Festival of $800 Cheap Chinese EVs incl. Tesla, Bentley, Zeekr...

If you want cheaper Chinese EVs - come to the Shandong Cheap Chinese EV Festival with Stan and me as we explore this wild industry and find the cheap Chinese EVs that people seem to be after - the only problem is - are they safe enough?
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[@edwardfletcher7790]

"Everything here looks like a real car show, except the cars !!" LMAO 🤣

[@user-tx6wt2wg2m]

Agree... European cars will always be superior to Chinese or Indian cars. Just remember how great is Volvo or Jaguar!!!

[@vmavverick]

@@user-tx6wt2wg2myou do realize that Volvo is owned by a Chinese company and jaguar is owned by an Indian company?

[@wlyiu4057]

@@user-tx6wt2wg2m heh

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@@user-tx6wt2wg2mI remember Fiat...they suck.

[@user-tx6wt2wg2m]

@@vmavverick I do ;)

[@kumbackquatsta]

that baby range rover is probably more reliable than the original

[@lllcinematography]

love the can-do no rules attitude of the regulators in china when it comes to these manufacturers. encourages innovation.

[@benmoorhouse88]

3:44 I want a mini MINI Clubman 😍

[@ABa-os6wm]

Call it the "MINI-mini" clubman

[@manimalworks7424]

$600, Replacements for bicycles. Very nice.

[@dgurevich1]

It's for the elderly. it's a replacement for a mobility scooter that is fully enclosed and has air conditioning.

​@@dgurevich1Is a car for people without car driver licence. This type of micro car exist in France. This type of micro car is named "Voiture Sans Permis" ("Car Without Driver Licence"). However you need a driver licence to drive this vehicule but is not the same driver licence to drive a real car.

[@stickynorth]

NEV's should be what 80% of us drive to get groceries or go to work and school. Full-sized cars should be for the odd road trip out of town...

[@funkijote]

It's completely maddening as an American that we wouldn't adopt these small cars even to literally save our own lives at the level of traffic fatalities or livable cities or climate change abatement.

[@thelonewolf666]

what about those of us who have lives???, towing caravans, horse floats, boats, or would you have us all communist like you??

[@BlitzkriegOmega]

@@funkijote Car Manufacturers stand to make too much money off of selling us gigantic multi-ton SUVs and Trucks, whilst lobbying the Government to add more lanes of traffic to induce demand instead of making things even slightly livable for pedestrians.

[@MartinLaw-nq2kc]

@@funkijoteBold of you to assume an American would fit inside one 😅

[@IIdankII]

@@funkijote you people saying that are the same type to hog up the left lane and act like the line leader, then proceed to force everyone to pass on the right. The real fatalities comes from you bozos clogging up the left lane and causing accidents. I never want to hear Americans bitch about how unsafe the size of trucks are. like 90% of you dont deserve to drive AT ALL.

[@robertgibbs6698]

The safety of cars is often down to the road infrastructure. If you can reduce points of conflict, and keep speeds low in cities, then you don’t have to worry much about stuffing your car full of massive crumple zones, and the like.

[@1MountainLife]

True but we still share the roads with delivery vehicles of all sizes. Distractions, medical emergencies and incompetence just to name a few that can still leave you injured, disabled or dead.

[@Aapig]

These cars are not allowed on highways and large roads. People buy them for use in rural areas.

[@SuperJacknyc]

These vehicles were banned across Beijing as of 12-31-2023, midnight. The public campaign said for safety reasons. Meanwhile, there's little to no enforcement of safety rules for electric motorbikes, which zip along sidewalks, knocking down people, especially elderly, with impunity. Despite there being cameras every 50m. It's all part of the "no joy for elderly" policy.😢

[@electricelliotrichards]

Their time is coming to an end in Shandong too - so they need to up their game and become legal or that's the end of this amazing industry...

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@@electricelliotrichardsXi needs to invade Tiawan first or risk being disposed in an anti corruption campaign.

[@DamienGGW]

it's like making a mobile game before making a triple A game

[@mystisith3984]

I have no problem with those cars. I'm European & not a spring chicken anymore. When you see what we used to drive 40 or 50 years ago... The best safety features are: A focused driver with knowledge & muscle memory for edge cases + correct maintenance (tires, brakes & lights). People are ok with motorbikes at 130 kms on the highway (which to me is suicidal behavior). Bring on the washing machines on wheels that cost 2 🍏 📱!

[@madsam0320]

Those cars are not actually road legal, but no policeman is going to give an elderly a ticket.

[@deltaechomusicnh555]

They are road legal in China. Where they are made....

[@mecchamio]

They are road legal, what are you on about?

[@hoyaalex7002]

​@@deltaechomusicnh555确实不合法，中国已经禁止这些老年代步车，并且不给上拍照，你可以搜索相关报道

[@mystisith3984]

A whole official industry existing under the sunlights without being legal... Sure. 🤡

[@TaiwanSausage]

they are not road legal by chinese laws. but the specific traffic codes are only enforced in bigger chinese cities. in smaller cities and rural china, police dont bother to give tickets to these street illegal cars...

[@keithhooper6123]

Looking forward to the next installment.

[@naumangaze]

This is so cool! Kei car industry should be worried with these cheap, cheerful, small EVs that will one day take affordable clean transport to another level. Thanks for sharing Elliott 😊

[@electricelliotrichards]

Thanks! It’s always interesting to see sub cultures of cars

[@thelonewolf666]

are you woke??

[@weiqiangmai2335]

不可能，政府不會允許

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@thelonewolf666 he works for the fully charged show...so yes and they get bribes.

[@Papousekk]

Yeah, ""clean"" EVs. What a joke :DD.

[@dgurevich1]

I'd really like to see Sandy Munro's reaction to this. He'd be laughing and praising their ingenuity at the same time

[@omernizri5286]

I would happily spend 600$ on one of these, wish import costs weren’t so high though

[@thelovertunisia]

we have locally produced version of these here in Tunisia and believe it or not we export them even to Germany for last mile delivery like milk floats in England.

[@urbanstrencan]

It's really interesting to see just another world in China muss visit it 😊❤❤ Eliot keep up with great work and greetings from sLOVEnia 😊

[@electricelliotrichards]

thanks buddy!

[@IDann1]

Looks like a lot of fun 😅

[@davidwalker2144]

$800? Even E-bikes are not that cheap! Looks like "a real car show" look at that RANGE ROVER SPORT? Imitating big cars seems to be the new trend 😂😂

[@davidwalker2144]

Good for Africa countries like Kenya 🇰🇪 that are developing 😂😂❤

[@gergall1809]

liking the Minis!

[@LamentOfTheFallen]

I would love to buy one of these and just have fun because they're so tiny and little, perfect for city driving😃😇

[@anthonytube]

There are some awesome little micro cars in China and still (despite the HUGE shift in technology and endless investment) some utter crap. I'll never forget inspecting a little trike van at the Canton Fair and as I shut the door the windscreen popped out held in by a messy line of silicone. The sales guy didn't even flinch saying 'Show car NO problem!' then asked for my business card. It was utter comedy!

[@81Earthangel]

What I really don’t like about Chinese EV companies is that they bring their cars to Europe and charge us almost double price, even though shipping cost is super low for them. It’s great that your videos at least point out that situation as a side product. Those companies really do us dirty.

[@etienne6641]

What a good follow up from your Liuzhou trip. Safety is an issue but in busy cities where the medium speed is 30km/h it can work well, especially in 3rd world countries.

[@hanmi1216]

And I think this vehicle maximum speed is also 30 km/h 😂😂😂

[@electricelliotrichards]

These are an affordable option for many

[@etienne6641]

@@electricelliotrichards I guess they won't show up at the Guangzhou Auto Tech show next month 15-17 May. See you there 🙂

[@TempoLOOKING]

​@@electricelliotrichardsscrew safety . F CAFE we need these imported in Mass now.

[@AJames-jr8kw]

Nice video

[@karlInSanDiego]

Elliot, can you give some explanations about the abilities of these machines? Micromobility will be considered in much different light. If they travel at 15 or 25 miles per hour, and cover much smaller distances, they don't necessarily reqire the same safety equipment. I'm more concerned about how we could create more reliance on interchange parts and ease of long term repairability. China may currently be setting itself up for massive car industry collapse with overcapacity and an inability to sustain so many brands/models. I'm hopeful that just as we've seen some aging people and people with disabilities in the Netherlands use microcars at slow speed on cycle paths, that electric microcars could prove to be a far more sustainable alternative to full sized cars that are mostly shuttling an average of only 1.2 people each trip

[@electricelliotrichards]

In the next episode we drive these so cover some of those points. I think the problem is they are unregulated so there’s no standards for batteries or safety - I think they are a good solution overall but need a little more work to make them up to standard.

[@theolich4384]

Been to Latin America lately? They're exporting these en masse. There is solid demand for dirt cheap, low speed, license-free (dangerous, but that's how people down there fare) 4-wheel mobility in the third world, the US and Europe be damned.

[@davidmenasco5743]

​@@electricelliotrichardsIn the US, back in the early 90s, a Republican Senator from Utah struck a sort of devil's bargain on behalf of the "dietary supplement" industry. The law was changed to allow them to be sold, within certain limitations of marketing. They could not legally claim to cure any illness. But they also were not subject to any testing or verification of ingredients. Now, pharmacy shelves are filled with bottles of powdered peas and carrots, but labelled as everything under the sun. The best that can be said of the system is, thank goodness peas and carrots are cheap. Otherwise they might as easily have been filled with lead or arsenic.

[@MichaelOKeefe2009]

Look! BABY CARS!!!!

[@Mattisttam]

I hope the metals used for the chassis and frame are durable and safe for crashes.

[@hi9580]

Not anything high speed

[@mystisith3984]

& still we have people on 🔌 🚲 at 45 kmh without any kind of shell protecting them...

[@hi9580]

@@mystisith3984 motorcycle safer than weak metal box

[@jag19966]

I want one, I want one!

[@MetalVII]

Ah yes. The annual “You can copy my homework but don’t make it too obvious” expo. 😂

[@itayizinzombe947]

Easy, copy the front part from Porsche and the back part from Benz

[@youtuberpov]

Once casting gets cheaper. They might get structurally sound 😊

[@nakfan]

Absolutely wonderful video… could be much longer though 👍

[@jasonmugridge]

Elliot we need a Lotus Super 7 style one we can export to the UK 🇬🇧

[@electricelliotrichards]

I reckon if you asked them, they would make it!

[@Khowaiao1]

"It's a shame they're not safer"? .... They're 100x safer than any 2-wheeler in the West.😊

[@justmechanicthings]

Any 4 wheeler is safer than a 2 wheeler

[@ok10469]

​@@justmechanicthings not these ones 💀 you'll end up like a crushed can after crashing at 20 kmh

[@justmechanicthings]

@@ok10469 but on a 2 wheeler, you are the can, no seat belt, no weather protection and entering a corner with wet, grease or oil patch on the road can wipe you out at any speed.

[@hi9580]

@@justmechanicthingssometimes flying out is safer than crushed in a can kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKCYfHqYa8RrnZYsi=rPb2fM3UhUKwskGJ

[@hanisrosli5484]

Im afraid they are way way more safer then cars who manufactured in fifhties to eighties era

[@kumbackquatsta]

you need another channel to review each of these

[@ALWH1314]

Based on the tittle, these are equivalent to golf cart driven by retiree in U.S. in local community transit.

[@jonlee580]

I wouldnt mind this to get to my job which is 5 miles away and i live in city

[@yagooatthegoat]

6:27 actually interesting.you can buy a car with a price of a conti car part

[@karimtafer9570]

Whoa a cofin show

[@everythingpony]

Where can i get one?

[@michaelwayneprange5495]

We need these in the US

[@xtairsoft]

Fantastic video Elliot.

[@electricelliotrichards]

Many thanks!

[@jasonmugridge]

Elliot you say it’s a shame there not safer, but maybe there safer than other forms of transport some people have access to.

[@electricelliotrichards]

This is a very good point and I agree - but I think for the industry to mature, safety should become more of a priority than it is now.

[@DaimitsuShokai]

7:49 how names this kei car retro

[@Peoplestariff]

#loveIT :)

[@user-ec4hh1jl4i]

No rules, no regulations. Free for all.

[@kumbackquatsta]

these are so sick. i want one of each

[@bitelaserkhalif]

Reminds me of Kurnia motors

[@BMA967]

If you were designing a new world, you would make all cars like these.

[@parker73724]

Copywrite infringement expo 2024

[@BadDio]

Mini is actually mini here

[@cocoaiscool2709]

lumin copycat is bigger than the actual lumin is crazy

[@electricelliotrichards]

Yeh that’s nuts

[@markuc]

This is real capitalism. Libertarians would love this!

[@Zoranurai13]

Looks like merc/geely just grabbed the smart #1 off this show

[@vikramrao6391]

I watched a video of these "old man" cars being seized in a Chinese city because the authorities decided to make em obsolete overnight. Id love a little car like this to just get around the city, the Japanese used to make these "homage" type cars back in the day.

[@electricelliotrichards]

I think these may only have 1-2 years left before they are banned from the roads here.

[@everythingpony]

Thwy are gone now ​@@electricelliotrichards

[@donttakefakecredit]

i clicked on it because of the bentley look alike

[@casualplayer7743]

I need one of those shit box, driving very tiny car can be very pleasant if your daily car is BIG

[@tusabea]

I want the mini g wagon at 0:42 who sells it

[@pinkelephants1421]

So how many of these types of vehicles are sold in China every year, Elliot? Such a shame that they don't meet the right standards as there could be a very lucrative international market, even in Western cities, if enthusiasm for micro cars in Europe and the UK is anything to go by. Did you enjoy your time in London at the latest Everything Electric Show?

[@electricelliotrichards]

Yes the show was wonderful! They definitely sell hundreds of thousands of these each year but I agree there could be a big market for these

[@pinkelephants1421]

​@@electricelliotrichardsThat's great. Urban centres worldwide could certainly do with a lot more of these types of vehicles rather than the ridiculous tanks we (often but not always) seem to favour. Should the Chinese manufacturers ever figure out the energy density equation for vehicles of this size (& they probably will before the rest of the world), marry it with the relevant safety requirements for outside of Chinese markets, then an awful lot of manufacturers, probably including Tesla, could be in a world of do-do 💩. Cheap to buy, cheap to run, & in very basic terms, does what it says on the tin, what's not to like if it meets your daily round-trip needs? For a wee bit of context, I'm not so fussed about looks - I have routinely availed the use of my shopping trolley for 3+ decades, including, schlepping for miles off to car boot sales. I like to say: Have wheels, will travel! 😂😂 It's absolutely amazing the weight & size of the loads you can transport with one of those things, especially if you have a bit of rope to lash stuff to the frame - I've often gone home strutting my Steptoe & Sons look!!! 😂😂😂

[@mchammer3927]

better than a motorcycle

[@markuc]

Looks like a lot of fun!!! Also Stan is suppose to represent China except for his super heavy Cantonese / Honkie accent😂 when speaking English. So strange

[@42luke93]

Everything so expensive in America because of the stress on safety. Cars are designed to crash at 40 miles an hour, but in cities, you don’t go that fast in China so they can make stuff smaller like this.

[@andrewmutavi590]

Chinese manufucturers need to outsource design work

[@MrJ-dc3yz]

They're not street legal so what's the point?

[@ubacow7109]

Really should just consider a Fiat at this point....

[@linasborunovas3373]

How I see a Chinese cars

[@Aapig]

Many people will find it funny, but the world is uneven. Many people in the third world and rural China may need such a mobility scooter.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

fake exhaust, no other companies would ever do that

[@lusterjoker7876]

They-the Chinese Government- need to implement new classifications and legal terms for this type of vehicles in a way that it doesn't "obstruct" the proper "legal" road vehicles, in their own domestic use/markets. the Chinese government should think "inside" for this type of vehicles instead keep pushing their EV to the cynical and politically biased overseas markets. They-the Chinese Government- should not underestimated this type of Industries since this exact type of Industries is the one that push their Industrial Revolutions to what now have become. as simple as lowering the Licensing Fee for these type of vehicles to even more reasonable amount and putting strict regulatory standard on safety will naturally push the Industry to become more competitive in the long run.

[@metricstormtrooper]

Ethnic flavours? Can you tell me what uigher tast likes.

[@bestWARHOG]

Bro these mfs needs to be stopped 😂 wtf are these cars?

[@erik7634]

what the hell nah, nah, nah

[@michaelwayneprange5495]

Please

[@jge123]

They are kind of imitating the Japanese with their cheap variations of expensive European cars.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Your live audio is peaking in this entire video 🙄

[@SupaChinido]

As powerful as a scooter😂

[@fidan2fast]

Jokes aside, this is how urban vehicles should look like, not those god awful street tanks we have everywhere

[@Omar92Canada]

Still more reliable than Germans cars

[@user-cx8ob1sb5d]

That's not 800😂

[@grahamkearnon6682]

Why if the video is narrated in English for an overseas viewer ship why are the price comments in local currency that for the majority are meaningless.

[@RSCB]

what

[@wonkystudios5889]

what

[@nameberry220]

rmb to usd/eur is easy. RMB/10 + 30% or 1/3

[@zaffvideos5688]

Lot of English sarcasm and mocking with participants efforts, yet some of these are will be as big as Toyota or WW in next 10-15 years. All you have to do is where was Huawei and BYD 15 years ago.

[@jokeychin]

I think you overestimate the potential influence of these brands. They have no intersection with the development paths of serious car brands. This is mainly to fill some market needs in gray spaces. Due to tighter government regulations, these brands will disappear in the near future.

[@joshuaupham5993]

🤭😆

[@thelonewolf666]

straight into landfill within 3 years

[@mystisith3984]

A lot of regular cars are Kleenex quality too, being totaled even before the warranty expires.

[@leonevinci]

chinese enjoying capitalism, now they have the factories and the freedom to do whatever they want with Alegal stuff... america soul if XIX century is on chinese country

[@jeffreyherba8435]

These seem a bit extreme but The direction of mainstream EVs is questionable. I am sick of seeing EVs that are as fast as super cars. When did it become impossible to close a boot by just pushing it shut? Can I have an instrument cluster and no rotating wide screen touch scree infotainment blah blah. It's a race to oversized over complicated cocoons festooned with idiot features for people who really don't like driving

[@co5867]

never would buy such a crap

[@J0HN_D03]

This country DISGUSTS me... 🤮🤮🤮

[@i_-ali]

The device you typed this on was made in China

[@robloxfan4271]

Load of rubbish

[@animeknowledge5048]

I wouldn't trust Chinese with batteries

[@Nuggifresh]

The false bravado exuded by guys like Elliot and most Americans who have never crafted or created anything themselves is laughable . Not to mention the amount of name brands sourcing parts from places like shen zen for uour favorite products Normally I like to just laugh but it’s getting outta hand at this point lol Elliot like most Americans likes to feel big based off others achievements in there areas lol 😅 conedybwrites itself sometimes If your going walk around acting like your bigger than everybody at least be tall 😂😂😂