Nora Metro electric MPV: 4 kW motor, 23.1 kWh battery and 300 km range
Pakistan's Nora Metro is a compact electric MPV with a 23.1 kWh LFP battery, 4 kW rear motor and a claimed 250–300 km range. Price and seating are not final.
Just 4 kW, or about 5.4 hp, is the output intended to move the 3.9-metre Nora Metro around the city. The Pakistani company is preparing a compact electric MPV with a 23.1 kWh LFP battery and a claimed range of 250–300 km. Its styling clearly invites comparisons with the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire, although the Metro belongs to a very different size class.
Nora EV's official page lists a 4,000 W rear electric motor, rear-wheel drive, a 23.1 kWh battery, 210 mm of ground clearance and a 250–300 km range. PakWheels gives more detailed figures: 3,900×1,800×1,800 mm, a 2,360 mm wheelbase, a 70 km/h top speed and AC charging in 6–8 hours.
There is an unusual inconsistency. Nora calls the Metro a "5-Seater" on the same page that later describes the cabin as a four-seater. PakWheels also lists four seats. Until final specifications are published, it is safer not to treat five seats as confirmed.
The price is also preliminary. Nora told PakWheels that both new models, Metro and Neo, are expected to cost less than 3 million Pakistani rupees. The final production price has not yet been announced.
Carscoops also reports that a version with a small petrol generator and a three-litre fuel tank is planned, potentially adding another 150–180 km of range. Nora's website mentions up to 450 km of REEV range in a general product overview, but the Metro's own page does not yet specify this version separately, so it is too early to treat it as a fully confirmed production trim.
The combination of very low power and a relatively large battery only looks unusual by conventional passenger-car standards. PakWheels places the Metro in the L7 heavy-quadricycle category, aimed primarily at urban use where top speed and acceleration matter less than low energy consumption. For comparison, the budget FAW Bestune Xiaoma uses motors of roughly 27–41 hp and offers up to 222 km of claimed range.
What makes the Nora Metro interesting is not an attempt to become a cheap Alphard, but a different formula: an almost four-metre body, minimal power, a comparatively large battery and a focus on city driving. The key questions before sales begin are the real price, the final seating capacity and whether the production car can deliver the claimed 250–300 km.