Singapore’s first electric pickup truck to debut in Q4 2023
Derryn Wong
CHINESE carmaker Maxus will launch its T90 pickup truck in Singapore in the fourth quarter of the year. This will make it the first fully-electric pickup to be sold by an authorised dealer, since the vehicle is currently available through parallel importers.
Jardine Cycle & Carriage , the authorised distributor and dealer for Maxus in Singapore, made the announcement at the launch of another Maxus model, the Mifa multi-purpose vehicle, on Friday (Jul 7).
Cycle & Carriage representatives said that there is no official estimated pricing yet, but as a fully-electric light commercial vehicle, the truck is likely to qualify for the maximum Commercial Vehicle Emissions Scheme rebate of S$15,000.
The T90 will be offered as a double-cab version, with seating for five people and a maximum payload of a tonne. It is powered by a 150 kilowatt (kW) electric motor and an 88.5 kilowatt hour battery pack, with a claimed range of around 330 km.
The quickest charging method is 80 kW direct-current charging, which charges the truck from 20 per cent to 80 per cent in 45 minutes.
Representatives added that Cycle & Carriage sees an opportunity for fleet sales of an electric pickup truck, thanks to lower long-term running costs; they also noted that the major Japanese brands Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota do not offer such trucks in their commercial vehicle line-ups in Singapore.
A small number of Maxus T90 pickup trucks have been imported and offered for sale through parallel importers.
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