One of the very few Chinese cars on show at Paris is the Chika, a small electric car marketed by China Automobile France, which apparently was shut down sometime in 2014 under unknown circumstances. It was designed by the defunct Chinese automaker Li Shi Guang Ming, who believes that it represents a first step towards the creation of a genuinely Chinese car styling “language”.
The roundish Chika is just 2.65 meters long and has a wheelbase of 1.71 meters. Width and height are the same as the one at a ball, and amounted to 1.54 meters. The vehicle is a two-seater which is of course expected given the small size of a car.
The Chika is powered with electric motor with 4 kW (5 hp). The top speed of the 780 kilo car with automatic transmission is 50 km / h. The range of fully charged battery according to manufacturer is 150 km. The batteries last approximately eight hours.
