China's Chery Automobile Will Supply First Hybrids To Government

China's Chery Automobile Will Supply First Hybrids To Government

Chery Automobile Co., China's largest homegrown carmaker, has debuted a new plug-in hybrid model that it says can run up to 150 kilometers (94 miles) on a single charge.

The S18, with a top speed of 120 kilometers per hour (75 mph), can be fully charged at a home electrical outlet within four to six hours, Chery said in a statement posted on its Web site late Thursday.

The car uses iron-phosphate-based lithium-ion batteries.

"Our electric vehicle uses the world's latest technology, highly efficient energy conservation and is easy to use," Yuan Tao, the company's deputy general manager, said at a ceremony held earlier this week at Chery's headquarters in eastern China's Anhui province.

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