NEVS 9-3 EV

NEVS

Company type	Private
Industry	Automotive
Headquarters	Trollhättan , Sweden
Products	Electric vehicles

The NEVS 9-3EV represents a fully electric compact executive vehicle manufactured by NEVS between December 2017 and 2022.

History

The 9-3EV is essentially a refreshed iteration of the second-generation Saab 9-3, featuring updated styling elements. It continues to utilize the GM Epsilon I platform, which underpinned models such as the Chevrolet Malibu and the Opel Vectra.

In contrast to the 2013 Saab 9-3 produced by NEVS, this electric model incorporates a slightly elevated hood design to meet pedestrian safety standards, a revised front grille, along with fog lamps and supplementary turn signals integrated into the side mirrors.

Propulsion is provided by an electric motor delivering approximately 130 kilowatts (170 hp), offering an average driving range near 300 km (190 mi) per full battery charge.

NEVS unveiled both the 9-3 sedan and the 9-3X wagon at CES Asia in Shanghai during June 2017. Following a launch event on December 5, 2017 in Tianjin, pre-production commenced. The initial customer delivery was completed on December 29, 2018. Serial production officially began in Tianjin on June 29, 2019.

Manufacturing of the NEVS 9-3EV ceased in 2022, shortly before NEVS downsized its workforce significantly in March of the following year and suspended its activities.

9-3 EVs in Sweden

Although the 9-3 EV was marketed solely for China, the initial prototypes along with several pre-series units were engineered at the Frickeboa pre-production facility located in Trollhättan, Sweden. As of March 2022, the Trollhättan plant possesses the following 9-3 EV models:

• Eight prototypes equipped with a 150 kW motor, developed between November 2013 and February 2014;
• Five prototypes featuring a 100 kW motor, created from June 2014 through February 2016;
• Thirteen pre-series production vehicles fitted with a 130 kW motor, constructed at Frickeboa between January and March 2018;
• Nine production models with a 130 kW motor, manufactured in Tianjin, China in 2019 and subsequently imported to Sweden.

These nine production vehicles were included in a batch of ten cars brought into Sweden in May 2020.