GreenWheel EV (Chinese: 陆地方舟)， full name Shenzhen Greenwheel Electric Vehicle Group Co., Ltd （深圳市陆地方舟新能源电动车集团有限公司）is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Guangdong, China, that specializes in developing electric buses and low-speed electric vehicle or Neighborhood Electric Vehicles.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | January 1, 2000 |
| Founder | Liu Churui[1] |
| Headquarters | Guangdong, China |
| Website | www |
History
GreenWheel EV was founded in January 2000[citation needed] and is based in Guangdong, China. They started out making neighborhood electric vehicles. In May 2017, they got a permit to start selling and building highway legal vehicles. They built a 50,000 unit plant in Mingcheng Industrial Park, which costed $267 million.[2] GreenWheel EV built a mini city called EV Valley. It includes their factory, research factory, parts integration center, a conference center, education and training center, vehicle theme park, race track, new energy museum, hotel, and electric vehicle demonstration center.[3]
Their first vehicle was the J0 small hatchback. It was based on the Renault Zoe. It was shown in 2012, but failed to make production.[4]
The company's second vehicle was the V5, an electric crossover. It uses a 16 kWh battery and has 47 horsepower. Its dimensions are 4045 mm/1737 mm/1643 mm, a wheelbase of 2500 mm, and a weight of 1,380 kg.[5][6]
The GreenWheel EV Jummer, also called the Jimma,[7] convertible was first shown in 2010. It was not street legal, and was mainly on golf courts. It was remade in 2014 at the China Hi-Tech Fair in Shenzhen. It was made into a Cabriolet in 2011 and a Hard Top in 2013. Its dimensions measure 3660 mm/1600 mm/1700 mm, and has a wheelbase of 2335 mm.[8]
The JEV is a compact hatchback with 5 doors and 4 seats. Its dimensions are 4631 mm/1789 mm/1470 mm. It comes in a Basic Type, Comfortable Type, and Luxurious Type. The JEV has a 18.5 kW lead-acid battery.[9]
Vehicles
Current models
GreenWheel EV currently has 3 production vehicles.
| Model | Photo | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| GreenWheel EV V5 | Body style: Crossover Class: M Doors: 5 Seats: 5 Battery: 16 kWh battery Production: 2017 Revealed: 2015 | |
| GreenWheel EV Jummer (GreenWheel EV Jimma) | Body style: Compact SUV Class: J Doors: 2, 3 Seats: 2 Battery: lead-acid Production: 2010 Revealed: 2010, 2014 China Hi-Tech Fair[10] | |
| GreenWheel EV JEV | Body style: hatchback Class: A Doors: 5 Seats: 4 Battery: 18.5 kW lead-acid Production: Revealed: |
Commercial Use
GreenWheel EV has 5 public-use commercial vehicles.
| Model | Specifications |
|---|---|
| GreenWheel EV 12M | Body style: Bus Usage: Bus Dimensions: 11980 mm/2530 mm/3190 mm Seats: 34 Battery: Iron phosphate lithium[11] |
| GreenWheel EV Z35 | Body style: Van Usage: Cargo van Dimensions: 4500 mm/1680 mm/2000 mm Seats: 2-3 Battery: 44.8 lithium[12] |
| GreenWheel EV Z80 | Body style: Van Usage: Cargo van Dimensions: 4405 mm/1685 mm/1910 mm Seats: 2 Battery: 42.5 lithium[13] |
| GreenWheel EV 7M | Body style: Bus Usage: Bus Dimensions: 6995 mm/2160 mm/2730 mm Seats: 26 Battery: Iron phosphate lithium[14] |
| GreenWheel EV Comforte | Body style: Minibus Usage: Bus Dimensions: Seats: 8[15] Battery: |
Private Use
- GreenWheel EV RQ6700XQQ40[16]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6100GNH5P0[17]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6810GCH4P0[18]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6100GCH4P0[19]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6120GNH5P0[20]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6900GNH5P0[21]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6850GNH5P0[22]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6700XCQ4P0[23]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6120GHEVH5P0[24]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6100GPHEVH4[24]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5060XXYCQ40[25]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5060XQCI-DA[26]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5020ZXXQQ40[27]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5020CTYBEV0[28]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6110YEVH1[29]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830YEVH11 [30]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6600XEVQA[31]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830YEVH10[32]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830YEVH9[33]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830YEVH13[34]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830YEVH12[35]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830YEVH8[36]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830GEVH3[37]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830GEVH2[38]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6830GEVH1[39]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6101GEVH1[40]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6120GEVH8[41]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6120GEVH9[42]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6101GEVH0[43]
- GreenWheel EV RQ6101GEVH2[44]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5041XXYEVZ0[45]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5041XXYEVZ2[46]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5041XXYEVZ1[47]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5022XXYEVZ3[48]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5026XXYEVH0[49]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5022XXYEVH9[50]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5022XXYEVHE[51]
- GreenWheel EV RQ5022XXYEVHD[52]
Awards
- "The Best Green Controlling Prize"
- "The Best Space Award"
- "Qinghai Lake International Electric Car Challenge"
- "Shenzhen Major Project"
- "China funding support project"
- "Guangdong enterprise workstation for academician and expert"
- "Guangdong strategic emerging industry base"
- "Jiangsu new energy vehicle industry base"
- "Jiangsu workstation of business graduate student"
- "Innovative Enterprises"
- "Excellent Technology Achievements Transformation Projects"
- "Excellent Products"
- "Excellent enterprise for productivity"
- "2011 Shenzhen innovation enterprise of the culture construction"
- "2011 Shenzhen meritorious enterprise of the culture construction"
- "Boao prize, 2012 industry demonstration unit"
- "Guangdong excellent independent brand"[53]
- "Chinese famous brand"
- "Asia famous brand"
- "2001 brand spectrum gold award"
- "The consistent quality brand"
- "The annual top ten innovative bus company"
- "The best energy saving prize of 2014 Qinghai lake international electric car challenge"[54]