The era of EV is coming: some most affordable EVs from Chinese EV makers

[ILC]

This Wuling small EV is a driving coffin. They should add a bit more safety items to it, a more expensive unit but safer would be better. Right now I think a scooter is much safer, you at least have the agility to maneuver.

 

[Kai Liu]

This Wuling small EV is a driving coffin. They should add a bit more safety items to it, a more expensive unit but safer would be better. Right now I think a scooter is much safer, you at least have the agility to maneuver.

The Wuling mini EV is actually not meant for expressways, although it can technically get on the expressway occasionally. The main use of this car is as the family's second car for grocery and pick up kids from the school, and for short driving distance to work. It is used mainly to replace the low-speed vehicles and to drive on local roads.

 

[Paul2]

The Wuling mini EV is actually not meant for expressways, although it can technically get on the expressway occasionally. The main use of this car is as the family's second car for grocery and pick up kids from the school, and for short driving distance to work. It is used mainly to replace the low-speed vehicles and to drive on local roads.

It is a much better coffin on wheel than 9 out of 10 products of Shandong's car industry

 

[Tom99]

hmm.

NIO's and XPEV's stock just went up 10% and 25% respectively. I should have jumped in last week. And that would have made me enough money to buy a vehicle from them.

 

[ILC]

It is a much better coffin on wheel than 9 out of 10 products of Shandong's car industry

Is the north and Dongbei infamous in China? Shandong 2013/14-2018 GDP calculations down by almost 1T Yuan. Pretty cool data for Dongbei, not only GDP down, but also below 1.0 TFR.

More than a third of Chinese provinces downgrade 2018 GDP

All 31 of China’s provinces have revised their GDP estimates for 2018, with at least 12 publishing smaller amounts than first reported

www.scmp.com

 

[Paul2]

Is the north and Dongbei infamous in China? Shandong 2013/14-2018 GDP calculations down by almost 1T Yuan. Pretty cool data for Dongbei, not only GDP down, but also below 1.0 TFR.
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More than a third of Chinese provinces downgrade 2018 GDP

All 31 of China’s provinces have revised their GDP estimates for 2018, with at least 12 publishing smaller amounts than first reported

www.scmp.com

We talk about these things:

 

[Kai Liu]

More cost-effective EVs:

Great Wall Ora IQ
Body type: Crossover/SUV
MSRP starts from CNY 114,800 or USD 17,436
Dimension (L*W*H): 4460*1735*1567 mm
Wheelbase length: 2650 mm
NEDC Range: 401 km

SAIC Roewe/MG Ei5
Great Wall Ora IQ
Body type: wagon/estate car
MSRP starts from CNY 128,800 or USD 19,560
Dimension (L*W*H): 4544*1818*1521 mm
Wheelbase length: 2665 mm
NEDC Range: 420-501 km

Geely Emgrand GSe
Body type: Crossover/SUV
MSRP starts from CNY 109,900 or USD 16,690
Dimension (L*W*H): 4440*1830*1560 mm
Wheelbase length: 2700 mm
NEDC Range: 400-450 km

 

[rott]

More cost-effective EVs:

Great Wall Ora IQ
Body type: Crossover/SUV
MSRP starts from CNY 114,800 or USD 17,436
Dimension (L*W*H): 4460*1735*1567 mm
Wheelbase length: 2650 mm
NEDC Range: 401 km

SAIC Roewe/MG Ei5
Great Wall Ora IQ
Body type: wagon/estate car
MSRP starts from CNY 128,800 or USD 19,560
Dimension (L*W*H): 4544*1818*1521 mm
Wheelbase length: 2665 mm
NEDC Range: 420-501 km

Geely Emgrand GSe
Body type: Crossover/SUV
MSRP starts from CNY 109,900 or USD 16,690
Dimension (L*W*H): 4440*1830*1560 mm
Wheelbase length: 2700 mm
NEDC Range: 400-450 km

If given a choice which is your first priority?

 

[Kai Liu]

If given a choice which is your first priority?

You mean which car I prefer?
I like the station wagon, very practical design:

 

[Kai Liu]

NETA U:
Body type: Crossover/SUV
MSRP starts from CNY 139,800 or USD 21,243
Dimension (L*W*H): 4530*1860*1628 mm
Wheelbase length: 2770 mm
NEDC Range: 400-500 km

 

[Kai Liu]

Besides private cars, taxis and buses are takingg the rapid pace to become fully electrified. Shenzhen has 100% electric bus fleet of 16,359 buses as of 2017:

https://www.guancha.cn/economy/2017_12_28_440923.shtml

Shenzhen city alone has over 20,000 electric taxis, accounting for 94.21% of the total number of taxis in the city as of 2019:

http://kuaixun.stcn.com/2019/0104/14777120.shtml

The next generation taxis will be this one, co-developed by BYD and Didi:

Other cities are also following this rapid pace.

 

[Kai Liu]

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Its not that easy. Most advance EV car maker factory employ very little manpower. More than 80% manufacturing are by robots. Human factor cost very little in the pricing of EV. It got to do with your country infrastructure, industrialisation level and supply chain.

Look at this video and u will understand. See after 1.55mins

It's actually way more advanced than that. Instead of multiple robots stamping and welding parts; a big machine actual creates much of the car frame with just a few huge diecast parts.

 

[Beast]

Unfortunately, HDT using BYD EV Taxi just collapse due to covid-19 impact.

 

[Paul2]

It's actually way more advanced than that. Instead of multiple robots stamping and welding parts; a big machine actual creates much of the car frame with just a few huge diecast parts.

A die cast a car frame? Are you sure? Maybe works with aluminium/magnesium, but, for steel, strength, and especially tensile strength to weight is usually terrible for thin wall parts.