Zhejiang Kandi Vehicle

Kandi K22 in the USA

Kandi K22 presented in the United States:






https://cleantechnica.com/2018/08/27/kandi-electric-car-coming-to-america/
https://www.cctautos.com/windowsticker/vehicle/553848


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Due to equity restructuring and Kandi's sale of interest, Geely's share in the JV company Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. will increase to 78% from 50%, while Kandi's shareholding will go down to 22%.

http://en.kandivehicle.com/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=321

Kandi K23

https://www.kandiev.com/product/index.php?id=27

Kandi JV updates

Refer to the diagram of post #24:

Kandi Electric Vehicles Group Co., Ltd. has been renamed Fengsheng Automobile Technology Group Co., Ltd. following the 28% increase in stake in the JV company by Li Shufu's Geely Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Kandi Electric Vehicles (Changxing) Co., Ltd. is renamed as Fengsheng Automobile (Changxing) Co., Ltd.

Kandi Electric Vehicles Jiangsu Co., Ltd. is renamed as Fengsheng Automobile (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.

Kandi Electric Vehicles (Jinhua) Co., Ltd. is unchanged.

Kandi Electric Vehicles (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. has been transferred to a different co., Zhejiang Yiting Holdings Co., Ltd. (part of Geely Technology Group) and is no longer a subsidiary of the JV.

Companies under the direct control of the the Kandi Group (the right side of the diagram) have not undergone any changes.

Apart from what we know from MIIT #327, background info on the Maple 30X has been collected from these two sources:

http://m.chooseauto.com.cn/zixun/changshang/301023.shtml
https://twitter.com/search?q=gk-1%20kandi&src=typd

Combining the three sources, it is my current understanding that the 30X (GK-1) is intended for the ride-hailing/taxi/sharing/rental market, as there is mention of QBEX battery exchange compatibility. Battery swapping is especially helpful for such roles as the cars should be able to operate almost round the clock and any downtime spent at regular charging stations is income lost.

At the moment, I think Maple is for hire cars only. The Kandi brand was already replaced once with Gleagle (which itself is a Geely-created brand) for the existing NEVs. Would Geely do it a second time?

Yes, the new Maple 30X is really an updated EX3 (visual updates, such as the bumper, follow the 2019 Geely Yuanjing X3 style).

There is no information if other Kandis/Gleagles (NEVs) will be renamed to Maple, or even Fengsheng, or if model names will be changed if that happens. For that, we must wait for a company communication or some more MIIT Notices

Kandi K27 (new)

SC Autosports, LLC announces the launch of the Kandi K27 pure electric vehicle into the U.S. market:
https://www.newswire.com/news/kandi-k27-lands-us-deal-with-huge-incentives-for-consumers-21099413

Unlike the bigger, erstwhile Gleagle K27 based on Geely's Englon C5, this new K27 is a rebadge of Jinpeng group's Lingbao K-Car produced by Jiangsu Jimai N.E.V. Industry Co., Ltd. (see posts #614 & #615 of the mini EV thread). Neither Geely nor the newly-formed Fengsheng [Maple] group (former Geely-Kandi JV) is connected with this product.





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Other K27 & K23 pics:

From Twitter

Kandi K23

Images from alibaba.com

Kandi EV Box

Images from made-in-china.com

Kandi K32:
Kandi America launches K32 off-road EV starting under $28k - Electrek

New news from Kandi America in Texas! On Instagram @ben.spots.cars seen new Kandi model, the UTV 4X4 EV

Kandi America removes K23 and K27 from website. New golf carts, motorcycles, and go karts have been added. It seems Kandi is now focusing on off-road toys.

Kandi K32 production version spotted by @Plymouth_Superbird on Instagram