GM’s Wuling Mini EV now 20% bigger but still costs only $4500

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[@adamosity7127]

A 150 mile cheap electric range car is perfect for new drivers and work commutes.

[@kurt16950]

I'm in China a lot. These are great for in city transport, i see a lot of these Wuling little cars. Once company was giving them out as a reward to every employee who hit their 10 year anniversary with the company. Great value from what I can see!

[@darwinstubbie860]

Now we are talking. This is what EVs should look like. Cars for the inner cities with a pollution problem. Also that Suzuki lookalike would be perfect.

[@thewolf9851]

EVs will make the pollution problem worse

[@NopWorks]

​@@thewolf9851 Clean air now in Chinese cities that were infamous for being polluted years ago before they switched to EVs would like to say otherwise.

[@MidnightOtter-19]

I think I'll pass on that. I'll keep my model 3.

[@thewolf9851]

@MidnightOtter-19 Why would you do that?

[@jackoneill28]

@@thewolf9851 Yeah right, fossil fuel is the new green. LOL.

[@ChickensAndGardening]

Bring it to NYC, SF, Tokyo, Paris... perfect little scoot-about for dense urban settings, even at triple the $4500 Chinese price.

[@cyrilpeterlee1]

I bought this older model in India, rebranded by MG. Nice car with a range of 200 KMS

[@atulmalhotra2303]

Two door is a bummer. And it costs 9000 USD in India, which is very expensive

[@cyrilpeterlee1]

@atulmalhotra2303 .thanks to the tarrifs it cost 9000 usd. The government is making m9re money than car manufacturers.

[@gregparkes4787]

We need that car in Sydney Australia too

[@ronnyb9416]

Thanks!

[@willeisinga2089]

I have a Dayhatsu Cuore since 2008. That is about the same size. 5 door hatchback. Perfect Car for 16 years now. Love to see this Size Cars.❤👍

[@rewind1960]

Why is this not sold in North America. This is all an electric car is good for, inner city and short trips, to be used as a secondary car. Is it safe? Does it catch on fire? Does it work in the hot or cold? How long to charge? Still the issue with where the electricity comes from and can the grid handle the load?

[@mariebaxter473]

Perfect for 90% of the time and cheap enough to do the right thing and not worry about £30,000 sitting in the street . I bet the big car companies hate these with a vengeance .

[@thewolf9851]

They don't. Toyota Aygo, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Prius, Renault Clio, Dacia Sandero, Dacia Logan, Dacia Duster and many more are much better

[@Kithara111]

More practical than the Fiat Topolino one sees in Italy.

[@tsl56]

Saw a Wuling 2 door in Southern Thailand (second time) earlier today. It looks like it might turn into a Granny favourite here, thus avoiding any need to actually reverse into any parking space; not a local strong point! Even with rear cams and dual parking sensors. ;-)

[@donaldduck5731]

Perfect daily driver, then you can have a Porsche 911 GTE in the garage for occasional sunny weekend fun or sitting in on a wet Monday night with a glass of red.

[@DeannaVanVelsen-jh7ys]

I love my Ora

[@ПИЦКВлад]

❤❤Thank you cobber.👍👍

[@smurftums]

If the five door, big battery version could be sold in Australia, for around $16K once safety equipment and taxes and other charges were added, then it would have a ready market.

[@donwinston]

I'm going to checkout if this is available in Thailand.

[@stevennelson7518]

This proves that low cost EVs can be made for the US market...after all this is a GM partnered car. A low cost EV will be coming but likely not from legacy auto as this would destroy their ICE car sales.

[@stevenliew2507]

It is perfect in Australia Cities where speed limits are between 40-70-80km/hr with most 40km/ hr in city and inner city areas.

[@unclepete100]

Why do you mix it up with horsepower and Kilowatt?

[@Rene-uz3eb]

Bring it to europe, this would be a bigger hit than in china

[@FrankiePo89]

Good if it is a hit in Europe but unlikely to be bigger than China.

[@douglasvoncannon3073]

Does anyone remember how popular original VW beetles were? Stop hating.

[@SparkySho]

109%

[@StevenHaze]

problematic for Australian distances, the wheel size will be horrendous at 80-110 k.p.h everyone has forgotten how bad 13 inch wheels are.

[@astrosunny65]

Put off buying a hybrid Yaris when I found you here. You havé documented the progress of EV/ Solar very well. I’m learning heaps from these videos. Thank you. BTW, what is you view on Hybrid vs EV?

[@thewolf9851]

Hybrids are better in every way.

[@mattjohnson9753]

Are you learning about the brutal totalitarianism of Communist Red China, the world’s biggest police state?

[@andyfreeze4072]

perfect city car. Hey Sam, can you do something on the cost of cars in china and why they cost 3 x that amount OS.

[@carrievh8686]

I like how you're talking about China while all these cars with the word "Indonesia" are on screen. XD

[@jokermp1150]

if this car came to canada I would buy one the crazy 3 are asking way to much money for there junky sport ute I sing the song another one rides the bus

[@williamlewandowski129]

Next year I plan to buy the 4 door version of the Yep in China. The top model is about 15K USD but comes with autonomous driving unlike the base model, and can park itself. Plus it looks cool, rugged, and cute all at the same time. I can't resist. And since the company producing this vehicle is 1/3 GM, I can also claim I am buying American - ha!

[@thewolf9851]

Why would you buy a car you won't drive?

[@tomarmstrong1281]

This is what is needed.

[@thewolf9851]

What we needed was a good diesel. Like the new Audi A5

[@geraldh.8047]

… to increase fatality rates in car crashes.

[@tomarmstrong1281]

@ Give over, they don't go fast enough to do damage.

[@geraldh.8047]

@@tomarmstrong1281 if two cars go towards each other 50kph and crash you have an effective speed of 100kph. It’s probably better than a tuktuk or a bike though.

[@tomarmstrong1281]

@ I con't think that anyone is advocating a vehicle without proper impact protection. Other than bikers.

[@brewey0454]

Thy should bring them to Australia 🇦🇺

[@ranjusranjus143]

Some people could actually afford to buy one each month. You want car finance businesses to close shop? Don't be soo mean

[@kngharv]

As far as I know, these class of EV's top speed has been limited by regulation at 100 km / hr. I don't know how important this limitation would be for those lives in EU.

[@domlarry]

Perfect car for my clubs 😂

[@SuryaAshte]

You should know about an indian car called Robin by Wings EV.

[@AikdeBoer]

Looks like Leape T03?

[@PaulKurtzeborn-tg9ht]

I have a question I dont see anyone discussing. As typical hydrocarbon fuel diminishes so will the road use taxes paid at the pump ( at least in the US ). What is that revenue stream going to be replaced with?

[@arthurhwang117]

Why wouldn’t you be able to levy the same taxes at the charging stations ? And it could easily be digitised and taken directly as a percentage from your payment method to a government account.

[@Ulbre]

These cars are rubbish. I live in Thailand and they sell here for 399K Baht which is like AUD 18.5K, they get 150km range....for 429K baht (AUD 20K) you can get a Neta V which is about the size in between this and a MG4, with 384km range(real world 300km). The Neta V is the real game changer...when it hit's Aussie it will blow away the rest. My neighbour is a sales rep and spends four days on the road, Mo Tu Th Fr, and 2 nights Mo Th which he sleeps in his Neta V air con on all night....get's paid a per km allowance and accom allowance, shower's at hi clients businesses and at gym's....reckons he will pay off his mortgage in less than 5 years mainly because of this car. Neta V. look out for it, best value EV in the world.

[@ccooper8785]

If this was sold that cheaply in the west then all that would happen is the roads would be completely clogged with the children of the middle classes driving around aimlessly. The towns and suburbs would have absolutely no space left for parking for the same reason. Personally I would be happy with this car as it would fulfil most of my needs and, as a motorcyclist, I am not that concerned with safety ratings.

[@betterlife7609]

Watching this video makes me think GM can provide cheap high-quality EVs in the US. even if they added all additional safety requirements, such a vehicle can be a bargain in the US.

[@thewolf9851]

Yeah but they won't. Also GM has awful reliability

[@jonevansauthor]

I wish they'd sell it in the UK, even if it doubled or tripled in price. China were improving their safety standards to match the EU ones last I heard, so it's possible this new version would be easy to homologate. We can but hope so.

[@waiwai5233]

Then EV with AI saturates then there is less need for passive safety.

[@thewolf9851]

Volvos are the safest cars. Just buy them

[@thomasuher4507]

Why can‘t you buy this for let‘s say 9k€ in Europe?

[@arthuryeates7467]

I believe in the US we have a class of cars called NEV that are limited to 25 mph, useless. The next class are all the rest with an average sales price of more than $40,000. Do you think Elon Musk would allow regulations to change to establish a class of cars with a 45 mph speed limit, never. This car at less than $10,000 would sell like hotcakes here. Most would argue “unsafe”, though I think we would all agree safer than motorcycles.

[@petermclaren2665]

Is the battery big enough to power my house and just use the car as a stationary battery on wheels?

[@grahamkearnon6682]

Like your thinking, 2 cars could with strict management power a European home for a week, one for travel, one a permanent supply then change over insurance 6 mns in.

[@petermclaren2665]

@@grahamkearnon6682 I think the car is approximately the price of a tesla power wall

[@wormon3626]

GM motors should ge way ahead of the fame with the first have decent electric car the ev1 pity the nae sayers decided it was a step too far

[@domlarry]

Toys r us selling them 😂

[@SparkySho]

Ha

[@thyristo]

The first generation look is cult!

[@jedics1]

I prefer how it looked before...

[@markstephenson6952]

Just curious - does this tiny car come with air conditioning? I would assume no at $4,500. But the one shown here is around $6k.

[@NopWorks]

It has Air Conditioning as you can see the vents. Not sure if it has heater, but it definitely has air conditioner that blows cool air. (Essential in Asian market)

[@markstephenson6952]

@@NopWorks - I think that's backwards. I think every car has heating. AC might be optional. So, I would guess that the $4,500 car does not have AC but the $6,000 car probably does.

[@jwatkins672012]

Now that's "affordable." If Tesla delivered one even 3x the cost, that would be affordable.

[@philg7889]

Forget the bloated SUVs being made - this is what EVs are supposed to be. For serious load-carrying, and mileage, you need an internal combustion vehicle. For lots of little trips, one of these is ideal.

[@borshardsd]

Nj usa turnpike: if you're not doing 80mph min, you're the traffic hazard. =b For the $ I love this city car. But after trump tariffs, I doubt the $ will be attractive.

[@waiwai5233]

Suitable for daily inner city when it is zoned to prefer these tiny vehicles with a destination range no more than 15kms.

[@thewolf9851]

Toyota Aygo is better

[@vinster8884]

This car is quite similar to the Smart ForTwo. It's not appealing to me at all. I don't understand why EVs are expected to look silly. I'll stick with my Model 3.

[@byddf]

SGMW is triventure of SAIC GM Wuling. Wuling is just Wuling and not GM.

[@bestofsatish]

Only concern is, will china write off the bad debts of ICE, components? rest all looks good.

[@countschad]

If they offer a true lifetime warranty, I would buy one. I've never heard of a lifetime warranty for a car.

[@anteejay4896]

Guy makes so many videos, he even stiches two together and no one notices lol

[@iboswell]

Crash Test Results? NCAP, ANCAP, any CAP etc? For EVs to takeoff we need small cars like this but NOT "this"... The problem is that to get a decent NCAP rating etc you need so much electronics AND structural safety. So hard do anywhere near this price point which is why small cars are vanishing as no profit etc.

[@muki46]

356 cm not mm🚗

[@Whyunounderstand]

China should look at Japanese kei car designs, this design is horrible.

[@harisoepangkat6085]

The Europeans can buy it for 30,000 Euros, the minimum price for Chinese EV in Europe!!!😢😢😢

[@WeOnlyWantTheEarth1999]

This is what the Fiat Panda and 500e should be achieving. Not pompous posh pos

[@LR-jk2jk]

Why do they have to be so ugly? Who is designing these caricatures?

[@JoeyBlogs007]

Crash test results ???

[@JoeyBlogs007]

😁😁😁

[@脏不了]

你是不是天天想着买中国便宜的东西，然后告诉别人中国人的东西质量不好

[@zsedcify]

Q. Do school buses, motor bikes or golf carts in America require crash tests? A. No they don't. If I want to drive my family around in a lightweight microcar, let me make that choice. I couldn't care less about crash test results, since high school physics already taught me that a bigger, heavier vehicle will prevail every time in a collision with a lighter car.

[@roger_is_red]

Looks like a death trap to me. Jeannine

[@FrankiePo89]

Don't buy

[@Stiffytheenlightened]

Is this guy a Chinese Viking?

[@zsedcify]

@@Stiffytheenlightened No, he's just an intelligent open-minded EV pundit

[@jeffpitoniak]

As you speed away on your motorcycle 😅

[@Chicago48]

This car built in China. If it's sold in the America it's going to sell for $20K.

[@abc123fhdi]

All this talk of super cheap EVs in China are because labor is cheaper there. You won't see them exported to anywhere else because of tariffs. This has been going on forever and will continue to be the case. They aren't that cheap for the average chinese consumer because they make less. The only thing they can export dirt cheap are electronics.

[@ronin_myaus]

Its like a 2nd or 3rd micro-car for inner cities and non-aggresive driving, for shopping and errands and back..safety wise is questionable...Hope at least they have a driver's airbag..

[@grahamkearnon6682]

Your talking as if GM has a vision as opposed to there long time goal of producing substandard but, inflated pricing. Remember this is the company that embraced the ev revolution by naming the ev vehicle's after old, wornout, poor reputation names.lets not forget theit ev Hummer as their star vehicle.

[@gnashvillecat6654]

Are you on Dope?? Those are not cars, and if this is what this world is coming to, your gonna need some.......

[@mattjohnson9753]

Can Uyghurs buy them too (I mean the Uyghurs not in concentration camps)?

[@Kallon-r3b]

This is a toy. Nothing else.

[@brycem0]

Enclosed Golf Cart

[@vidzilla1]

American car company and you cannot buy them in the United States

[@williammuir638]

Not even if they give them away and pay may to take one. I still won't touch these piles of shite.

[@SparkySho]

But the 13” wheels or 40 hp ??? Huh huh huh even comes in red 😝

[@harisoepangkat6085]

The Europeans can buy it for 30,000 Euros, the minimum price for Chinese EV in Europe!!!😢😢😢

[@harisoepangkat6085]

The Europeans can buy it for 30,000 Euros, the minimum price for Chinese EV in Europe!!!😢😢😢