Vanda Dendrobium hype(r)-car eh?
Just when u thought it couldn't get any worse it suddenly does.
JDA for potential sales of Singaporean concept car with production run measured in tens of units? Wonder if a car created by
electric-mobility start-up and powered by battery start-up will attract any customers? Singapore’s
Vanda Electrics launched the car as a
marketing exercise looking for 'halo' affect around their MotoChimp scooter and Ant truck:
"Still, the supercar is but a lighthouse project for Vanda Electric, meant to bring attention to the company's bread-and-butter electric mobility products."
Bread-and-butter products being Vanda's
MotoChimp, capable of 30 km/h.
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and Vanda's Ant 'bin truck' which can carry a tonne of municipal waste and run up to 40 km/h.
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All began when waste management & crane repair company,
Wong Fong Industries , spins off
Vanda Electrics in 2016 to 3 employees:
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Vanda Electrics, a 2 yr old start-up company with no previous car building experience, then paid Williams for '
off-the-shelf' EV framework to 'add sliver of credibility by proxy'. Though some journo's not entirely convinced: "
Could it just be vapourware with a snazzy F1 name attached to it?"
Vanda Electrics offerings:
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Wong Fong Industries declares
Vanda Electrics losses for 2017
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Wong Fong Industries, has declined offers to CR placements in Vanda Electrics in
Jan 2017 and
Apr 2018 with holding reduced progressively to 10.3%.
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More recently,
Vanda Electrics creates a new company, Dendrobium Automotive Limited, established in UK. Apparently the car due
“when the technology is reliable and financially viable.”
A scale model is available now for $250.
Wonder if that comes with batteries?