Hozon Auto introduces the Neta S as a station wagon
Hozon is also looking at the European market with its subsidiary Neta, especially since there is still considerable potential for improvement in sales: In July 2024, Neta delivered 11,015 vehicles, which was 9.72 percent more than the previous year and 7.93 percent more than in June 2024, which means that over the year, it could reach six figures. A notable success, but not enough to survive.
This is why the Neta S is now getting a station wagon as a companion. As an Extend Range Electric Vehicle with a small combustion engine that supplies the Neta S's battery with electricity. Added to this are pure electric vehicles, which – and this is crucial – use CATL's Skateboard-Chassis CIIC for the first time – including 800-volt technology. According to CATL, CIIC offers "batteries, electric motors, and other components" as a complete undercarriage. This means that at least the top combination version would also make a big technical leap compared to the base sedan.
Exciting battery technology with CATL support
Neta has not yet commented in detail on whether any of the presented versions of the Neta S station wagon is already based on the CIIC – most likely this could be the case with the top model 640 AWD Max. The price and performance range spans four versions from the 510 Air to the 510 Standard, 510 Pro, and 640 AWD Max. Prices start depending on the variant at 159,900 Yuan, 169,900 Yuan, 179,900 Yuan, and 209,900 Yuan, which would be roughly 20,000 to 26,400 Euros. The most powerful model is said to manage the sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds.
The other BEV variants with a Chinese-optimistic CLTC range of 510 kilometers are powered by CATL's Shenxing battery series with long life, which supports a so-called 3C charging multiplier and can generate up to 200 kilometers of range in ten minutes of fast charging. The trick is a very quickly rechargeable battery with LFP chemistry. The actual ranges are likely to be more around 350 (510) to 450 (640) kilometers….
As an EREV, the Neta S Estate comes in China in two variants: As the 300 Standard starting at 169,900 Yuan (approximately 21,300 Euros) – that's 6,000 Yuan less than in the pre-sale. And as the 300 Pro starting at 179,900 Yuan (approximately 22,600 Euros). Interesting: The EREV version also has a not-so-small battery capacity of 43.88 kWh, with a CLTC battery range of up to 300 kilometers and a combined range of up to 1,200 kilometers – but in reality, one can expect more likely ranges of 180 to 800 kilometers.
What does that mean?
Even if the Neta S Estate started in Europe at around 35,000 Euros, it would still be a technically interesting alternative. One should stay tuned, as estates are especially popular in the EU – in Asia and America, they only play a minor role.
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