Umkhiqizo I-Lexus unokuhlangenwe nakho okuningi emkhakheni wezimoto ezixubile, kodwa ayikaqalisi endabeni yezimoto ezisebenza ngogesi ngokugcwele. Kunoma yikuphi, lokhu kuzoshintsha maduze nje. Futhi ukuthi inkampani izokwethula maduze imoto yakhe yokuqala kagesi, elizobizwa ngokuthi I-Lexus UX 300e. Le modeli izofinyelela emakethe yaseSpain ekupheleni kwalo nyaka ka-2020.
Yize kusenezinyanga eziningi ukuthi sikubone emigwaqeni, iLexus ibifuna ukusitshela okuningi imininingwane yayo eyinhloko. Inhloso wukwakha imoto kagesi enokuzimela kwangempela okwanele, kanye nekhwalithi nomklamo ophawula uhlobo lwaseJapan. Yingakho bengafunanga ukuzixaka kakhulu futhi sebethathe iSUV yasemadolobheni njengesisekelo sale moto yokuqala esebenza ngogesi.
Into yokuqala okumele uyiqaphele ukuthi yakho ukuzimela kumjikelezo we-WLTP kuzoba mkhulu kunamakhilomitha angama-300. Namuhla, amakhilomitha angama-300 okuzimela kugesi awuhlobo lwesithiyo se-molar. Kwabaningi, izimoto ze-EV ezinamabanga angaphansi kwamakhilomitha angama-300 zenzelwe ukusetshenziswa kwasemadolobheni kuphela. Uma bedlula kukho, bafaneleka kakhulu ukwenza ukufuduka okuthile okude.
I-Lexus UX 300e ine-a ibhetri ibhethri ye-lithium-ion etholakala phansi, ngakho yehlisa isikhungo samandla adonsela phansi. Amandla ayo 54,3 kWh. Uma sikhuluma ngemoto kagesi, itholakala esitimeleni esingaphambili. Ithuthukisa amandla amakhulu we I-204 CV (150 kW) kanye netorque engu-300 Nm. Kuye ngohlobo, ikuvumela ukuthi usuke ku-0 uye ku-100 km/h ngemizuzwana engu-7,5. Izibalo zinhle ngempela, ngisho nakakhulu uma sicabangela ubukhulu bemoto.
Kubalulekile ukusho ukuthi i-UX 300e izoba nayo izindlela ezine ezihlukene zokubamba lapho uyeka ukusheshisa. Lokhu kugcinwa kulawulwa ngamasondo okuqondisa. Kunenzuzo yokuthi uma, ngokwesibonelo, sehla endaweni eyintaba, singalungisa ibhuleki elivuselelwayo ngokuvumelana nalokho esikuthandayo ngaphandle kokuthi sisebenzise i-brake pedal kaningi.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, abakwaLexus bathi baqinise ukusebenza komgwaqo walolu hlobo. Ikakhulukazi, babefuna ukukhuthaza ukuthula ngenkathi ushayela futhi udale enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu ze-insulated cabins esigabeni. Futhi kungenxa yokuthi i-hybrid Lexus UX isigcwalise ngokwanelisayo ngalo mqondo.