GWM “Cloned” Electric Beetle Will Arrive in Brazil With 400 Km of Range

GWM Plans To Bring The Cloned Electric Beetle From China To Brazil Soon. The Electric Vehicle Will Deliver An Amazing Range Of 400 km.

The automaker GWM is preparing to enter the national vehicle market with its urban electric car brand called Ora. The company already has a partnership with BMW in China, and the sub-brand is set to begin operations in the country with sustainable electric options, and, best of all, with a GWM Electric Beetle, a vehicle well-known and loved by the public in the country.

GWM Electric Beetle Can Reach A Top Speed Of 160 km/h

The arrival of Ora in Brazil is part of GWM’s expansion plans in the country. The company aims to take advantage of the growing interest in the electric car market in Brazil, and to make this possible, it will invest in sustainable options.

However, in Brazilian territory, the vehicles will not have the same names as their Chinese versions. In the Asian country, some models are the Good Cat, Ballet Cat, and Punk Cat. Here they should be named with acronyms.

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Ora will not create a cloned Beetle literally; in fact, the brand’s models resemble the popular classic from Volkswagen. The first model to arrive in Brazil will be the Good Cat, which will receive a different name here.

The vehicle is a hatchback measuring 4.13 meters in length and 2.65 meters in wheelbase. The vehicle is powered by an electric motor of 145 or 173 horsepower, with a top speed of 160 km/h.

The battery can be charged up to 80% in just 45 minutes, and the car has a range of up to 400 km. With the launch, Ora hopes to provide Brazilians with a sustainable and, of course, nostalgic electric option.

Difference Between The Beetle-Inspired Models

It is worth noting that it is not just the Good Cat that is known as the Beetle. The models Ballet Cat and Punk Cat were openly inspired by the Volkswagen model, resembling the original version of the model more than the New Beetle and the latest Beetle released.

The difference between the two versions of the electric Beetle is that the Ballet is more focused on the female audience, which, at the time of launch, led to sexist stereotypes and criticisms.

In 2022, the Ministry Of Industry And Information Technology (MIIT) of China revealed that the vehicle from Great Wall Motors has 544 horsepower, generated by two motors of 245 and 299 horsepower. This version is the top-of-the-line with all-wheel drive.

The GWM Beetle, in addition to the dual electric motors, had a version with a single motor; however, the power of the engine was not revealed. However, there is a significant weight difference since the more powerful option weighs about 2,350 kg, and the single motor version weighs 2,245 kg, which is 105 kg less.

Engineer Transforms Electric Vehicle Into Electric Beetle

Besides GWM, which plans to bring the Cloned Beetle to Brazil, telecommunications engineer Aline Santos, who works in Espírito Santo and owns a ’72 VW Beetle, modified the four-cylinder gasoline engine into an electric motor. She has been driving the modified vehicle since 2018, and it attracts a lot of attention since the vehicle makes no noise, which is characteristic of the gasoline Beetle.

The engineer states that she made the modification on her VW Beetle because she wanted to better understand the reasons behind electric cars having such high costs in the country, and thus adapted her car with the help of friends who were also interested and believed in the project of the electric VW Beetle.