Elaris Explained

Elaris GmbH
Type:	Private
Location City:	Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate
Location Country:	Germany
Area Served:	Germany
Key People:	Lars Stevenson (CEO) Andreas Matthis (COO)
Industry:	Automotive
Products:	Electric vehicles

Elaris AG is a German automotive company founded in 2020, in Grünstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate specializing in marketing Chinese electric vehicles.

History

Elaris was founded in 2020 in the town of Grünstadt, with the company's first models, the DYO microcar (based on the Dorcen E20) and the Leo compact SUV (based on the Dorcen G60S) launching in May 2021.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Later that month, the Skyworth EV6-based Beo mid-size SUV was launched.^[4] ^[5] In June, a second microcar based on the Zhidou D2 (called simply Elaris Zhidou) was revealed.^[6] This model was later renamed in August to Elaris Pio.^[7]

Models

The following is a list of models sold by Elaris:

Beo (2021–present), an electric mid-size SUV based on the Skyworth EV6
DYO (2021–present), an electric microcar based on the Dorcen E20
Jaco (2024–present), an electric mid-size Sedan based on the Hycan A06
Lenn (2024–present), an electric compact SUV based on the Hycan Z03

Commercial vehicles

Caro Light commercial vehicle based on the Yaxing Eurise
Caro S Light commercial vehicle based on the Chinese Jinbei Haise S Microvan

Historic models

Leo (2020), an electric compact SUV based on the Hycan Z03
Finn (2021–2023), an electric microcar based on the Zotye E30
Pio (2021–2023), an electric microcar based on the Zhidou D2

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: Elaris: New electric car brand from Rhineland-Palatinate. Mag Cars. 11 May 2021. 12 November 2021.
Web site: New players: Elaris Finn and Leo. Auto Hub. Mario. Hommen. 11 May 2021. 26 October 2021.
Web site: Elaris: New electric car brand from Rhineland-Palatinate. Mag Cars. 11 May 2021. 26 October 2021.
Web site: Elaris introduces another E-SUV. Mag Cars. 31 May 2021. 26 October 2021.
Web site: German EV Brand Elaris Unveils New SUV Model. Clean Technica. Jonny. Tiernan. 1 June 2021. 26 October 2021.
Web site: Elaris Zhidou: Extrem günstiges Micro-Car für Pflegedienste. Motorsport Total. Roland. Hildebrandt. 11 June 2021. 26 October 2021. German.
Web site: Elaris Pio (2021): Winziger Preisknüller für unter 6.000 Euro. InsideEVs Deutschland. Roland. Hildebrandt. 9 August 2021. 26 October 2021. German.