Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle

[martin_krpan]

Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. is a high-tech company specializing in the research, development and manufacture of electric vehicles and key components of electric vehicles, such as control systems, power train systems, and battery management systems. Our company is invested in by four shareholders: China Automotive Technology and Research Center, Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-stock Co., Ltd., Tianjin Lantian Power Sources Joint-stock Co., Ltd., and Tianjin Automobile Industry Group.

We were authorized by Tianjin Municipal Government as Tianjin Electric Vehicle Research Center in 2002, and were approved by the Ministry of Personnel as the Postdoctoral Workstation in 2003. In 2006, we were certified as one of the high tech enterprises of Tianjin. Now, our personnel working in various research and development fields take 60% of the total employees.

http://qy.csbentang.cn/en/Default.aspx


Products

S60 a.k.a Happy Messenger:
http://www.moj-album.com/slike/4219952/3uiZZovpcngSy6mf.jpg

B6 - Hafei Saibao
http://www.moj-album.com/slike/4219952/Qi0lHO3zB96a8A3Y.v.jpg

T5 is one of Hafei's van
http://www.moj-album.com/slike/4219952/p54matVhkNUyCS8s.jpg

A0:
http://www.moj-album.com/slike/4219952/TQZ4dTuKvYfeTkJO.jpg


As Tianjin Qingyuan is offering same cars as Miles Automotive in United states, is it then possible that they are suplying Americans with cars and not FAW and Hafei?

[martin_krpan]

Qingyuan in talks with Daimler to make electric van

September 15, 2009
Chinese electric car maker Tianjin Qingyuan is in talks with Daimler AG to develop an electric version of a van made at the German automaker's joint venture in southeast China's Fujian province, Reuters reported today.

As the first Chinese company that has sold more than 2,000 self-made electric vehicles in the U.S., Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co is seeking to team up with big domestic and foreign automakers in expanding the booming green car business.

"Qingyuan not only wants to make electric cars itself but also hopes to become a major supplier of key components for big auto groups in the electric car business," a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Qingyuan is having discussions with Daimler to develop the electric version of a commercial vehicle produced at Fujian Daimler Auto for the China market, but nothing has been finalized, said the source.

Meanwhile, Qingyuan is also exploring cooperative opportunities in the green car business with Beijing Hyundai, a car venture between Hyundai Motor and Beijing Auto.

Chery Auto and several other Chinese carmakers are also among Qingyuan's potential partners, said the source.

source: Gasgoo.com

[dragin]

As Tianjin Qingyuan is offering same cars as Miles Automotive in United states, is it then possible that they are suplying Americans with cars and not FAW and Hafei?

Yes, there is a bit of confusion here Martin.
From what I can tell Miles Automotive's "Coda" Saibao EV project is dealing directly with Hafei, not Qingyuan. Whereas in the case of the Miles Happy Messenger, FAW built the body while Qingyuan then fit it with a powertrain before exporting it to the U.S.. I think the Hafei-built pickup bodies headed for the U.S., get Qingyuan powertrains in the same way.

Coda also has a joint venture agreement with the traction battery company Tianjin Lishen, to source its batteries. Lishen, as the above indicates, happens to be a shareholder of Qingyuan.

The Coda project is getting its powertrain from a U.S. company called UQM, not Qingyuan. It's being imported by Hafei for this. Incidently the latest "China tire tariff" issue could make these parts expensive if China decides to retaliate.

By the way who makes this A0? Hafei? It's different from JAC's A0.