Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, China, Misc. Auto Shows
Chery unveiling first mass-produced Chinese hybrid in Beijing
Can we call this a Chery bomb? Chinese automaker Chery just dropped a bomb on the 2006 Ninth Beijing International Auto Exhibition. According to Autoblog Chinese, Chery introduced a hybrid Chery A5 ISG. The A5 is one of Chery's more popular family vehicles. This will be the first hybrid to be mass-produced in China.
The Chery A5 ISG is a parallel hybrid, using the gas engine and/or electric motor to power the vehicle independenty or in unison. It will use an ACTECO1.3L 4 cylinder, coupled with their 519 5-spd MT gearbox. At low speeds, it will essentially be an electric vehicle, with the gasoline engine shutting down. When the vehicle hits higher speeds (usually reach 40km/h above), or senses the need for more rapid acceleration, the gasoline engine will start up and supplement the power.
Regenerative braking will also be employed to capture kinetic energy for conversion into electrical energy. No word on what type of batteries they'll use, which is a big question mark. We'll keep our eyes open for additional English information, as our Mandarin is a bit rusty.
[Source : Chery]
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pb 5:07PM (11/16/2006)
...Sooooo...they made a hybrid Nissan Altima?
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Katie 5:11PM (11/16/2006)
at first i thought to pronounce it correctly it was chery as in Sherry.
I just found it it is like chevy just throw an R in it. What a copycat job.
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Andy 5:25PM (11/16/2006)
As long as it helps Mother Earth.
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felonious monk 5:28PM (11/16/2006)
Katie, the Chery name is phonetic equivalent of the company's name in Chinese. Similarity with Chevy is a pure coincidence.
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Katie 5:33PM (11/16/2006)
thanks monk
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Eric L. 5:44PM (11/16/2006)
Errr....Mandarin is the spoken dialect - the language is called Chinese.
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mike 7:20PM (11/16/2006)
Keep building more of these ridiculous hybrids. You Prius drivers can put down the street sitting on battery acid. It leaves more gas for me in my Z06 and Escalade. I have a Harley when I need to save gas!!
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RZ 8:14PM (11/16/2006)
WOW, even the Chinese are ahead of GM.
#7 Look you want to use more gas, OK, if you into that stuff go ahead. But do not badmouth cars that others drive. Also if GM cameup with Prius you'd have a hard on on it faster than Bill Ford has one after reading THE ADVOCATE.
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mike 8:49PM (11/16/2006)
#7. I dont care who builds the Prius. I just like getting under the skin of you left leaning tree hugging liberals.
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RZ 9:13PM (11/16/2006)
Left leaning? WTF is wrong with you? I am a registered Republican, how come i love hybrids? I also support Second Amendment but drive a Civic, where does that leave me? I am against same sex "weddings", "hook ups", or "statements" or whatever these people call them but i love Honda Fit and love small fuel efficient cars.
The reason we lost this election is because this country is full of fools like you who think that people vote one way or another based on the car they drive. First get your head out of your azz, look at the world around you, and then put your head back inside get into your Ford Expedition and never vote again.
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mike 9:20PM (11/16/2006)
If you are a Republican and drive a Honda Fit, please change parties. You embarass us!!! I did find a good use for a Fit though. It was a wheel chock!!I hit one at about 30 mph and just about drove over it. It was great. It has a Kerry sticker on it and everything. SUVs rule!!. When you have to take two cars to take your buddies out I roll in my 'Slade. That is a true gas saver!!
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apt34 9:58PM (11/16/2006)
so, what legitimate car company did they rip this design off of?
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Greg A. 11:06PM (11/16/2006)
Ford had to license some technology from Toyota to being out the Escape hybrid. If I recall correctly, Nissan also licensed Toyota technology for the Altima hybrid. Since Chinese automakers are not known for originality or technological innovation, I wonder if Chery has licensed technology for (or is infringing some other manufacturer's patents with) this vehicle.
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Nick 11:28PM (11/16/2006)
Are you saying you pronounce "Chevy" with the standard 'ch' sound? Like church? I've only heard it said that way as a joke. I've always heard it said with an 'sh' sound. Like sherry, not cherry. Like "Shevy," if you will.
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Richard Warren 8:22AM (11/17/2006)
"The reason we lost this election is because this country is full of fools"
You're so right, the biggest one resides at
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Some of the rest now have different address than a few weeks ago.
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Richard Warren 10:02AM (11/17/2006)
" First get your head out of your azz, look at the world around you"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/15/opinion/meyer/main2182755.shtml
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rlopees 12:00PM (11/17/2006)
I wish people would stay on topic and not feel the need to attack others online, but it's usually kind of funny. Not the actual content so much as the fact that people don't seem capable of discussing issues. All we do is argue our own views. Pissing matches are pathetic. Now back to the Chery hybrid. Hybrids are great for bumping mpg, but not a longterm solution.
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ACS 8:38PM (11/29/2006)
Wow. Chinese car companies are getting better everyday. Better designs, and now, even a hybrid. They are going green and I think everyone should go green too. Ban all gas-guzzling SUVs. Cheers, ACS.
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