The 800 V version of the Neta S shooting brake BEV will be based on CATL's CIIC, the first model in the world to use the skateboard chassis.
Neta Auto's upcoming Neta S shooting brake will be the first model to be built on CATL's skateboard chassis, with the model set to be unveiled soon.
On August 25, the battery electric vehicle (BEV) variant of the Neta S shooting brake will be officially unveiled, the Hozon Auto-owned brand said in a statement today.
The 800 V version of the Neta S shooting brake BEV is set to enter mass production, and it will be built on CATL's CIIC (CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis) skateboard chassis, according to a statement shared with CnEVPost.
The model will be the world's first passenger car model to be built on a skateboard chassis, taking the first step towards personalized, intelligent and scenario-based car building, Neta said.
Local media outlet China Star Market first reported earlier today that the Neta S shooting brake BEV will be offered in a variant built on the CATL skateboard chassis.
CATL's CIIC technology enables decoupling of the upper and lower body and parallel development, thereby shortening the development cycle and changing the traditional vehicle development and business model, the report said.
The chassis assumes vehicle motion and energy management functions, absorbing up to 85 percent of frontal crash energy and reducing the constraints faced by vehicle design, the brief report noted.
GM first unveiled the concept of skateboard chassis in 2002, with its Hy-wire concept car having a chassis in the shape of a skateboard, where the body and chassis could be separated.
On January 11, 2023, Neta announced that it had signed a cooperation agreement with a subsidiary of CATL in Shanghai to collaborate on a CIIC project.
Neta would be the first brand among China's new car-making forces to conduct research and development based on an integrated intelligent chassis, with the first CIIC-equipped model coming out as soon as the end of 2024, the company said at the time.
The skateboard chassis achieves a high degree of integration never before seen in an automotive chassis, integrating all the capability modules of an EV, including the powertrain, braking system, steering system, and thermal management system, Neta said at the time.
With its modular configuration, the CIIC is expected to dramatically reduce development cycles and costs, while optimizing the vehicle layout for a more spacious and flexible interior.
CIIC adopts CTC (Cell to Chassis) technology, which integrates the battery cells in the chassis, helping to improve range and allowing the battery to be better protected, Neta said last year.
The Neta S shooting brake will be launched in August and volume deliveries will begin in September, Hozon CEO Zhang Yong said on June 28.
The model is based on the Neta S, Neta's flagship sedan, which was initially released on July 31, 2022, and is Neta's first effort in the mid-to-high end of the market, offering extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) and BEV versions.
Neta began pre-sales of the Neta S shooting brake EREV on August 13 at a starting pre-sale price of RMB 175,900 ($24,620).
Two days later, Neta began pre-sales of the Neta S shooting brake BEV on August 15, with a pre-sale starting price of RMB 166,900 yuan.
The Neta S shooting brake BEV is available in two versions for pre-sale and is based on the regular 400 V platform.
Neta said the BEV variant will be offered in new versions based on the 800 V platform in the future, but no further details were provided at the time.
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Neta to launch models with CATL's skateboard chassis as early as 2024
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