What’s New: 2024 MG4 EV & MG Marvel R EV from SAIC Motor PH

[@evoemperor3776]

Our government should offer rebates for hybrid and electric cars and tax exemption.

[@valalpasan4155]

Electric cars are already exempted from tax, the reason why automakers can now sell EVs at reasonable prices. Unfortunately the government cannot afford to offer rebates.

[@scalemodeltutor9841]

There are tax exemptions actually but it’s not significant enough to cut the price down.

[@xmarkclx]

@@valalpasan4155 There's already a 100% excise tax exemption. The rebate would come from 12% VAT if it would be implemented.

[@Oracio.M.Perata]

As a DC fan, this is the only Marvel that I can appreciate. 😉👌🏻✌🏻👍🏻

[@jb_volvo4071]

lol

[@cabpacedilla]

MG4 is selling like hotcakes in UK, Australia and NZ. MG4 has a new performance model MG4 XPower which is as quick as a GTR4 and quicker than a Lamborghini Gallardo and the Europeans went crazy about it. I hope MG can cope for the orders of the MG4

[@falllenangelskiss]

I think what the review lacks is the time for it to charge using the supplied slow charger at home. Do we need to buy a like a fast charging station at home since charging stations are not readily available

[@nemesio888]

Less than 2M EVs!😊 nicely price MG4

[@mindfreeze0838]

As much as these cars may not be as practical as their ICE counterparts, the price of the MG4 is in that 1.5 million sweet spot where alot of cars sit. With that said I dont suspect serious families to take on a 1.4 million hatchback when they could get the best trim of a regular MPV.

[@mindfreeze0838]

​@@johnyonardpauly5601​while that is true most Philippinos are going to look at the straight line comparison of the most car they can get for their budget at first. Regardless, this is the most affordable and sensible EV in the market(what family is really going to buy the Ice Cream?)

[@xmarkclx]

@@johnyonardpauly5601 The gas savings would take almost a decade to recoup compared to buying say a 1M Ertiga Hybrid given the price diff.

[@josephcadiao5751]

@@xmarkclx you don't just argue about gas savings as it is a miniscule benefit compared to having no oil changes, reduced brake pad wear, fewer moving parts, no exhaust system, lower cooling system maintenance, high and INSTANT torque (Ertiga is slow AF), lower center of gravity (making them less prone to rollovers) and the list goes on. The only caveat is the infra we have. Releasing these 2 cars are going to be a catalyst in building more charging stations around Luzon for sure.

[@mindfreeze0838]

@@josephcadiao5751 dude, the consumables on an EV vs A regular ICE car are negligible now. There is a common misconception that EV's dont need oil changes, while it is true they dont use oil, the electric motors do use fluid that does need to be changed every so often. EV's dont wear your brakes as much due to regenerative breaking but the tyres dont fare as well as EV's are typically heavier than ICE cars and often need special rubber to not only compensate for this but to keep the energy usage efficient. While you dont have a typical transmission, what you do have is a highly complex car that is alot more technical and costly to fix in terms of parts and labour, you still have a suspension system afterall. Finally electricity is not that cheap and whether your charging at home and especially when youre charging on the go(which is frought with logistical issues like broken chargers), especially in countries where governments have started pulling the tax benefits of owning a EV the cost of ownership has now gotten to the point of surpassing ICE vehicles. By the time you crunch all the numbers on owning a EV over a ICE car the cost benefits of the EV become less enticing as the large cost benefit just isnt there anymore.

[@mychannltv1483]

Finaly dawn of electric car in the philippines.. .

[@elcephas9981]

Agree

[@josephcadiao5751]

This will definitely be a catalyst of our charging station infra.

[@areasevenpro]

So the Marvel charges on DC?

[@Yanski_78]

😁

[@elcephas9981]

😂

[@autoindustriya]

I see what you did there 😆

[@ljmanayon]

😅

[@franky1939]

Why do you claim we’re all eyeing for the MG4 EV when I’m more interested about the MG Marvel R EV.

[@SRNoobR]

Because it's the more affordable and accessible model, obviously it's going to be more attractive to more people.

[@betterdays771]

🧡👍👍

[@tristanjoseph_tv4574]

The marvel has a little touch of xpander.

[@laragwaysailoilo2898]

Ang Mahal parin

[@harbilito4910]

Wait until japanese car release a full ev cars, mild hybrid nga lang 1.6m na eg 😂😂😂😂

[@josephcadiao5751]

edi mag NMAX ka para mura 😂

[@euphegeniadoubtfire1364]

Not to rain on the parade but keep your feet planted to the ground. Regardless of the make of the car, nobody in the local scenery is really asking the very important question about how safe an EV is. Case in point. Just less than 3 weeks ago, a giant shipping container filled with EV batteries for something like 40 Ionic 5 EV cars , which Tesla calls as MegaPack ( to power off grid installations a Queensland Australia green energy project) was reduced to dust as its fail safe systems (which Tesla bragged as class leading)malfunctioned causing a thermal runaway reaction that ignited the stacks of Lithium Ion battery packs. Fire fighters described the blaze as a blow torch from hell gone mad. The hellish fire kept on spewing toxic and potentially mutagenic substances for more than 24 hours contaminating the ground, air and water of a nearby town of Bouldercombe Australia. By mutagenic substances, I am referring to the chemicals from the fumes generated by the EV fire jumping inside your body to then have rough prison sex with your DNA raising the potential risks for cancers. Moreover, even after the outdoor barbecue was done, firefighters in the area were observed to be in full HAZMAT GEAR which indicates that this kind of trouble which is a class on its own has only begun.

[@thatdude6271]

Literally everyone else right now is riding in car with a tank full of explosives strapped under it, but that's fine I guess.

[@icynrvna]

Tiggo 8 Pro Phev+ is a better buy than the Marvel R.

[@xmarkclx]

At 100K diff, agreed.

[@SalManila1]

I won't buy an EV UNTIL THEY TRAVEL 800km or more per charge.

[@icynrvna]

Ilocos to bicol ba daily drive mo?

[@rai2u]

@@icynrvnaapparently kasi sa requirement nya hahahah,current electirc cars na meron 600+ km range ay nag priprice averagely around 10 million php ($170k) katulad ng mga top of the line lucid air,merc eqs,at model s dual motor

[@scalemodeltutor9841]

@@icynrvnathat 400km range claimed by MG would be around 300km to 350km in reality, and after a few years of use it would go down even more, I think that’s is his concern.

[@ChaozTheory808]

@@scalemodeltutor9841 downside lng talaga na after that km range mg ccharge kna and wait for a few hours, unlike gasoline or diesel, fill up and continue the drive but thats only for long drives if within city goods nman

[@SalManila1]

​@@rai2u ICE CARS WILL BE SOLD until 2024. Maybe I'll switch then.

[@anthonycapadocia731]

👍👍👍

[@grimreaper3951]

Nonsense price.. Wuling will dominate EV in the Philippines..