Who'd buy a Wuling Hongguang Mini EV?

[anonymous-user]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 30 August 2022 at 20:36

[samoht]

I think small cheap EVs make a lot of sense. EVangelists always like to say things like '90% of journeys are less than 10 miles' when talking about range, which rather elides the fact that I'm looking for a car capable of undertaking 100% of journeys. However something small and cheap as an extra car, which could then be used for said 90% of trips and make them cheaper and easier, is attractive.

Mitsubishi did make an electric Kei car in the past, and a few show up used. It was also sold as the Citroen C-Zero and the Peugeot iOn.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202206166...

I think I'd rather have the Mitsubishi, limited as it is, than the even more cheapskate Wuling.

[Turn7]

WHY are all the EV's so bloody UGLY ?

[JP__FOX]

If a basic 10k electric car could do over 100 miles I'd buy one to replace the runabout... Until then, still waiting for depreciation to take effect on the cars I want whilst hoping it doesn't effect the cars I've got

[jimmytheone]

The theory is good, esp for 2nd/3rd car duties but 2 things caught my eye

- 12" wheels - wow - i guess they dont have to fit monster brakes anyway.

- quote from autocar "The pedals are offset to the centre. Closer inspection reveals this is due to the suspension’s MacPherson strut, which is completely uncovered, jutting into the interior. -

[Kawasicki]

If it was truly crap then that‘s brilliant, because character is in short supply these days. I bet it is brimming with “feeling“ and “feedback“.

[MOBB]

"The boot is basically non-existent when the seats are up: at best, you might be able to fit in one very thin painting."

Love that comment :-)

[Benbay001]

piddy44 said:

I LOVE the stripped down basic functionality of this, particularly if it could be sold for sub-£5k here.

Lets say you can fit two in a 40ft container, it would already cost £5.5k just to ship it from china to the uk. Then taxes and registration... no wonder it wont happen.

[anonymous-user]

Benbay001 said:

Lets say you can fit two in a 40ft container, it would already cost £5.5k just to ship it from china to the uk. Then taxes and registration... no wonder it wont happen.

This guys "$2000" Chinese electric pickup cost $7950 by the time he got it to the states.



People in the UK won't want one anyway as it isn't German and isn't a 2 ton+ SUV.

[Largechris]

Benbay001 said:

piddy44 said:

I LOVE the stripped down basic functionality of this, particularly if it could be sold for sub-£5k here.

Lets say you can fit two in a 40ft container, it would already cost £5.5k just to ship it from china to the uk. Then taxes and registration... no wonder it wont happen.

It's 9.5 foot long, so math that one out.....

[samoht]

I had a car shipped from Japan to the UK for £400, and that was a full size one, albeit a while ago. So five grand sounds like Covid prices, not a situation I'd expect to continue indefinitely.

[Gweeds]

Absolutely yes. And these are the sort of cars that our cities should be full of. Not Range Rovers and Q7s.

[Largechris]

piddy44 said:

Lithuania… built up & sold as the FreZe Nikrob.

Now you’re being silly

[zarlak]

13,000 euro!

https://nikrob.uk

[anonymous-user]

zarlak said:

13,000 euro!

https://nikrob.uk

So £10,931. I realise it'll never be £3,400 here like it is in China but remember that the £10,931 is based on current low volumes in Lithuania. It's still pretty niche but in 3 years time & with greater adoption, could the economies of scale reduce retail prices to, say, £7-8,000? At that price & with minimal 'fuel' costs, it could make sense to many.

i'm just waiting for Edinburgh stty Clowncil to do some more virtue signalling by introducing EV only priority routes through the city.