Shanghai (ZXZC)- Zhiji Motor, an upscale electric vehicle (EV) brand announced by SAIC Motor, will showcase three all-new vehicles models at next year's Shanghai International Automobile Exhibition (Auto China 2021), according to a local media outlet, citing a person at SAIC’s senior management.

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The automaker will announce the payment term of the first Zhiji-branded model at the motor show with the pre-order kicking off at the same time, according to the person.

Zhiji Motor is working with CATL on the development of the so-called “silicon-doped lithium supplement battery cell" technology, which is expected to enable a range of up to 1,000km for electric vehicles (EVs). The new battery is likely to power the two fire new models Zhiji Motor plans to launch on Jan. 13, 2021.

“Zhiji's vehicle is armed with a battery pack with 155kWh capacity, the highest-ever energy density of the world and exceed 30%-40% over the industry leading level. Zhiji Motor will be the world's first auto brand that mass produces 11kW wireless charging facility,” said Hu Shiwen, who is responsible for product experience business at Zhiji Motor.

SAIC Motor and the government of Pudong New Area formed a strategic cooperation on Nov. 26 for the joint development of Zhiji Motor, a fire new premium intelligent BEV brand, with the project being launched at the same time.

According to SAIC Motor, the “Zhiji Motor” project is co-developed by SAIC Motor, Pudong New Area and the e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. As a user-centric technology and innovation company, Zhiji Motor is dedicated to becoming “a fulfiller of the travelling revolution in intelligence era”, and will go all out to explore the SDV (software-defined vehicle) ecosystem and achieve win-win outcomes for both users and companies' values.