Two weeks on from its preview, the Proton eMas 7 has been sighted running tests on public roads in Malaysia, with the national carmaker’s upcoming first EV spotted on the Karak Highway by X/Twitter user Gandum_Wing via the handle @Avionalytics.
Separately, the eMas 7 was also sighted by Azlan Mahmud, as shared on the Malaysian Electric Vehicle Owners Club Facebook page. So far, we know that the eMas 7 is closely related to the Geely Galaxy E5 that made its debut in China in May this year, and that the E5 was designed from the outset with left- and right-hand drive markets in mind to be a global model.
Going by the specifications of the Galaxy E5 that the eMas 7 EV is based on, Proton’s upcoming EV is underpinned by the Global Intelligent New Energy Architecture (GEA) with cell-to-body (CTB) construction, where its battery pack – comprised of Aegis ‘short blade’ cells – forms part of its structure, and contributes to its torsional rigidity of 31,000 Nm per degree.
With the E5 as its base, the eMas 7 will be of a front-wheel-drive layout with its front-mounted motor that outputs 218 PS and 320 Nm of torque, and the Geely equivalent is rated for a 0-100 km/h time of 6.9 seconds and a top speed of 180 km/h. In Galaxy E5 form, the EV gets two battery specifications: a 49.52 kWh pack that offers up to 440 km of range, and a larger, 60.22 kWh pack that yields up to 530 km of range.
In terms of physical size, the eMas 7 measures 4,615 mm long, 1,901 mm wide, 1,670 mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2,750 mm. This makes its shorter than the Honda CR-V, but wider. Compared with the Proton X70, the eMas 7 is larger, with Proton’s combustion-powered C-segment SUV measuring 4,519 mm long and 1,831 mm wide.
Proton has also said that the eMas 7 is the first of five models to be built on its GMA (Global Modular Architcecture). Though announced in June, the first EV from Proton will only go on sale in Malaysia at the end of this year, in December. When it does, the eMas 7 EV will initially be available from 29 dealers nationwide, and it will share showroom space with existing Proton models.
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Is the spare part waiting list period will be double? Oh my
I wonder what DonkeyKong thinks of this car. He said that EVs are for pondans. How about this Proton?
Now cina unsold car everywhere.
Habis lah Tesla Model Y…
The world class proton aftersales can cope ah
Nice le have so many ev on the road but what a about the shitty smoky trucks they can pollute ah
Saya memang tabik spring dgn kecepatan syarikat syarikat dari China ni. Bila cakap nak buat pasti pelan mereka jalan terus. Tak ada nak lekeh lekeh. Baru beberapa bulan lepas kata nak buat eMas, terus dah spotted kat Malaysia. Kalau syarikat Malaysia boleh ikut cara mereka ni pasti kita jauh lebih maju dari Singapura. Tapi kita suka je ikut tabiat kerja dari negara seperti Bangladesh dan India. Hari hari geleng kepala ‘OK boss’ tapi kerja tak siap
China mmg numba 1..xmcm proton dulu..malas
Kita? Only you lazy
Jual EV, nanti tengok lah bil elekrik tuh barulah tahu jimat tak. Ambil masa berjam jam nak charge. Harga letrik pun tak jimat…nanti tahu ye kekawan.
Aegis ‘short blade’ cells – forms part of its structure?
If the battery is part of its structure, wouldn’t this means that if an accident at the right angle would render the car battery needing replacement?
So can easily total lost lah this car?
i bet the owner will say the car look like cayenne. feeling conti you know.