The car itself is quite handsome and resembles the popular Hyundai Kona in appearance. According to Electrive, the U5 is 4.70 meters long with a 140 kW motor driving the front wheels. Range is said to be 460 kilometres (286 miles) in the discredited NEDC test cycle. Expect a real-world range of about 240 miles (386 km) once all the conversions are done.
For the TUV presentation ceremony, two U5s were driven more than 15,000 kilometres from China across Russia, then through the Baltic states, Scandinavia, Denmark, the Benelux countries, then on through France before arriving in Frankfurt.
At this sort of price point, EVs get too serious to ignore considering running costs are already a lot cheaper than combustion engine vehicles.
See more details at https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/24/aiways-u5-suv-is-first-chinese-electric-vehicle-to-receive-eu-type-approval/
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#^Aiways U5 SUV Is First Chinese Electric Vehicle To Receive EU Type Approval
The Aiways U5 is the first Chinese electric car to receive type certification for sale in the EU. The electric SUV is expected to go on sale in 2020 and start at 25,000 euros.