Aehra offered an preliminary preview of its first mannequin again in November 2022, when the Milan-based electrical automotive startup confirmed the primary photographs of an SUV mannequin positioned within the luxurious section. It was mentioned that the automobile is ready to ship between 550 and 600 kW and provide a variety of over 800 kilometres. This automobile is now known as Impeto and manufacturing is scheduled to start out in mid-2026.
Manufacturing of the Estasi saloon, which Aehra additionally offered in June 2023 with no title, can be scheduled to start out in mid-2026. The SUV and saloon aren’t solely related in design – each fashions include spectacular gullwing doorways, for instance. Giant components of the drive expertise are additionally similar: the battery developed along with Miba Battery Programs ought to assist the Aehra saloon and SUV obtain ranges of 800 kilometres.
Along with unveiling the names for each fashions, Aehra has additionally introduced some details about the deliberate manufacturing. The corporate has submitted a growth plan value 1.2 billion euros to the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy, which controls the Italian Vehicle Fund, for the development of a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant. Based on the plan, Aehra will create a brand new manufacturing campus in Mosciano Sant’ Angelo within the Abruzzo area within the centre of Italy.
Commenting on the selection of location, CEO Hazim Nada says: “Abruzzo is residence to Italy’s world-leading carbon fiber business. This issue will show vital to the creation of the carbon fiber monocoque that sits on the coronary heart of the AEHRA Sedan and SUV fashions and represents a world-first for mainstream manufacturing automobiles. As an space of particular regional growth, Abruzzo unlocks additional fiscal benefits.”
The bottom-breaking ceremony for the 207,000 sq. metre plant, which has already been designed, will happen this yr. Aehra plans to create 540 new jobs on the new automotive manufacturing facility and one other 110 new jobs at its headquarters in Milan. Manufacturing on the new manufacturing facility is scheduled to start out in mid-2026 with the Impeto and Estasi. Aehra is focusing on manufacturing of 25,000 items per mannequin per yr.
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