Red Star Box1 van launched in China – 81 PS motor, 90 km/h top speed; coming to Malaysia Q3 2024

Red Star Box1 van launched in China – 81 PS motor, 90 km/h top speed; coming to Malaysia Q3 2024

Red Star Box1 – LinkedIn image by Azli Nasim

Is this a version of the Tesla Cybertruck? It isn’t, despite its looks. This is the Red Star Box1 van from China, a one-tonne EV panel van which was launched for its native market, reports Chinese site iNews.

The Red Star Box1 is by Chinese company Hebei HongXing Automobile, an electric panel van that has been styled predominantly with straight lines and flat panel surfaces, bringing to mind the California-based EV maker’s pick-up truck model.

This features an electric motor from Wolong ZF and a lithium-iron phosphate battery pack of unspecified capacity. The electric motor outputs 60 kW, or 81 PS, and drives the Box1 to a top speed of 90 km/h.

For exterior dimensions, the Red Star Box1 measures 4,690 mm long, 1,780 mm wide and 1,995 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,690 mm, while the interior of its cargo bay measures 2,970 mm long, 1,645 mm wide and 1,290 mm tall, and rated payload is 1,350 kg, according to iNews.

From images, the cargo box of the Box1 features doors which can open all the way against the box panels for ease of cargo loading and unloading. In addition to the swing doors at the rear, the Box1 also has split doors on its sides which swing open vertically, the upper door featuring struts to hold them open.

Like the look of this? It will be coming to Malaysia in the third quarter of 2024, wrote Go Auto executive director Datuk Azli Nasimuddin in a LinkedIn post. What do you think of the Red Star Box1 electric van?

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Comments

  • anonymous on Dec 13, 2023 at 12:42 pm

    don’t let elon see this

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  • Yeahsure on Dec 13, 2023 at 12:57 pm

    Dafaq is this? The logo screams comminist russia in the cold war era

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    • President Xi on Dec 13, 2023 at 7:41 pm

      First our construction companies then our phones and vehicles. Finally our army….wait for it

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    • I Love Communism on Dec 14, 2023 at 9:14 am

      Funny to see many low IQ parrots that thought communiusm was bad and evil. Soros and the Zionist elites are laughing at how easy to fool these low IQ parrots and so easy to shove the real zionist controlled weapons (i.e “democratic system’) onto them. Hahaha. You look so weak. No wonder the Zionist can grow and control so many countries by installing their puppets there. Philippine, Japan, Korea, Taiwan etc.Orang putih control them like dogs. The way to defeat Zionism is with high IQ and communism. Communist= community= for the people

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    • Karl Marx on Dec 14, 2023 at 3:42 pm

      Soon mesia will have soviet looking vehicles running all over the country

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    • kobebeef on Dec 15, 2023 at 1:01 am

      *Red Alert theme song plays in background

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  • Sohai on Dec 13, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    They really took the “matchbox” concept literally…

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  • newme on Dec 13, 2023 at 1:39 pm

    Middle kingdom is flooding their craps here.

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  • Peppa on Dec 13, 2023 at 1:42 pm

    Whatever things engineered by chinese are an abomination and disgrace to human being

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 11 Thumb down 10
    • Pippa duck on Dec 13, 2023 at 7:16 pm

      Rephrase a bit la….wateva engineered by chinanese
      Taiwanese and mesia Chinese ok whut

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    • I’m sorry on Dec 13, 2023 at 10:57 pm

      I used to laugh at perodua rusa and proton juara. Now there’s something uglier

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  • Kea Was on Dec 13, 2023 at 1:43 pm

    To our Investment guy so are you sure this vehicle is safe on Malaysian road with the special APs given to import this?

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  • klguy on Dec 13, 2023 at 1:45 pm

    better change that communist centric logo before selling here

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  • Imo, Lego model is better looking than this..

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  • i think it’s actually good that the top speeds are capped at 90km/h or even 70km/h to stop commercial vehicles from driving recklessly and unaccountable for accidents they cause (whether it’s directly or indirectly). same goes for electric bikes

    it’s a commercial utility vehicle, not for you to go Need For Speed on public roads.

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  • President Xi on Dec 13, 2023 at 3:38 pm

    This is my answer to He Long Must. This is my sibertrak

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  • ROTI CANAI on Dec 13, 2023 at 5:21 pm

    is this a joke

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  • DonkeyKong on Dec 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm

    China unearthed some computer art drawn by a child using LOGO in 1980 and decided to turn it 3-dimensional?

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  • Sometime 2nd hand is good on Dec 13, 2023 at 7:27 pm

    Good for security job. Who knows its bullet proof

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  • Matti on Dec 13, 2023 at 11:31 pm

    Hey Cybertruck, meet WumaoVan

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  • Please please send this back

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  • Squid on Dec 14, 2023 at 8:53 am

    Looks like something straight outta South Park

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  • Haidi on Dec 14, 2023 at 12:59 pm

    Not gonna lie, ugly but cool.

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  • Seriously? Even Lego cars from 1980s look better than this.

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  • Jasonx on Dec 16, 2023 at 8:15 am

    The communist vibes are strong in this one

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