The Taiwanese company is best known for assembling iPhones, but it is now pushing further into electric vehicles. The Cavira is not an Apple car, yet it shows how Foxconn wants to move beyond contract electronics manufacturing and into a sector already dominated by established EV makers.
The Cavira is larger than the Tesla Model Y in some key exterior dimensions. Its 114.9-inch wheelbase is 1.1 inches longer than the Model Y’s, a detail that could matter for rear-seat space, even though the vehicle remains a five-seat SUV.
A Larger Crossover Built on a Dedicated EV Platform
The Foxtron Cavira measures 195.4 inches long and 75 inches wide. Compared with the Tesla Model Y, it is 6.7 inches longer and 0.6 inches narrower.
Foxtron says the vehicle is built on a dedicated EV platform. It supports over-the-air software updates and includes driver assistance and safety features such as a Driver Monitoring System, blind spot detection, a 360-degree surround camera view, and rear cross-traffic alert.
The package also includes adaptive cruise control with lane following control and traffic jam assist. A vehicle-to-load function can supply up to 1,900 watts from the high-voltage battery through the charge port, allowing the car to power tools and appliances.
Two Powertrains and an LFP Battery
The entry-level Emerge Long-Range Edition uses a single rear-mounted electric motor producing 249 horsepower, or 186 kilowatts. Its estimated range is 359 miles, or 578 kilometers, on the WLTC cycle.
As reported by InsideEVs, the stronger Pioneer version uses a dual-motor setup producing 468 horsepower, or 349 kilowatts. Foxtron says this version can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph, or 0 to 100 kph, in 3.8 seconds.
Both versions use an 82.7-kilowatt-hour lithium iron phosphate battery pack. DC fast charging peaks at 175 kW, and Foxtron says a 10-to-80% charge takes less than 30 minutes.
A Tech-Focused Interior and a Taiwan-First Launch
Inside, the Cavira has a 15.6-inch portrait-oriented central touchscreen, a digital instrument cluster, and a row of physical buttons below the main display. One unusual feature is a built-in fragrance system with three options named Serene Interlude, Whispered Essence, and Sweet Tranquility.
The Cavira starts at roughly $40,000, or NT$1.2 million. It will go on sale in Taiwan first, with other markets expected to follow.
Foxconn could theoretically build the crossover in the United States, but that remains unlikely. The company previously owned the former General Motors factory in Lordstown, Ohio, then sold the factory and land to Crescent Dune LLC last year. Foxconn said it would still be “involved in the manufacturing of products for customers at the Lordstown facility,” but there are currently no EVs being built there under contract.
