Turkish EV startup Togg started production of its first electric vehicle, the SUV C, at the company’s facility located in Gemlik, Turkey. Togg is a Turkish joint venture of various companies founded in 2018 with the aim of designing and producing electric cars in the country.
Togg targets production of 17,000-18,000 electric vehicles in the coming year with the potential to grow tenfold at full capacity. Togg and Farasis Energy of China created a joint venture of an electric vehicle battery factory next to the Togg Technology Campus and plans to open a fast charger network with 1,000 stations across the country.
“When the Togg Gemlik Facility reaches its full capacity, 175,000 vehicles will be produced here annually. Around 4,300 people will be employed directly and 20,000 people indirectly. One million vehicles will be produced here until 2030, which will contribute over $50 billion to our national income and $7 billion to reduce our surplus deficit.” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
The base version of the Togg C electric SUV will be a single-motor RWD with 200 horsepower, with a 400-hp dual-motor AWD arriving later.
The AWD model can accelerate from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.8 seconds, while the RWD version can accelerate from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.6 seconds.
The Togg C electric SUV will have two battery options, the smaller one providing a range of 300 km (186 miles) and the larger offering 500 km (310 miles)—both measured on the NEDC cycle.
The Togg C will be launched to the market at the end of the first quarter of 2023, in March, with orders for Turkish customers opening in February. According to reports from Turkish media, the automaker plans to price its electric SUV from 900,000 Turkish lira (about $50,000).
the company will sell directly to customers, using Tesla’s tried and tested sales model. The first showroom will open in Istanbul later this month and eventually Togg will have 20 showrooms across the country.
