Wuling Air EV Specs, Range, Battery, Dimensions & Features

Wuling Air EV
Wuling Air EV
Overview
Manufacturer	SAIC-GM-Wuling
Model code	E230
Also called	MG Comet EV (India)
Production	2022–present
Assembly	China: Liuzhou, Guangxi; Indonesia: Cikarang, West Java (SGMW Indonesia); India: Halol, Gujarat (MG Motor India);
Designer	Gao Chenwei, Li Mu and Xia Sheng
Body and chassis
Class	City car
Body style	3-door hatchback
Layout	Rear-motor, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	SGMW Global Small Electric Vehicle (GSEV)
Related	Wuling Hongguang Mini EV; Baojun E100; Baojun E200; Baojun E300;
Powertrain
Electric motor	1x1XM AC permanent magnet synchronous motor
Power output	30 kW (40 hp; 41 PS); 50 kW (67 hp; 68 PS);
Battery	Lithium-iron phosphate battery:; 17.3 kWh; 26.7 kWh;
Electric range	200–300 km (120–190 mi)
Plug-in charging	2.0 kW AC (Standard range); 6.6 kW AC (Long range);
Dimensions
Wheelbase	1,635 mm (64.4 in) (; SWB); 2,010 mm (79.1 in) (LWB);
Length	2,599 mm (102.3 in) (SWB); 2,974 mm (117.1 in) (LWB);
Width	1,505 mm (59.3 in)
Height	1,631 mm (64.2 in)
Kerb weight	760–888 kg (1,676–1,958 lb)

The Wuling Air EV (Chinese: 五菱晴空; pinyin: Wǔlíng Qíngkōng; lit. ‘clear sky‘) is a battery electric city car manufactured by SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) since 2022. Based on SGMW’s Global Small Electric Vehicle (GSEV) platform, the model is the third GSEV model to be marketed under the Wuling brand after the Hongguang Mini EV and the Nano EV.

Overview

The Air EV was first introduced in Indonesia as the Wuling EV on 1 June 2022, before its debut in China on 3 June. For the Indonesian market, the model is assembled from knock-down kits from China at the SGMW Motor Indonesia plant in Cikarang, West Java. Indonesian models went on sale at the 29th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show on 11 August.

In China, it went on sale in December 2022, and is offered in two- and four-seat configurations with differing body lengths and wheelbases.

The Air EV was one of the operational vehicles used for the 2022 G20 Bali summit in Bali.

In November 2022, 150 Air EVs were imported by General Motors to Egypt and given Chevrolet badges, as ride hailing vehicles during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Outside of Indonesian market, the Air EV was went on sale in Nepal in December 2022, Thailand in July 2023, and in Brunei in late September 2023.