FAW to produce plugin electric Besturn and Xenia MPV in July

FAW are gearing up for the future by producing a series of plugin electric vehicles, the first model will be a plugin hybrid Besturn B70 sedan whilst the second one will be the Xenia MPV which will be available as a pure electric model.

According to Chinese media reports the Besturn B70 and B50 plugin hybrids are among the leading hybrids in China, FAW are also working on a B50 pure electric model and also a Wei Zhi pure electric model. FAW are not yet betting the bank on their new energy products with only small scale production about to commence, FAW have  received an order for 1000 unspecified new energy vehicles from the Changchun City government, although it has been revealed that the majority of the cars being bough are the plugin hybrid B70 models.-chinacartimes.com