Proton's Exora Extended Range Electric Vehicle got off to a good start when it competed against 64 other car in different categories in the first Brighton to London Future Challenge and won.
The contest, organised by the Royal Automobile Club, pits electric, hybrid, and low-emission internal combustion engine passenger cars against each other.Proton participated with the Saga Electric in the EV category and Exora Extended Range EV in the E-REV category.Winners were based on cars with the lowest energy consumption on the 91.2km drive.
Proton's managing director, Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Tahir, who was at the finishing line in Waterloo Place to meet the arrival of the Exora and the Saga, was jubilant with the award as it demonstrated that Proton could compete with other car companies.
"This win is really unexpected but it proves that the technology that we have now can compete with others. It is indeed a moment to be proud of," he said after the award was announce.
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