Perodua emo-II – Axia EV rendered by Theophilus Chin

Perodua emo-II – Axia EV rendered by Theophilus Chin

The Perodua emo-1 electric vehicle concept was shown this year in full-sized form as a battery-electric Myvi study, which was developed from the EMO EV study that emerged as a scale model last year.

Here, visual rendition maestro Theophilus Chin has offered his take on a fully electric Perodua, albeit one based on the smaller Axia.

The white, fluorescent yellow and black colour scheme of the emo-1 has been adapted to this Axia equivalent, and the aero wheels of the same colour scheme has been carried over to the ’emo-II’ as well. Theo has also placed the emo-1 with the Axia-based rendition, for comparison:

Perodua emo-II – Axia EV rendered by Theophilus ChinPerodua emo-II – Axia EV rendered by Theophilus Chin

Shown last month at the Malaysia Autoshow 2024, the emo-1 takes the D51A Myvi as a donor vehicle, and gets a three-phase, permanent magnet synchronous motor rated to produce 68 PS and 220 Nm of torque, which enables a claimed 0-100 km/h acceleration time of around seven to nine seconds.

Energy is drawn from a 55.7 kWh NMC lithium-ion battery, which Perodua says will offer 350 km of range on a single charge. A full charge from 11 kw AC charging will take five hours, while 50 kW DC charging will take just over an hour, says the carmaker.

This differs from the specifications of the EMO scale model study from last year, which stated outputs of 95 PS and 121 Nm from its drive motor for a top speed of 160 km/h. While the project that led to the creation of the emo-1 began in September 2022, the actual build for the full-sized concept began a little under a year ago, with completion assisted by an Australian partner.

With the emo-1 set to spawn a production version which, Perodua says, will be priced between RM50k and RM100k, how much do you think a productionised, Axia-based ’emo-II’ would cost?

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Mick Chan

Open roads and closed circuits hold great allure for Mick Chan. Driving heaven to him is exercising a playful chassis on twisty paths; prizes ergonomics and involvement over gadgetry. Spent three years at a motoring newspaper and short stint with a magazine prior to joining this website.

 

Comments

  • Still a myvi from lagi best platform. Why this post?

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  • if they come with the same drivetrain,
    i would take the DNGA AXN based version.

    @ indonesia, this DNGA vehicle 1.2L already cost beyond RM65k for the same features.

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  • hazri on Jun 10, 2024 at 5:09 pm

    why ev always design like this, the front and back with different colour? i still cannot understand..

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    • Pro-Palestine on Jun 13, 2024 at 9:27 am

      Which EV car model is designed with different color back and front besides this one?

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  • benjaminbutang on Jun 11, 2024 at 10:14 am

    The latest AXIA looked so similar to a 20-year old car, the Proton Tiara.

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  • Matt Watsons on Jun 11, 2024 at 5:44 pm

    Nice tried boy. Using cad sofware to just rendered a conceptual car is easy peasy. Next time put into where will the batteries pack located, otherwise only eyes candy like a tamiya r/c toy car

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