Air purifier? That's right. Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, auto sales in China dropped 92% in the first 15 days of February. Geely did not sit idly by, having launched an online sales service, where it even delivers the purchased vehicle to the customer's door.
But the high interest generated in the also exclusive online launch of the Geely Icon (a small SUV) — more than 30,000 pre-bookings, hours before the official launch — may have more to do with just "the color of your pretty eyes."
Among the news that Icon brought, in addition to a new visual language, we find the IAPS … IAPS, what is this?
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IAPS is an Intelligent Air Purification System that Geely developed in record time in response to the Coronavirus epidemic. This air purifier works together with the air conditioner and its purpose is clear:
“(…) isolating and eliminating harmful elements in the cabin air including bacteria and viruses.”
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Geely isn't the first to resort to a system identical in purpose — the Tesla Model X, released in 2015, also has a Bioweapon Defense Mode. Is this the beginning of a new trend for future models?
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