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@vpryt182 ай бұрын
Booooooo! Were is Eilis BOOOOOOO!!!!
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
It's rival is actually the Dacia Spring, which is cheaper at £14,900, has rapid charging, more range. and can actually reach the motorway speed limit. It's also a 4 seater. Lease price is about £160 a month.
@EduardBP2 ай бұрын
came to comment this, thanks. The reviewer has missed the Dacia.
@BlackheathTownhouse2 ай бұрын
The Dacia is a metre longer, so not a rival if you are in the market for a 2 seater alternative to a scooter.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@BlackheathTownhouseBut it's cheaper and more practical.
@BlackheathTownhouse2 ай бұрын
@@ziggarillo so what? The Dacia isn't a tiny 2 seater. People who buy these will also have a more practical car - this isn't an alternative to a proper car, it's an alternative to a scooter.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@BlackheathTownhouseNo, they are both electric vehicles, and the Spring is cheaper. Obviously if you only had a motorcycle licence and couldn't be bothered to take a car test, you'd be stuck with a quadricycle as an alternative.
@maxnewts2 ай бұрын
I’d have said it was probably better priced at around £7.5k… but it’s definitely nice to see something so small…
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
You can only get an L6e at around 7k They are restricted to 28mph and have a range of around 45 miles.
@maxnewts2 ай бұрын
@@ziggarillo wasn’t necessarily talking about licensing, but sure… I was just saying I thought the product itself would have been better suited for it purposes if it were marketed and sold cheaper… OTR prices for these kind of products matter A LOT because they’re positioned in the unique gap between walking/biking/public transport use and full-size car ownership… if any one of the parameters is out of reach, it won’t work.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@maxnewts There are no vehicles of this type available at the price you suggest. It is not possible to get anything more sophisticated than a citroen Ami in the 7- 8k price range The Dacia Spring sells for around £ 8k in China, badged as the Dongfeng Nano. With shipping and tax it costs £14,900 as the Dacia Spring in the UK.
@maxnewts2 ай бұрын
@@ziggarillo you missed my point ENTIRELY.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@maxnewts Your point was it's too expensive. My point is there is no way to make it cheaper.
@sir-chat-a-lot2 ай бұрын
I was expecting it to be more like £8-10k. I think it will struggle against eC3, Dacia Spring and the Seagull (if that does make it to the UK).
@BS259992 ай бұрын
Agreed - at €16,990 it's a total non starter. Shame as it looks like fun.
@jonevansauthor19 күн бұрын
It's not competing against those though, is it, because they have more than 2 seats.
@adrianupnorth2 ай бұрын
Like it - definitely like the faster speed if and when required. What puts me off the ami is the 28mph top speed. Always good to see you R.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Thanks Adrian!
@terryhayward79052 ай бұрын
This is the type of car that we really need for city driving. Still a bit to expensive for most people, but once battery tech changes and prices drop, it will be perfect.
@simonpaine23472 ай бұрын
British Rail or whatever it is these days, that owns the station car parks, should offer cut price or free parking for these and promote the green benefits of the combination. Side benefit, the car parks will be able to hold nearly twice the amount of cars!
@craigstark5672 ай бұрын
This thing looks like a mash up for a Smart Fortwo (early 2000's) and a Twizzy ..... and I like it!!
@leejohnson32092 ай бұрын
If they could get the price down to 12k it would be great.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@leejohnson3209 Yes, its more expensive than the Dacia Spring, which is far more practical.
@jonevansauthor2 ай бұрын
It'll be second hand where it gets interesting (just like the Dacia Spring - I wouldn't buy it new, but second hand it might really shake things up quite quickly). Unlike the Spring though, there's advantages to this that you can't get in any other form - a Spring could be a second hand 4 seater EV that's probably still better than the Spring.
@leejohnson32092 ай бұрын
@@jonevansauthor When these come on the market second hand, at a good price I might bite.
@Darkest_matter2 ай бұрын
@@leejohnson3209hmmm if we talking second hand... Why would you buy this new for £15K when you can get a used Audi or BMW from 4, 5 years ago for £10K?
@leejohnson32092 ай бұрын
@@Darkest_matter cheaper to run, better for the environment perhaps?
@stevenbarrett76482 ай бұрын
Dacia Spring comes to mind so saying great to see more 'inexpensive' EVs coming to market
@recumbentrocks29292 ай бұрын
Groovy baby! 😉 Nice review and you are right, it would make an excellent second car.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@georgemacdonald88992 ай бұрын
I have been riding my bike around town for years to get to work, shop, exercise, explore... I have the range/usage envelope of about 50 miles dialed in to perfection. It's definitely an adjustment to live like that, but definitely doable. Having a covered/dry vehicle that does not need physical effort and can carry more stuff seems like a dream come true from that perspective. Transitioning from an SUV or big vehicle would be culture shock, so might be an impediment. If you could change the business model so that there is no upfront cost, then it would be a lot more appealing. Perhaps a "club" model, where you join and get to use a wider variety of vehicles, I see boat clubs structured that way.
@mistermatix82412 ай бұрын
Looks kind of like a Twizy
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@mistermatix8241 Same class of vehicle.
@Darkest_matter2 ай бұрын
Except this is... £8,000 more expensive @@ziggarillo
@poutramos48262 ай бұрын
We have a Twizy with aftermarket windows but it doesn't have heating, aircon, abs and getting in and out of the back seat is a pain. We love it but I would think it isn't as practical as the Yoyo.
@NOSWFT2 ай бұрын
The Mobilize twizy concept car?
@Ads.D2 ай бұрын
Really like this 👍 Unfortunately we just recently bought a 2nd hand Smart ForTwo EQ which does the same and was actually 2/3rds the cost, otherwise I'd have one 😁
@jonevansauthor2 ай бұрын
Yes, second hand Smarts are probably the better buy right now. But then the people who buy new are always sacrificing their wallets to help the rest of us so more power to them! The swappable battery is worth paying for if it gets you a car like vehicle (this isn't a car, unlike the smart, it's a quadricycle, not the same thing even remotely) and you live in a flat or other place where there's zero way to charge at home.
@ianjco602 ай бұрын
Same, have a 2015 Zoe still 100% battery SOH
@riccardomarinoni67332 ай бұрын
In italy we have this xev but the quality is very bad, some parts rust near the windows, also when the battery is under 20% a tortoise appear and the velocity is reduced, also this xev is design for battery swap and in italy some people steal the battery pack very easy. The inside door handel somerimes broke and some people claim the brakes are bad. The dacia spring is better for the money
@annashealthylifeeverything8583Ай бұрын
thank you. it was what I suspected
@jumpferjoy1st2 ай бұрын
Anything, literally anything that gets people out of SUVs is a move in the right direction. Decent looking and not a bad range and performance.
@Kaesemesser0815Ай бұрын
I rather drive an old SUV than a new EV at this is economically and ecologically a better choice.
@ciphermatrix2 ай бұрын
Swappable on the fly battery stations could make fleets of these a great choice in cities if the cost was reasonable. I would expect most of us would agree that moving towards swappable batteries across the entire electric car sector would be a massive step forward.
@BlackheathTownhouse2 ай бұрын
I don't see any need for swappable batteries, as most of us don't drive far enough in a day for it to be an issue. Charge it overnight at home, never visit a fuel station, no waiting around for anything.
@ciphermatrix2 ай бұрын
@@BlackheathTownhouse 1. It gives more freedom for longer journeys for all EVs if batteries are universal and hot swappable. 2. Not everyone in a town in particular has easy access from home to car for charging.
@BlackheathTownhouse2 ай бұрын
@@ciphermatrix it's only going to work if the batteries are leased, otherwise it's a cheap way of getting a new battery when yours is knackered. It's a niche idea that Tesla did try, and abandon early on, instead opting for Superchargers.
@jonevansauthor2 ай бұрын
@@BlackheathTownhouse they didn't try it though, did they? They didn't actually install it. Also, you may have missed we already have this technology for scooters in Asia, and Silence has a quadricycle and scooters that use the same tech. Obviously the big advantage is, park outside your flat where you absolutely won't get a charger, and can't run a cable, wheel the battery/ies upstairs, and charge them. That's a huge advantage over most EVs.
@ciphermatrix2 ай бұрын
@@BlackheathTownhouse Yeah I don't disagree here. We need quality assurance and renewal of battery technology. Much easier to do this and reduce reliance on difficult to source rare earth minerals and toxic lithium but only if it is standardised. Brave government who legislates but otherwise we are only tackling some aspects of ICE pollution when we can go further.
@alexmckenna11712 ай бұрын
Loved the Waitrose-tribe send up.. Lovely little car. Should be popular..
@BS259992 ай бұрын
I drove a 'Wuling Gameboy Kiwi ' recently and that looks like the same sort of little car - it was great fun.
@DavidJohnston582 ай бұрын
As someone else said the Dacia is better value.I'd definitely "spring" for the Dacia. But would swing towards the YOYO if priced nearer to AMI.
@jonevansauthor2 ай бұрын
No, it's not better value because it's a completely different vehicle. Show me a Spring Mini with only two seats, and I'll get interested quickly. You may as well be saying a plane is better value than a yacht.
@johnmartin53882 ай бұрын
Great video, loved the car, what is that bridge/structure you are standing by at the end of the video?
@MatthewHorwood-mhzawadi2 ай бұрын
This just what we need, we have a campervan as our main car and this would fill quick trips shopping
@vetex0072 ай бұрын
Do you agree that the Yoyo is a direct competitor to the Microlino. From your review I gather that the Yoyo is a more compelling alternative to the Microlino as it comes RHD, A/C, infotainment and battery swapping technology at a similar price point.
@jonevansauthor2 ай бұрын
All of that is better than the Microlino. However, if I want to be stared at and flaunt my bank balance, the Microlino is pretty cool too. It'd probably kill my back to climb in and out of it though.
@ianjco602 ай бұрын
Same range and price as the silence SO4, L7e but with the Silennce you can slide battery out the sides and trolley it into home or office to charge, although silence only has shuko charging but you can buy an adapter
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Sounds like a head to head video is on the cards
@ivonnova29 күн бұрын
Nice review! How do you compare this YOYO with the Silence SO4 you mentioned??
@JazHazАй бұрын
I'd have one. I was considering the Ami but this has two advantages over that. Right hand drive (Ami is left only), speed 56mph is doable (Ami is 28mph, 48 with a dodgy mod).
@simonpaine23472 ай бұрын
Rather than battery swapping, how about a home charger. Remove the battery and charge it inside your home, solving the problem for those who can't charge outside their houses.
@ianjco602 ай бұрын
Silence S04 L7e 2 x trolley batteries supplied with, plus extra batteries £3,750 each
@tivvy-xf4kz26 күн бұрын
Sounds good but do you really want to be charging a relatively large battery pack in your home after seeing the damage an ebike battery can do?? Make up a concrete box and charge it outside the house in the garden or possibly on a balcony. Also inform your insurance company that you are charging in the house and see what they say? That would be your home/contents insurance.
@jonevansauthor19 күн бұрын
@@tivvy-xf4kz e-bike batteries don't do any damage. Extremely dodgy battery packs made by extremely dodgy companies, do. If you're worried about lithium ion batteries to this extent, best get rid of your laptop, tablet, power bank, phone and more. This is not some cheap £450 ebike that's achieved that through corrupt practices.
@aussieideasman84982 ай бұрын
I read over 120 comments and the big issue is the price, while the battery was almost not discussed. One said it was too heavy to swap, but the best was someone who said take two spares for long trips. Looking at the part where a hand is on the battery, I would say weight is not a problem (yes, I am a man, and not a wimpy one at that). I am more intrigued by the second comment - that picture looks like at least one extra battery can be carried, and that would be enough to make the range viable if swapping schemes never eventuate. Most people would be fine with the range, and the few who need a little more would only need one extra battery; two seems over the top. If they need one more, it is most likely to be on rare occasions, so the best solution is for the distributors to have a few ready to rent out rather than a swap scheme. They could do both in time. All it needs is a 65mph speed and that price reduced a little. Great little car almost there.
@Bettys_Eldest2 ай бұрын
Looks like a grown up Twizzy. Having driven 300 miles on a Sunday on French motorways at 50 mph with a spacesaver I understand how it might feel. I want one.
@bioniccrouton2 ай бұрын
Your favorite thing to say if I have to say is "I have to say". Nice car. Good video.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
I have to say you're right
@slowridr2 ай бұрын
Like it. It’d actually be perfect for me - I don’t live in a city so the Ami’s speed limit would be restrictive, but this would let me pop down to the beach for a swim, or to the Chinese for dinner, without starting up my (shameful) big, diesel 4x4…
@RobinThomson2772 ай бұрын
Love this thing!!! If I need a replacement for the Citroen Ami shaped hole on my drive when my college course ends this will be in the running... The problem is that the Dacia Spring will also be in that fight. Hell, the Spring would end up in the question of "should i just rent ANOTHER Ami" if it came to that. Great vid as always, what a fun car! I hope it finds its market
@George0909742 ай бұрын
Nice. If my Mii Electric dies or whatever, a car like this wil be my next!
@kevinmcgrane42792 ай бұрын
It looks like fun and yes, it would make a great 2nd car. It strikes me as overpriced by about £6000.
@JJ2023.7 күн бұрын
I love it , its quirky and different ,however if you are looking for an electric runaround you can buy the Dacia Spring for the same price 😬
@garethhall49412 ай бұрын
Honestly, there's no way I could justify that price tag, £1 for 23 miles, that's about 4.5miles per kw efficiency, not good at all seeing its soo small, dacia spring is better, even a second hand seat mii. Gives more room, faster and more efficiency, and you would get £4,000 in change,
@jonevansauthor19 күн бұрын
And you'd also have more seats than you need, because if you're looking at this you want a two seat car. Those cars are a metre longer as well, which is a massive pain point for parking in cities. If these and other similar vehicles were popular, you'd be able to park easily on most British streets.
@thestringquartetcompany2 ай бұрын
I wish they still made the Smart For 2, but updated with electric 1st gear. Would have been brilliant.
@philiptaylor79022 ай бұрын
The Italians have always really loved their microcars, I’m not sure it will do so well here, although it deserves to.
@YourMajestyTheKingКүн бұрын
air con is a killer feature already
@anthonybrown48742 ай бұрын
Very niche and very useful in the larger cities but the price needs to be £10k given its up against the Spring. Residuals if they sell many could be problematic as the used market will decide its worth.
@grahamkearnon66822 ай бұрын
It's no Chelsea tractor, the issue I see is needing the biker store in the city/area you wish to visit on longer trips.
@chryschrysostomou53922 ай бұрын
I think you made a serious gaff by mentioning the Honda E. If you look at their used car price, I would jump at the Honda E because if compared it to the Yoyo, it makes so much more sense. Higher speed, a little more range and 4 seats with a plethora of extras!
@fionamartin29652 ай бұрын
Please, pretty please, where is the bridge/thing that is featured in the last scenes of the video?
@AndyJHiscock2 ай бұрын
Interesting one to ad to the mix. Though for the price I think the Dacia Spring with rapid(ish) charging and larger is a better bet
@th422 ай бұрын
Have you test driven the Microlino yet. I’m in Bristol & that car really interests me. This is pretty sweet. Hopefully with battery technology developing so fast the cost will drop.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Not yet! Though I do want to. I've spent a lot of time in Bristol, and I wonder if the Microlino might be a bit terrifying along the dual carriageways and around parts of the city centre where there are multiple lanes and it can turn into a bit of a free for all.
@kevinbullas23282 ай бұрын
I like it and can see a place for a vehicle of this size/type…it also provides real competition in the ‘genuinely more affordable EV’ sector…
@pauldenney79082 ай бұрын
I was just in Amsterdam and they have loads is a similar car called the Biro, so there is obviously a market. Given the limited range and lack of DC fast charging I would say it's really only an inner city car and if you want to commute then you would be better off with the Dacia Spring or a second hand EV like the Seat Mii. Good luck to them though it's a great looking thing and more polished as a design than the Biro or the Ami.
@andrewmutavi5902 ай бұрын
cute but thats basically a twizzy,honestly would make sense at half that price,that said cute car
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@andrewmutavi590 Half the price will only get you an Ami.
@smoothsilk472 ай бұрын
I have a Smart for two, I love it dearly, it’s my 3rd one! I’m looking for a similar size to a Smart or a bit bigger if it has to be, but a practical electric car, simple no frills, but with near to 200 mile range! I’ll go on waiting I suppose! 😢
@stevenlawrie78192 ай бұрын
Loved my Smart Fortwo and love the Microlino. Just with they had CCS as id have one as only car.
@HolgerNestmann2 ай бұрын
Can one charge the swappable battery outside of the car? Like with the silence it might be useful to bring it up to the appartment
@eBoard3R2 ай бұрын
*Mini form, great range!* 🤟🏽⚡️🤙🏽⚡️🤟🏽
@oliverstemp91322 ай бұрын
Yoyo looks like the best of these things
@OldCarsNewVanАй бұрын
Love it for what it is. But the price is crazy for what you get - will be a good 2nd hand buy at 3 years old for about £5/£6k based on what most EVs depreciate at.
@barriedear59902 ай бұрын
Can the removable batteries be charged at home. Would be great for people without driveways etc.
@JonathanMorris7772 ай бұрын
It looks like a nice enough car, and maybe rich city dwellers will get one as a runaround (as you suggested) - but despite having the higher top speed and air conditioning, it actually does away with the key benefit of the Ami - being a very, very cheap second/city car where you really don't need the higher speed most of the time, a screen or air con (although the latter would be nice). It's simply too expensive. You can currently lease a Nissan Leaf for £145 a month, and not that long ago you could lease a GWM Ora 03 for £170 a month. There are other cars all under £200 a month. In France, you can lease the Ami for around €25 a month and people have suggested as little as £20 here, although I'm yet to actually see anything remotely close to that. Small cars are perfect for cities but they need to be affordable. Having this more expensive than a Dacia Spring means I just can't see it selling well. A three year warranty also seems quite stingy.
@Bob-_-Smith2 ай бұрын
I’d buy the Dacia spring, more practical and a proper looking car.
@mattjack3692 ай бұрын
😂 We do like you. I think it's quirky looking, it would make a good first car once they make it to the secondhand market. Or even food delivery drivers, being able to swap the battery's locally.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Haha, thank you!
@andrewmills4618Ай бұрын
I have been watch videos on the MicroLino, I would be interested in a test and comparison. They are launching it in the UK. Any comments
@robertmcbride18592 ай бұрын
I really love it! I'd definitely buy one as a second car.
@barriewilliams45262 ай бұрын
£16,000 makes it a non-starter in my book. You can get a brand-new Toyota Aygo for just over £14,000, and that will do so much more, whilst still being cheap to run.
@chrisspain2 ай бұрын
The competition to this is not the mini, or the Spring because those are "cars" that need a license. L7e can be driven with a moped licence from 16. Yes, competition is AMI but that is also half price. So what do you get for paying double ? Double the range (at AMI speed) Swap able Batteries, great if you can charge them outside the car, no need for a charging point. Is it going with one Battery only (more cargo) AC. Now, my AC in the AMI works but was 1900Euros plus 1200 Euros for the extra Battery to run off. I live in Spain and we are running right now between 33C to41C in the shade, WAY more in the sun. A car without AC right now, especially in a glass house as the AMI, is not usable. So, I estimate that the AC will take an easy third of that range but that's ok, I doubt you do cross country trips in this. So calculating the AC, another 5kWh Battery and the ability to swap them, is an easy 4000Euros worth, the Quality looks nice, the entertainment system looks nice, so yes, 5000, even 6000 Euro more then the AMI considering its a small outfit and not a world carmaker, is ok. That puts it at 14000. The actual competition however is the Microlino , same tech, same class same size but over 20000! Then this looks reasonable.
@nigel98432 ай бұрын
Great review, I like it very much, as a city dweller it looks very good car for me.
@mrb39912 ай бұрын
HI That Car is Cool , It kind of reminds me of the Renault Twizy ?👍
@matthewsibley89422 ай бұрын
A good option for Just Eat/Uber Eats drivers. I'd buy one.
@Sthilboy562 ай бұрын
What’s it’s safety rating like in an accident
@conorgraafpietermaritzburg37202 ай бұрын
So we really need this in South Africa 😅
@johnfiott22 күн бұрын
Seems very unsafe on a motor way - has it at least got a protective shell like a SMART? Any airbags? Anything at all for safety?
@previouslyachimp2 ай бұрын
Can someone more technically minded please tell me why these little cars don't have rapid charging? I'm a big fan of the Silence SO4 L7e which is technically very similar to this, but it has a domestic socket charging time of 6-8 hours and I don't know what on a public charger. Is it drastically more expensive to have battery chemistry that can fast charge, or is it something else? What am I missing? If they could get these to charge in an hour that would be a game-changer. Thanks in advance.
@virgilioalfonso66152 ай бұрын
Its a good design, i love it.
@daveargent414320 күн бұрын
So you could have a spare battery in the boot, then its got a useful trick the others haven't got
@michaelarulanantham88332 ай бұрын
How is the ride over speed bumps? The experience in a Silence S04 was like a roller coaster and not in a good way.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
It was a bit bumpy, haha. But I'm used to driving the AMI which is similar, so it was fine for me
@e-scooterguy2 ай бұрын
16k is still a lot for this when you think the Dacia spring which is a small ev with four seats is coming out around that price, but it’s cheaper than the 20k micro are charging for the microlino. I think that grey plastic bar down the side ruins the look of this one a bit! Better if it colour matched the rest of the body but that’s just me. If these type of cars can get down to the 10k price bracket then they might be more of a viable option, I mean 10k or £100 a month lease would be quite attractive for city dwellers.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
The Dacia has really caused a headache for LOTS of EV manufacturers, and should hopefully bring down the price of the whole sector over time. I think you could almost reply to every EV review on KZbin now and say "but the Dacia Spring...", and that's exactly what we've needed for years now
@waki007727 күн бұрын
Can I drive it without driving license?
@lewismcnicholas26312 ай бұрын
Good to see more quadricycles coming to market - the problem is still the costs however as you can buy a two year old Nissan leaf with significantly more range, space, safety etc for under £10k so why would you opt for one of these types of vehicles - obviously if the depreciation is similar and they are less than £5k after two years then it makes sense
@jonevansauthor2 ай бұрын
I mean, you do know I can get an old double decker if I want, and that carries way more people than this! (exactly how all the people comparing this to four seater actual cars as opposed to quadricycles sound). You cannot compare chalk and cheese in a way that is useful. Two seats and short is a requirement for some of us. And new is a requirement for lots of people be it a Tesla, Dacia Spring or Land Rover. Which is good for the rest of us, because we overwhelmingly buy second hand. If you want the shorter range, and don't need swappable batteries you can take inside, the Smart is currently your best 2 seater EV. If you want a cheap 4 door EV, a second hand anything is likely to be better than the Dacia Spring at the price point it has, especially if your excited by a vehicle being bigger.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Yeah I totally agree with the sentiment here. My bike only has one seat, but it's still my weapon of choice most days in the city, because it gets me places in London quicker and cheaper than a car. If everybody bought a Minivan just in case they ever needed to take 8 passengers, then we'd be pretty screwed.
@iamWing0w02 ай бұрын
Looks pretty good for a city car but the running cost seems to be much higher than the Ami?
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
It's double the power and twice as fast, so uses more KW hours of electricity. If you drove it at Citroen Ami speeds it wouid probably match its economy, it'd be difficult to be that restrained though.
@iamWing0w02 ай бұрын
@@ziggarilloI don’t mean the cost of energy but the finance/lease cost. Consider it’d be around £150 for financing + insurance the ami
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@iamWing0w0 Yes, its double everything, price, power range. The insurance is about the same though.
@grahamcastle81892 ай бұрын
It's certainly the kind of car that should be encouraged for city driving but it's way too expensive when you can get a Dacia Spring for a few Bob more. If it were half the price I could see it being successful.
@JonathanMorris7772 ай бұрын
My work is 3 miles away. I try and cycle as often as I can, but a small, light, city car could be an ideal alternative. But not at this price. For such a small drive, the Ami makes more sense because of what it gets rid of to save money. For a long drive I want my climate control, cruise control, a big screen for SatNav and managing my music - but for 3 miles that takes about 5-6 minutes, no. Same for the school run and shopping trips.
@daviddunmore84152 ай бұрын
Can you buy an extra battery?
@grahamcastle81892 ай бұрын
The swappable battery is a great idea if you could take it into the house to charge.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
Good luck with carrying a 10kwh battery. It's swappable, but you need a trolley to move it.
@tivvy-xf4kz2 ай бұрын
That's a big no no and I would assume your house insurance company might have something to say about charging a largish ev battery in the house. Look at all the e bike fires that have happened and those batteries are small by comparison. If you did do it and it caused a fire I could see any insurance company not paying out.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@tivvy-xf4kz There is no insurance clause regarding batteries in UK house insurance.
@tivvy-xf4kz2 ай бұрын
@@ziggarillo Not yet but the advice for E bikes with removable batteries is to charge in a safe area. Ebikes are already on the insurance radar . So far I don't think there are any widely sold ev's with largish batteries . Personally I wouldn't charge in the house but if you have a concrete patio or garden building or even just a balcony then it would make sense to charge it outside the house given the damage that ebike batteries have caused. The fire service even recommend you don't charge them overnight. It's just common sense.
@1234tohwАй бұрын
This is a cool little thing, but I wonder who would buy it when you can get a used WV e-up/Skoda Citigo/Seat Mii for about the same price, which are actual proper cars, with actual usable range and features while still being tiny and really pleasant and fun to drive. Still, don't mind people having alternatives that don't pollute the air around me, so if someone wants to spend that much on this, you won't see me complaining.
@johnkellett77972 ай бұрын
One of those with 2 spare full batteries in boot? Nearly 300 miles :-)
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
I wonder how much heavier this would make it, that's the only consideration
@johnkellett77972 ай бұрын
@@Electroheads, less than a passenger?
@igormac882 ай бұрын
remebered me a lot about the first generations Smarts, but renewed
@simonbean12642 ай бұрын
You say on video weight is 440kg but on the link is says weight is 800kg which cannot be correct if its an L7e catagory.
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
@@simonbean1264 Yes, the L7e category does not include the weight of the batteries. They're quoting that instead of the total weight of vehicle plus battery.
@thestringquartetcompany2 ай бұрын
Is the car exterior plastic?
@stratosphericozone264512 күн бұрын
This is the kind of vehicle that should have generous subsidies to drive down the cost and in doing so it would help drive down the cost of all EVs both new and used. It is disappointing to see mini EVs that would be much more sustainable, take up less space and make cities safer, priced way too high to become popular. I think the best hope we could have for it is for it to become popular with car sharing.
@danielnicholas27862 ай бұрын
I have to imagine if it didn't have that puffer fish mouth on the front, it would get a ton more range thanks to improved aerodynamics. That said, I love it, I wish I could afford a 2nd car. Maybe one day
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
I can't unsee the pufferfish now
@RichardEricCollins2 ай бұрын
Be very careful buying anything that does not have a dealership network. I have an 18 month old silence S01 connected. Has had many faults and silence has failed to fix them. Have reported them to trading standards. The odometer displays the wrong milage. The battery has a fault that stops the BLE from working. The paint is coming of the rear wheel. Rust on front forks. Rust on the frame and stands. Very poor build quality and very poor dealer service. Shame as it's a great bike to ride. 😢
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Worth noting this does have a dealership network all across the UK thanks to the UK distributor also being a motorbike dealership
@jhonchan47702 ай бұрын
A smart for two might be a better alternative, Economically speaking.
@fastmamajama2 ай бұрын
kandi has one that goes 40mph and it is sold in the us.
@randomthingsstuff65912 ай бұрын
This car has like 2 years and only now its getting International? Dam
@AR-zr1om2 ай бұрын
The price is ridiculous, I thought this seemed really cool and I was expecting you to say £9-10k which would have been brilliant but when Dacia can make the spring for less this ends up looking like a complete rip off
@shawing2 ай бұрын
Adds to saved searches for cars to check used price of in 4 years 😉 Only buying it if I've levelled up and know someone called Jonty who says ya a lot by that point tho lol.
@Electroheads2 ай бұрын
Haha, glad to be of service
@francischiew70802 ай бұрын
16k pound ? nah i rather destroy the earth than my wallet for a novelty
@MaximilianvonPinneberg2 ай бұрын
Looks like a Twizy from Temu.
@relaxingpill75252 ай бұрын
Expensive golf cart
@StewartMidwinter2 ай бұрын
He sounds just like Jonathan pie!
@jacquelinebrunder2384Ай бұрын
A two year old Smart For Two EQ with under 10,000miles on the clock can be had for under £10k now and that has a range of 100 miles in Summer on 60 mph A roads and can easily reach 70mph and has an 80HP motor and is a far more solid piece of kit. The Smart For Four EQ is even cheaper for the same year and mileage so the Yo-yo can't compete against those.
@Markus-vp8pz2 ай бұрын
Sorry guys but i think as a city car its amazing, i been watching thesr small evs and waiting for them to be available in the UK. There is another im waiting for but not sure it will arrive to our shores and thats the Wuling mini ev, in China they sell for less than $5000 but of cause being the golden isle we wont see that price. Id certainly like to at least have a test drive or even test week with one of these yoyo and see how it would fare with my work as an Uber Eats delivery driver..
@seanweirdbeard2 ай бұрын
Way mo practical than the ami plus keenly priced. Encap Rating?
@ziggarillo2 ай бұрын
Its a Quadricycle, so no safety rating. It's double the price of an Ami, and the Dacia Spring is cheaper.