Voyah's Zhiyin with 600 mile range & 15 min charging to sell in 60 countries

[@electricviking]

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[@jasonatkins1467]

Quick! Name the range of ANY ICE vehicle...

[@LekkerDops]

For free?

[@haowu6749]

I own a Voyah Free since aug-2021, the very very first ones in the world, i had no problem and love it, Zhiyin is pronounced something like "G-in", it means soulmate

[@jorgekumagai2672]

EVs are getting better and better each day thanks to technology improvements.

[@frankcoffey]

They will, it reminds me of the early days of PCs when a year old PC just wasn't impressive anymore and the big brands were already out of date when new.

[@jsanders100]

You’re working so hard, thanks

[@hardi.howdy.983]

Hard work rewards. Good money spinner this.

[@zes7215]

wr

[@Guitar6ty]

China is now designing really excellent vehicles.

[@archiefleming652]

But are they MAKING excellent vehicles ???

[@FrankiePo89]

​@@archiefleming652 Uass sanctions said so.

[@pontiuspirate1925]

My niece bought an Atto 3 early this year. It’s been to the workshop more times than it’s been to her local shopping centre. They’re rubbish.

[@FrankiePo89]

@@pontiuspirate1925 Guess your niece wasn't in luck. My cousin got his for slightly over 2 years with no issue and save $110-$160 monthly. And browsing through reviews online, the conclusions was all good.

[@HereInPA_Hagen]

@@pontiuspirate1925 That's just one car. Doesn't mean they are all rubbish.

[@lifeliver9000]

Thanks Sam, you summaries the market saving me going through screeds of info each day. Really appreciate it. The amount of fossil owners I smack down in car debates around the BBQ is long, with your informed info. 👍

[@electricviking]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lifeliver9000]

@@electricviking still keen to hear about EV station wagons for us surfers - eg those Audis 😉 haha. All the best

[@lesmajoros333]

Definitely interested in this car. Really hope it comes to Australia. Already own a BYD Dolphin and reckon it is fantastic. But we would love to replace our second car (ICE) with a vehicle that can take our surfboards, push bikes and camper trailer all over the countryside. This car looks to tick all the boxes!

[@hardi.howdy.983]

That would be good. A car with good mileage that people can afford. If 600 mile CLTC range, take 70% of that to get to WLTP.

[@MrGMawson2438]

So many bloody good cars coming out its crazy

[@hardi.howdy.983]

Don't you wish you could drive 🤔

[@ctuna2011]

but you can't get them in the US. These different range standards are a nightmare.

[@MrGMawson2438]

@@hardi.howdy.983 Yes

[@zes7215]

wr

[@captives6479]

So many bloody good cars that bloody nobody can buy except the bloody Chinese.

[@nigelpage612]

Before recommending a car I would suggest that you check out the dealer network, how close they are to your home, what servicing and parts inventory they have. BYD currently has only about 36 dealers in the UK. The nearest to me is nearly 25 miles away. That may not seem much in Australian terms but in the UK most brands have far more dealers. MG have far more delaers and claim to have a high spare parts inventory.

[@ouethojlkjn]

That jaded old stealership model again. Do you get your iPhone serviced?

[@skywire5595]

Huge competition in China , more mileage , cheaper and better tech . good for consumer

[@billbarr7591]

This could end up in Europe with a Dacia or Renault badge as Renault are already selling a Dongfeng model as the Dacia Spring.

[@carlosorff]

Yes... Finally. Just make it affordable and reliable.

[@edwhite2255]

Specs are great. I wonder how the reliability and durability are?

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

I’d like Voyah to come to the UK. It’s currently available in certain European countries (the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Switzerland, etc).

[@martinwalker9234]

I don't get this obsession with range. For the 5 months I have owned by BYD Seal I have only done one journey 1000+km where I had to use public chargers. My daily use is exactly the same as the Honda Civic I had 10 years previous except I plug the car in whenever I get home....the battery rarely drops below 80% and is full at the start of each day. The 1000+km road trip I drove for 1.5 to 2 hours...about 100 to 150 kms then stopped at a charging station for a break and coffee...20 mins on a 50KWcharger is about 100 km so the battery SOC was over 90% when we were back on the road after the break. Same again 1.5 to 2 hours later arriving at our destination 500 kms from the start with a 60% battery....If my BYD Seal had an option for a bigger battery, I wouldn't want it...a realistic 480km range is fine (BYD claim 650km which is a bit optimistic). Here in Thailand there are chargers every where and the sat nav rarely indicated more than 40 km from the next one.

[@LittleBoobsLover]

480 of real range? hmm tests in english yt shows are showing more closely to 300-350 km

[@bigskygeneration4474]

Now if the rest of the world could hear your testimony. I'm with ya 100%. For some reason completely psychological everyone has been obsessing on 5% of the problem. Whereas your situation is the norm and that's what I am basing my EV. I had a standard range Ioniq 5 with 300 km which was a little light as we live out of town and a hilly area. About 400 km or 500 km is plenty. 500 gets us to Vancouver no problem through two mountain passes.

[@ISuperTed]

This is all well and good, but define ‘affordable’ outside China. It will be double the price or more in Europe and others. More importantly where will you be able to charge it at the speeds needed to fully charge in 10 or 15 minutes? All hype at the moment I’m afraid.

[@richardmatison3591]

I think there are nuances you just don’t see such as the software and GUI. What’s the after sales support in Australia?

[@reedkelly6145]

SAM! We all know Evs are improving, EV batteries are improving, any company can make a EV with whatever range they want. The REAL question is can they do it profitably? So is Voyah making a profit or a loss on this vehicle? If it is a loss, and the company can't fix that, what guarantee is there that the company will be around in future years? Do you want to buy a EV and then a few years later find out the company went bust. NO. Profitability is enormously important, and to my knowledge Tesla is the ONLY company making pure EVs, profitably. BYD makes money, but that is from hybrids. So quality of vehicle needs to be good, range needs to be good, and company health needs to be good. If any one of these is unknown, then buy at your own risk.

[@lifeliver9000]

If you take into consideration the flux the market is in, fossil car manufactures aren’t making profits either. It’s a time of shake up in the industry. Who can make the best cars at the best price and hold on the longest will win big time. Dominating the world with a huge payday. Fossil car manufacturers don’t make a profit for many years when starting up which investors know when they buy in no different from EV companies. There are many cars out there whose manufacture isn’t around anymore. Not sure the issue maybe you are thinking warranty. So safer to buy a EV that has less moving parts and low maintenance rather than Nissan, Mitzi etc who could go bust leaving you with a high maintenance vehicle

[@ciybersal3499]

Voyah is owned by DFSK, Chinese state owned, no chance of going bust.

[@pieter85]

They have a life line thx to the CCP.

[@paulb1951]

@@ciybersal3499good enough reason not to buy if CCP are involved!

[@lifeliver9000]

@@pieter85 which is fantastic for EV advancement. They can really push the barriers which is a win for the Consumer

[@uaeindi]

Please cover Tata Curvv Launch in India at very attractive prices

[@viking1au]

Inside not too flash... A bit dowdy.Do not like the external motorised door handles.

[@daviddunmore8415]

Will it be coming to the UK?

[@andders2477]

We could buy the Voyah Free but it costed 88 k$, then they reduced the price by 1/3 and now they say they are sold out. Does not seem like a compagny that has any stategy.

[@HereInPA_Hagen]

Sam, you said if you ere in a country where you could import this car directly… But who would service it? I can’t believe Voyah would have service centers in 60 countries.

[@ouethojlkjn]

Electric electric car seldom needs servicing. Tesla don’t even have a service schedule.

[@HereInPA_Hagen]

@@ouethojlkjn Absolutely. But if you have a defect or some part failure, do you want to wait for a part to ship from China?

[@ouethojlkjn]

@@HereInPA_Hagen Well as the majority of any car is made in China, the situation is the same. A colleague of mine had a Diesel 2023 Mercedes and the touch screen failed - he had to wait nearly two months for a replacement (which also failed). Luckily the car was under warranty and they had to supply a courtesy car.

[@chrvids5846]

For these Chinese brands, how many service centers are available for repair in Australia?

[@annabel5200]

Will any of these new EVs have built in V2H/V2G capability?

[@glidermike1]

How much it cost in China Sam?

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Wow this is amazing,Game over for Tesla!

[@OKFrax-ys2op]

😂I😂😂😂

[@GaryBeilby]

I'm a bit worried about your right eye Sam. Have you had it checked? Great video BTW (Of course)

[@mariebaxter473]

Im with you , Sam always looked a bit tired after the log on the head issue a while back.

[@electricviking]

Yes, thanks

[@archiefleming652]

How many 450 kwh chargers anywhere in the world, are they just in vehicle research labs

[@ouethojlkjn]

There are loads of them in China.

[@kapilsharmaonlycars]

What about durability

[@mondaycinema]

900 km cltc=700 km wltp=450km real world highway driving range😊

[@RobertCrickmore]

Where are these cars being charged in all these countries?

[@jasoncarmichael4540]

Mostly at home , or fast charging networks,

[@MrGMawson2438]

Cheers mate

[@hardi.howdy.983]

A very fine and eloquent comment on every video. Articulated and in-depth analysis, coherent, arguments finely tuned and cogently presented. You have really worked hard at that! 😁

[@MrGMawson2438]

@@hardi.howdy.983 I do my best lol ?

[@ДмитрийАндрианов-й4ы]

The Chinese have gone far ahead in developing batteries, and this is the main thing in EV. Nothing can save the Western auto industry. Unless they cancel the green agenda))

[@lvmusicman555]

Canada will cancel the green agenda next year when we have a new prime minister,no more government EV rebates or incentives ,new road tax for EV'S,end of ICE mandates .Back to common sense

[@lvmusicman555]

Canada will cancel the green agenda next year when we have a new prime minister, no more government rebates or incentives,a new road tax for EV'S,no more ICE car mandates.A return to common sense

[@zes7215]

wrr

[@aantonic]

BMW and MB are already starting to develop ICE cars again, slowly abandoning EVs

[@martinsalmeida321]

A two plus ton electric car with 600 mile range, probably very optimistic and driving in town, which by the way one should prefer public transportation for environment reasons, being safer, less stressful and many times faster than driving a car, especially a two-ton car, mostly for a eighty kilo person. Where is the rationale here? In town, when I want or need to drive, I use a 130 kg scooter not a two ton car.

[@margarita8442]

can I plug in a wok to cook a stir fry ?

[@FrankiePo89]

Most probably yes

[@ChicagoBob123]

When it's reviewed by a pace not in China and who does the warranty

[@geoffgleeson6644]

Does Sam work for the ICE industry? I ask because this collection and bombardment of “game changer”videos really only serves to make people postpone the purchase of an EV. All I hear is… the cars are getting better AND cheaper… so let’s all wait until tomorrow, or next month, or next year!

[@jlamm2223443]

no nmc!!!!

[@Bemx2k]

For real life 900km range EV of size Volvo EX30 needs 150kWh battery :) people start educating yourself

[@ouethojlkjn]

It’s not the size of the battery it’s the efficiency of the vehicle.

[@straightup1234]

These Chinese cars are not cheap , byd seal £45696 in uk 😢😢😢😢

[@tibsyy895]

Chinese really need some branding and new, Western sounding names :)

[@hiram1923]

Why? Doesn't "Zeeeeekr" or "Xpeng" sound really cool? ;)

[@kamsunleong6648]

What's in a name. A rose by other name would smell as sweet. Chinese do have some really cool names. Ora funky Cat or Zeekr 001 or Avatr 11 or Leopard 5

[@lesmajoros333]

Nah. I would proudly show off the original branding as it will mess with EV haters’ heads.

[@apple1231230]

i wish people would stop talking about range for EV's think about it, no really please, think about it when was the last time YOU drove over 400 miles without stopping. Let alone 600 miles. guys WHO CARES. 95% of drivers drive less than 100 miles a day. 99% of driver drive less than 200 miles a day. How many days of the year on average do you road trip? is having a battery (the most expensive and environmentally damaging part of an EV) that can go 500 instead of 400 miles a big game changer? how often will you use that extra 20% of battery? maybe once a year? 300 miles is solid and would suffice for nearly all roadtrips minus literally new york to LA, at which point it adds 20% of time to the trip, oh no! 400 should cover literally every situation imaginable in the USA. stop complaining about dumb sht. theres a reason tesla averages around 300 mile batteries.... thats all you need almost 100% of the time

[@andrew7455]

900 Chinese kilometers is about 600 real-world kilometers.

[@TalzBlaze]

You mean Tesla model Y Kilo Meters Teslas which are Expensive Garbage builds.

[@RonnyJakobsson]

Or about 400 real world kilometers in Swedish vinter. Witch is pretty awesome.

[@copaloadofthis]

Would be interesting to see how the Chinese actually arrive at these crazy figures…

[@ДмитрийАндрианов-й4ы]

Did you really think that the German 600 km from Audi are real numbers?😆😆

[@holycreation]

@@ДмитрийАндрианов-й4ы😅he did

[@mikudik]

I hear only China, china, china from this channel. Most of the cars are not even available in EU. No sale, nor import, only webpage saing how the car is good. Then I see on The China Show channel, that half of them are up in flames every day. I am wondering who is telling the truth.

[@ck_alwaysgrateful]

He is paid for Chinese propaganda

[@MrGMawson2438]

Hello mate

[@sun-man]

Completely unknown brand from a country that is infamous for poor quality. Nothing can go wrong I tell you!

[@victorrussell6284]

Do you mean the country that has manufactured Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen cars for several years?

[@kamsunleong6648]

European Car makers are making big investments in China. They know where's the latest innovations are happening. China is miles ahead of anyone else in the ev industry. Which is why EU and US had to impose upto 100% tariffs as protection. You don't need protection if your own products are better than the cheaper imports.

[@sun-man]

@@kamsunleong6648 Maybe. I speak from 30 years experience buying Chinese goods.

[@jatwangismyname900]

You should update yourself

[@zhengzeng1515]

You know nothing I tell you😂

[@pieter85]

Get your facts right dude... Again & again you get it wrong. 600miles aint nowhere near 900km. 901 km CLTC => +- 720-750 km WLTP. CLTC is a low speed test cycle btw. The Audi A6 has a 754km WLTP(TEL) range with a 100kWh pack (95 net). The Zhiyin is a SUV, so I doubt it has a 0,21x CW like the audi... ... that Voyage is an ugly car btw. I'm willing to pay a lot extra for that audi.

[@kamsunleong6648]

Ugly? Only in the eyes of the beholder.

[@gangleweed]

And of course they will never come to Australia as we drive on the left side of the road and these cars are all left-hand drive.......sigh, one more for the Wishlist that will never happen.........anyway I would NEVER park an EV in my garage or driveway or anywhere near my house, not withe volume of battery fires that are now so commonplace.

[@FrankiePo89]

If you have been following Sam, you should know that those fires rarely happen from a pure EV.

[@gangleweed]

@@FrankiePo89 So you say but the statistics are real and the risk of a catastrophic house fire is not one to be sniffed at.......and the insurance companies will not pay out on a hose free caused by an EV.

[@FrankiePo89]

@@gangleweed Sam said it. It rarely happen. Those fires on the internet are mainly hybrids reported as EVs, which are not pure EVs.

[@squishedfrog99-gp4qq]

It finally happened. A Mercedes EV parked for 3 days and not charging in a car park under an apartment complex explodes, putting 20 in hospital, dozens homeless, and 100 cars ruined. When will you people wake up? What is it going to take?

[@FrankiePo89]

That's a first in how many millions sold?

[@RoyBoy2019]

Relevant story thanks, missing context though. How many car parks have ICE vehicles lit up? How many hospitalized from ICE induced smog or ICE fireballs? Stored energy has risks, batteries already safer than gasoline; point taken they should improve and are.

[@aminumahmood5044]

This time is similar to when pressurized aircrafts was made for the first time. It exploded but now here we are.

[@aantonic]

@@RoyBoy2019 how many ICE cars are on the road and ow many EVS?

[@RoyBoy2019]

@@aantonic Depends on the region u care about, but the best stats I am aware take fleet size into account & calculate incidence based on cars sold in the USA. Concludes PHEV are the most likely to combust (PHEV 3474 vs gas 1530 vs BEV 25, per 100k sold. source: autoinsuranceez) taking a holistic view based on claims data (not selective anecdotal data). As BEV cars age and are damaged we can expect it to trend up; but hard to figure it'll grow two orders of magnitude to be worse than gas. Especially as LFP batteries become more common & are more stable than NMC. There will be more poor quality companies / batteries to come, but they are no more reflective of BEV's than the Ford Pinto was of ICE re: car safety.

[@lvmusicman555]

What a load of crap from this guy telling people to buy a car he has never even driven,hell he doesn't even get invited to any of the new car release shows ,has no auto experience ,not an automotive engineer or tech engineer or even a auto sales person,has no inside information.He carries no credibility period.All he does is spew you tube news that anyone can find

[@hardi.howdy.983]

He is good at reading such news, and spicing it up, without doing any hands-on car reviews. Good money spinner this 😁

[@lifeliver9000]

What a clown, would you buy a car without driving it? Thought not. He is saying consider it. You do the test drive. So only engineers (who I wouldn’t trust with a glass of water) are the only people who can discuss cars? Back under your bridge ICE troll

[@Mixos_place]

I dont mind him tell us about new cars, but I would never take his opinion if the car is good or not.Anyway whats the chances of this brand will be around in 5 years time?

[@lifeliver9000]

@@Mixos_place I’d suggest to use advice as guides always do your own research. Even the most expert and educated on a topic get it wrong. Everyone gets things wrong. Always research. Sam is great at keeping his audience upto date with the industry and its movers and shakers. He my go to for EV industry summaries

[@Mixos_place]

@@lifeliver9000 The issue I have is he complains about MSN and he just does the same. Have you ever heard him complain about about an electric car he reviews. Just go back to the junket he had to china, all the cars fantastic, didnt hear one issue he might have with the car.He just isnt a fair/honest reviewer in my opinion.There is no perfect car out there.