TUV Rheinland has presented the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Aiways with the certificate for the EU-wide type approval of the Aiways U5 electric vehicle.
For the type approval, TUV Rheinland tested the model in accordance with the requirements of the valid European Framework Directive for Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA).
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The WVTA certification makes the Aiways U5 the first electric vehicle from a Chinese manufacturer that can be sold in the European Union. The approval marks Aiways’ official entry into the European market. For the presentation in Frankfurt, two vehicles of the Aiways U5 had driven more than 15,000 kilometres from the Chinese Xi’an via Russia, the Baltic States, Scandinavia, Denmark, the Benelux countries and France.
Gunnar Pflug, responsible at TUV Rheinland for type approval (homologation) of motor vehicles in Western Europe, presented the WVTA certificate to Aiways President, Samuel Fu, in the presence of representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Germany.
“The Chinese automotive industry is strongly committed to alternative driveline technologies and intends to use them to open up international markets. TUV Rheinland has the competence and experience to provide Chinese manufacturers with access to these markets through appropriate testing and certification services,” said Gunnar Pflug at the presentation of the certificate. “Thanks to the support of TUV Rheinland, Aiways has received homologation in accordance with European specifications for the U5. The vehicle will be on sale in Europe from next year,” said Samuel Fu of Aiways.
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