: Plant manager GreenTech on cutting edge. Robert Lee Long. Desoto Times Tribune. 13 August 2013.
  8. News: GreenTech Automotive breaks ground on MyCar factory in Mississippi. AutoBlogGreen. 10 January 2014.
  9. Web site: Electric car test – EU Auto MyCar. What Car?. 28 May 2015. 30 September 2009.
  10. Web site: Electric MyCar finally goes on sale in London. The Guardian. 28 May 2015. 23 March 2009.

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