You May Know That The Samsung Brand Is A Manufacturer Of High-quality Smartphones, Tablets, Home Appliances And Other Electronic Gadgets. But Few People Know That Samsung Or Its Subsidiaries Have Also Built Ships, Skyscrapers And Deadly Weapons - From The Khalifa Tower In Dubai To Machine Gun Robots.
As A Multinational Enterprise Group, Samsung's Electronics Department (Samsung Electronics) Has More Than 370000 Employees Worldwide (as Of November 13, 2021). Here's A Comparison, Though Apple With A Market Capitalization Of $2 Trillion And A Reputation As The World's Most Valuable Company, The Company Is Estimated To Have Only 154000 Employees (according To Fortune, As Of December 31, 2021).
Unless Apple Fulfils Its Commitment To Launch ICAR Within This Decade, Samsung Has Technically Defeated Its Competitors Through Renault Samsung Fluence SM3 Ze. It Is Reported That Samsung Has Been Selling SM3 Ze In South Korea Since 2013. It Became The Most Popular Electric Vehicle In The Country In 2016.
Renault Samsung Fluence SM3 Z.E.: French Origin
Samsung Sought Help From French Carmaker Renault Nissan For Its SM3 Z.E. Electric Vehicle. SM3 Z.E. Made Its Debut At The 2011 Seoul Auto Show In South Korea. It Is A Samsung Special Version Of Renault Fluence Z.E. Electric Vehicle (also Based On Gasoline Powered Fluence Cars Produced Before 2015). The Car Made Its Debut At The 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show. It Was Called The First Modern Electric Vehicle With Battery Switching Technology At That Time. It Was The Most Affordable Electric Vehicle In The UK In 2012.
However, According To Green Car Reports, Renault Withdrew Fluence Z.E. In France In February 2014 - Just To Make Room For The Brand's Latest E-TECH Electric Vehicle Series. Since Renault Has Held 80% Of Samsung's Shares Since 2000, The French Carmaker Established RSM (Renault Samsung) With Samsung And Then Manufactured RSM SM3 Z.e, A Local Variant Of Fluence Z.E., In Busan, South Korea.
By 2016, Samsung's Pure Electric Cars Were Very Popular. One Of Every Three Electric Cars In South Korea Was SM3 Z.E. It Was The Only Medium-sized Pure Electric Car In South Korea. RSM Sold 1767 SM3 Z.E. From 2013 To 2016. The South Korean Government Regards It As The Official Vehicle Of The Government. In Addition, It Has Become The Preferred Taxi In Seoul.
Specification, Scope And Performance Of RSM SM3 Z.E
RMS SM3 Z.E. Has A 23kwh Lithium-ion Battery Pack And A 70kw Electric Motor To Turn The Front Wheel. If The Pedal Is Pressed, The Electric Motor Releases 167 LB Ft Of Torque And A Top Speed Of 84 Mph (135 Km). Due To Its Tiny Battery Pack, The SM3 Z.E. Only Has A Range Of About 113 Miles (182 Kilometers), But In A Small Country Like South Korea, The Range Is Not A Big Problem.
In 2018, SM3 Z.E. Carried Out Battery Upgrade, And The Driving Range After Each Full Charge Was Extended To 132 Miles (213km), Which Was Provided By A Larger 36kwh Battery. According To Renault's Press Release, The Korean Traffic Safety Agency (kotsa) Conducted A Study In 2016. It Found That The Average Car Trip In South Korea Is 40 Kilometers A Day, Which Means That Buyers Of Sm3 Z.E. Can Drive For Five Days On A Single Charge.
Before Applying For A Government Subsidy Of 12 Million Won, The Starting Price Of Sm3 Z.E. Was About 37 Million Won, Making It A Truly Affordable Electric Car For Consumers. Nevertheless, The Impact Of Long-range Electric Vehicles From Tesla, Chevrolet And Hyundai / Kia Gradually Eliminated SM3 Z.E. From The Spotlight, So RSM Unplugged In Early 2020.