Following Singapore, Thailand became the second official introduction of the brand "Firefly" from the family of Wei's right-hand Southeast Asian market. The compact electric vehicle (EV) made its world debut at this year's Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS). As a complete vehicle (CBU) imported directly from China, the new car is sold through the local dealer Thonburi Blue Sky (a subsidiary of the Tunbury Group).
at present, only a single configuration version is available, with an official guiding price of 799000 baht (about 97000 ringgit). each transaction comes with a four-year or 100000-kilometer vehicle warranty and an eight-year or 160000-kilometer power battery warranty. In terms of specifications, the "Firefly" is equipped with a rear electric motor with a rated power of 143 horsepower (141 hp or 105 kW) and a torque of 200 Nm. The car is equipped with a 42.1 kW-hour lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, with a range of up to 400 kilometers based on NEDC standard and 330 kilometers under WLTP conditions. In terms of power performance, it only takes 3.1 seconds for the vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 50 km/h, the acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h is 8.1 seconds, and the top speed can reach 150 km/h.
in terms of charging, DC charging with peak input power 100 kW takes 30 minutes to charge from 10% to 80%. At the same time, AC charging with the highest 7 kW is supported. In addition, the vehicle comes standard with an external discharge (V2L) system, which can provide the highest 3.68 kW of power output for external devices. Although the power exchange technology is supported, this service has not yet been opened in Thailand. "Firefly" is based on Weilai FT1 pure electric platform. Its body size is 4003mm long, 1781mm wide, 1557mm high and 2615mm wheelbase. Its wheelbase is slightly larger than the MINI Aceman(2606mm) and significantly better than the current MINI Cooper(2526mm).
In terms of storage space, the volume of the front compartment is 92 liters, and the volume of the rear compartment is between 335 liters and 1253 liters (after the rear seats are recline). The standard configuration includes 18-inch aluminum alloy wheel hub, three-beam LED headlights with round daytime running lights and automatic high beams, panoramic glass canopy, 256-color interior atmosphere lights, digital exterior mirrors, electric front seats, automatic air conditioning with PM2.5 dust filtering function, 6-inch digital instrument panel, 13.2-inch infotainment touch screen running Aster OS system, 14-speaker audio system (640 watts), 7 airbags and wireless charging panel.
In the field of safety and driver assistance, "Firefly" uses Qualcomm 8155 chips and sensor kits to provide L2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) functions. These functions include front and rear automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist (including automatic braking assist), lane centering assist, active lane change assist, blind spot monitoring (with brake assist) and automatic parking assist.
Given that Firefly is already available in neighboring countries, do we expect it to enter the Malaysian market? It depends on whether NIO plans to assemble it locally (less likely). Because the current vehicle import (CBU) electric vehicles not only face import duties and excise taxes, but also need to comply with minimum price regulations (such as Malaysia's 250000 ringgit threshold), which will make it economically difficult for all imported "fireflies" to be feasible.