Canada, located in the northern part of North America, is also such a typical example. Although the first electric car born in Canada can even be traced back to 1893 (of course, it was invented by the British), and it was able to achieve a speed of 4 horsepower and 25km/h at that time, the manufacturing of electric cars in Canada did not become a trend at any time. Later, at the beginning of the 20th century, Canada had dozens of its own large auto repair shops, but before it developed into a serious car-making industry, all of them were absorbed by the United States.
Today, Canada's production scale has reached the tenth in the world, but the local automobile industry still mainly serves the American Big Three (Ford, GM, FCA). With the transformation of the global automobile industry to electrification, Canada has been marginalized because it has been producing fuel vehicles, but the rise of new forces has also brought new opportunities to Canada, thus preventing thousands of workers in its automobile industry from losing their jobs.
To this end, the Canadian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA) launched its own new car-making plan-Project? Arrow, its name comes from the supersonic fighter developed by Canada in the middle of last century. The project was first announced at the CES Consumer Electronics Show in 2020, and then a future electric vehicle design competition was held. 5438+ 10 announced the winning scheme-the design developed by the School of Industrial Design, Carleton University, Ottawa.
It can be seen that the overall shape of the car is somewhat similar to that of Land Rover Aurora, but at the same time, the front and rear light groups running through the upper split body bring stronger recognition. The side adopts large-area closed rims, and the doors open in the form of a pair of doors. The interior adopts an independent four-seat layout, and the overall design style is also very minimalist in Tesla. As for the specific performance parameters, it has not been announced yet, because this plan has not even found a good home.
Project? Arrow was established to prove that Canada can build its own electric cars, but it doesn't matter who can do it. So at present, some big car companies or new forces with sufficient cash flow are considering buying this brand, but it does not rule out that the Canadian government supports the project to be self-reliant.
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