Electric sports vehicle (model name: ED-1) that is manufactured by Saean (CEO Lee Jung-yong) was introduced for the first time on the 10th.

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ED-1is a 2-door electric sports coupe vehicle with mid-ship engine rear-drive. Its price is about $165,970 (200 million KRW) and it will be sold only by orders. It has Kokam’s lithium-ion secondary battery and can drive for 300km with one charge. It also boasts surprising driving performance by having 516 horsepower (380kW), maximum speed of 302km, 0 to 100km/h of 2.8 seconds (the time it takes to reach 100km/h after ignition) and others.

“ED-1 is an electric sports vehicle that is made after 5 years of research and development in powertrain, battery control and others.” said CEO Lee Jung-yong of Saean. “We are going to prove its performance by having a test-drive event in August for regular consumers.”

Staff reporter Park, Taejoon | gaius@etnews.com