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The Weltmeister (translation: World Champion) EX5-Z was the best-selling A-class electric SUV in China last year, not bad from a nearly new car company. It offers solid design, and an attractive range and price, plus a couple of quirky features - voice activated boot anyone? The fact that Weltmeister has made this much progress in a few short years begs the question: have legacy car companies already lost the EV battle?
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction to Weltmeister
1:12 Interior Design of the EX5-Z
2:40 Rear Seating
3:10 Cost & Battery
3:29 Driving Modes
4:04 Charging with Weltmeister
5:01 Exterior Design of the EX5-Z
5:38 Boot / Trunk space
6:13 Driving on Twisty Mountain Roads
7:23 Summary - Should Legacy Carmakers be concerned?
7:54 If you liked this, then you will love these
8:27 Subscribe & Support
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LIKE if you could see yourself in a Chinese EV if it was sold in your country & SHARE if you want legacy automakers to move faster. Full description below... The Weltmeister (translation: World Champion) EX5-Z was the best-selling A-class electric SUV in China last year, not bad from a nearly new car company. It offers solid design, and an attractive range and price, plus a couple of quirky features - voice activated boot anyone? The fact that Weltmeister has made this much progress in a few short years begs the question: have legacy car companies already lost the EV battle? Fully Charged is 100% independent thanks to KZbin Memberships (join above) and Patreons (join via www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow). Online news, views & reviews: FullyCharged.Show LIVE exhibitions in USA, UK & Europe: FullyCharged.Show/events Twitter: twitter.com/fullychargedshw Instagram: instagram.com/fullychargedshow *Timestamps* 0:00 Introduction to Weltmeister 1:12 Interior Design of the EX5-Z 2:40 Rear Seating 3:10 Cost & Battery 3:29 Driving Modes 4:04 Charging with Weltmeister 5:01 Exterior Design of the EX5-Z 5:38 Boot / Trunk space 6:13 Driving on Twisty Mountain Roads 7:23 Summary - Should Legacy Carmakers be concerned? 7:54 If you liked this, then you will love these 8:27 Subscribe & Support

[@nomoreheroes93]

I know Fully Charged has commented on its coverage of China before, but the fact you're promoting vehicles from state-owned firms (or at least with batteries from state-owned firms), the same state that has millions of Uighur Muslims in concentration camps, is pretty disgusting. Never mind the additional argument that it will harm UK manufacturing and cost us 200k+ jobs if domestic firms lose sales to the Chinese in the UK. We actively don't want their vehicles here.

[@nc3826]

Legacy automakers??? If you do not count Geely/Volvo (Polestar) in your definition? Then it just means any maker of ICEVs (that are not, making enough BEVs on BEV only platforms), I guess? But PSA and Hyundai, seem to make some pretty good BEVs on flexible platforms, don't they? So pls stop using "dog whistle" politics that every non-BEV only automaker is Evil and has to be denounced for it, as if we were back in the French Revolution. BTW, love the EV reviews, but the standard SM "red meat" political commentary for the SM BEV only zealots... It's a sad distraction, from this insightful review. Keep up the good work....

[@Chimel31]

@fullychargedshow You should not ask people to like the video only "if something". We like the video because we like it, not because we want to buy a Chinese SUV or something. That's not how KZbin works. The number of likes is in no way representative of the number of people who would buy a Chinese SUV.

[@nc3826]

​A N, thx... since we all heard that BS meaningless conspiracy mindset meme, millions of times, that just proves my point... receive

[@nc3826]

For all the China haters pretending they we could turn back the clock to mercantilism, when UK could dictate trade terms to the world... good luck with that... FWIW, China has the power now, so don't buy their products if can not deal with it... But I guess most of the China haters, have a house full of chinese products anyway :)

[@jwickerszh]

For future episodes: - how's the interior build quality and materials? - their infotainment UI looks very funky, could have shown a bit of it - a few seconds to show the interior of the trunk and mention if the seats recline - drive modes: how's the one pedal driving / regen settings - could note they have another model EX6 which is a little bigger - you have the XPeng G3, how does that one compare ?

[@mgammeren]

All of this!

[@f0t0b0y]

Did you hack his bosses email?

[@Lopx90]

I don't think this is their style

[@adampetery2965]

also if he talks about a feature ( voice command trunk) show "how and if" it works

[@pbyfr]

Has anybody outside of Nissan a real one pedal driving? In all tests, at best I have heard: nearly one pedal driving... But never one pedal driving with full stop. It will be awkward for me to use again the break pedal on normal occasion on an EV.

[@Mobile_Dom]

I like how giddy Elliot is when he gets to say "and this, is Fully Charged" he's excited to be here, even if he hasn't 100% found his footing yet.

[@toonnaobi-okoye2949]

He literally couldn't find his footing with that intro, kept swinging back and forth from one foot to another, telltale sign of public speaking anxiety, I know it too well. Hopefully he gets better over time.

[@shonunezekiel]

I think he is doing really well already - his reports from China are fascinating, but also infuriating that the rest of the world can't sell cars at the same £/$/€ per mile/km... I actually appreciate his slightly geeky/awkward style... but each to their own, I guess :-) ... and agree with Domenico about his excitement - v cute!

[@benjaminwalker3972]

Because he knows he can never replace the one&only. "Car pervert" 😁

[@shemmo]

Chinese are serious with EV and so many brands presented i never heard of

[@jay-uo2bi]

Yeah, it's amazing how many brands and models actually exist. So sad they aren't exported more.

[@raywelshman]

Also the Chinese are serious about infecting a large part of the world with a virus, why support the CCP they have been trying to kill us since the start of this year, are you all so blind?

[@dot7107]

@@raywelshman Well said👍

[@Ceaseless_Watcher]

@@raywelshman You do realise that by that logic no-one else in the world would buy anything British? We exported smallpox like it was tea. Unless you are claiming this was deliberate. In which case I bid you and your tinfoil hat good day.

[@lafayetteporter6044]

But how many are coming to the USA?

[@MDF4072]

Wish that all manufacturers will make a basic EV, with 300km plus range and Aircon (no fancy functions) so that an average family can convert to electric.

[@cloudstorage9928]

Don't worry, it will come in the next 2 or 3 years. A huge number of battery factories are currently scaling or are being built. As output increases, prices will fall dramatically.

[@edc1569]

isn't that what the Zoe is?

[@JT-xq2hv]

In the US the Chevy Bolt has a 250 mile range and can be found for $25,000 brand new. In my state that is $21,000 after the state tax break. Unfortunately people here don't give a shit about climate change nor the environment so its all SUVs and a car like the Bolt doesn't sell well.

[@omaralkayal7598]

@@JT-xq2hv Well then, make an electric SUV !

[@MASKNIK]

Great show. Only complain is that i wish more footage of interior, details so we can compare with regular old cars. I dont se space for front legs, dont se small storage places for stuff in cabin.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I mean the drivers really tall, so the space is onbiously fine.

Taking stuff from the dump? Dude you need to negotiate a pay rise.

[@LAZARUSL0NG]

✊🏼Recycle!

[@pottacoola]

i was about to comment on this lol, why would you buy a new car to take stuff from the bump and why would anyone take stuff from the dump shouldnt it be the other way around?

[@wobby1516]

Potta Coola You didn’t read his last post, DID YOU. he use to be an up cycle’r. 😏🤪😂

[@2nd3rd1st]

That swivel-screen feature blew my mind, never even thought of that.

[@321tryagain]

Non-tactile buttons are a nightmare in a car. I hate them. They would be an instant do-not-buy for me

[@logicalChimp]

@@AugustusDay Yeah - it's strange how a non-tactile touchscreen doesn't seem too bad, but a non-tactile capacitive button is annoying, despite them being the same thing (minus the background visuals - and the buttons usually have a logo etc)... and I mean this seriously (despite it sounding slightly sarcastic) - it's a big negative for the ID.3 for me too

[@JT-xq2hv]

Fair point Just make sure your next car is a PHEV or BEV.

[@billybilly7100]

Very true. I reckon EU (at least) may make a ruling against non-tactile buttons for "basic functions"in the near future

[@dscorgie1]

How about making it mandatory to have the speedo in the eye line of the driver? My Mini drives me mental when the fuel tank is near empty, as the digital speedo right in front of me keeps reverting to the warning light, and the main speedo is in the middle... Or making it mandatory for the screen on mobile phones to lock upon connection to the car? One moron this morning who sat in the middle of a junction waiting to turn right, texting long after the lights had changed and unaware that he was blocking the junction. Then shouted at me for beeping the horn.

[@richardwhitehouse8762]

Thanks for this, Elliot. Seems like 5 years for ev development in China is what 25 years was in Japan in the 80s. The mind boggles what will be available in another 5 years. Can't wait.

[@seb.]

7:53 who decided it was a good idea to show those thumbnails over his voice? Feels like the end of the video already.

[@MaxMustermann-sm4qu]

I also stopped the video at that time. Very bad idea (or maybe mistake?).

[@stepheng8779]

@@MaxMustermann-sm4qu you obviously didn't

[@marc0523]

I started to scrolls down to comments when this happened, realised he hadn't stopped talking, and scrolled back up for the lovely view of China.

[@x3merx3mer]

So we never saw the whole interior, we never properly saw the boot space, we don't know the boot capacity, we don't know 0-60.... only two quick shots of the front what an insightful review -.- but hey, we got a ton of drone footage of the trees, thats gotta count

[@davewilliams6172]

here's an idea....you go get a film crew, approach a manufacturer and make your own World Leading high class auto show STFU

[@x3merx3mer]

@@davewilliams6172 well.. thats a fine idea, but if I do it, I better do it right or videos would suck and comments wouldn't be a joy to read.

[@aussie2uGA]

Marketing. When you're scared that the product might not stand on it's own, you sell the atmosphere and lifestyle...

[@SpankeyMcCheeks]

HOLY SHIT THAT SWIVELING SCREEN IS SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS WANTED IN AN EV. Portrait mode for general ease of use while driving and controlling the cars functions and landscape mode for entertainment, KZbin and Netflix etc.

[@swedenevguru8483]

Please begin to show prices before subsides for all countrys have different systems here. All videos i seen so far are prices after subsides have been added from China. 33 000 Euros before Subsides is still affordable in my mind that price a German KZbinr got from Weltmeister on this car

[@jay-uo2bi]

Yes I agree however, I believe that some brands may only give the subsidized price in China. I'm not sure.

[@mattpalmer6071]

Dude that's so much more research for them though for all the different countries

[@swedenevguru8483]

@@mattpalmer6071 Cant be much research to ask the brand for price without subsides. But i seen alot of channels that show the price after for it gives more clicks for it looks alot cheaper then the actually price on the car. Then people get dissapointed when the se correct prices in Europe. Xpeng G3 price in Norway are a perfect example on this and they dont even ad Vat on there Evs.

[@davewilliams6172]

@@swedenevguru8483 How about doing a litlle research for yourself.

[@swedenevguru8483]

@@davewilliams6172 Thats what i did and i dont like channels that claim alot lower price to get more views on there videos. Clickbait move but almost all do it today

[@ColinRichardson]

He really has a thing for not showing boot spaces? Again, just a bad angle to show a boot.

[@petermcinnes6987]

Someone needs to ship him some banana boxes ;)

[@aaronbradford9172]

@@petermcinnes6987 😂

[@prateekbhatt25]

Its 488 Litres

[@ColinRichardson]

@@prateekbhatt25 that is but a volume, you could get that with 1x1x488 ? Which would not be a very useful shape. Even saying dimensions is not always helpful. You need to see how the space is being used.

[@kin9225]

Agreed, guess he was his own cameraman and director at the same time? But his general lack of attention to detail is somewhat annoying! Surely taking a camera and showing the interior and boot space close up would not take too much time, and he also said that he had the car for two days, and didn't even bother to mention average power consumption, he also said the car felt fast but didn't quote manufacturers's performance figures?

[@ovi9610]

Great video in all aspects and very interesting comments. Congratulations for improving this channel and getting better and better everyday.

[@Yahgiggle]

wish they showed more of the car, seats, boot space, etc

[@jb5music]

It's like.. the Johnny Carson show. You don't want to see the desk, couch.... Car? You wanna see Johnny talking. woo woo. (aplause, aplause)

[@surya_dnb]

Who doesn't like some good bonging in their car?

[@dwc1964]

just don't spill the water!

[@unreliablenarrator6649]

In Shanghai, if you have to take a hit every time an e-scooter, bike or crazy driver comes close to your car, you may lose your mind.

[@maximilianholland]

Can we have accurate facts please? This was nowhere near the best selling EV in China in 2019, and is not even the best selling compact SUV, unless you want to define that category in a deliberately distorted way. The 2019 best seller title went to the BAIC EU-series, selling 110,000 units. (in 2020 it's the Tesla Model 3 with around 60,000 units to end of July). In 2019 this Weltmeister EX5 sold no more than 15,000 or 16,000 units (at most) . In 2020 it has averaged around 1300 per month and gradually improving. In 2019 the MG ZS EV sold - 17,179 units. The MG ZS is very slightly shorter - but is still a compact SUV with greater sales than this one. How on earth are you guys defining A-class SUV? 2020 might be the year when the Weltmeister EX5 overtakes the MG ZS in China sales (though not in global sales)... but we won't know till the end of the year.

[@elctrica7826]

I think he meant luxury EV.

[@andymcvean9631]

....great review, beautifully shot....

[@3000Robbo]

Very good review thank you

[@ElectricDriveAfrica]

Excellent. Finally we get to see alot of awesome reviews of hot new EVs in the hot Chinese Market. Thank you

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I always find it fascinating looking at the comments section in a video about a chinese car, because the amount of negative comments is astonishing, not even just I hate china, just weird things like because he didn't show cup holders there mustn't be any because Chinese people don't drink I guess. Or there is obviously not going to be good leg room seen as they didn't show it, yeah seriously in this thing, someone is asking if the leg room will be alright 🤦‍♂️ If this was a Tesla you know all of these comment wouldn't exist.

[@emiliojavier8268]

Tesla wouldn't have those things and people still love them, but when it's a Chinese car they always try to say something negative about it

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@emiliojavier8268 very true

[@surdeanuviorel1729]

very nice , keep up the good work and inform us with the new things from China .

[@JeanPierreWhite]

I'm really digging these China EV episodes. It is very enlightening how quickly the EV startups are disrupting in China.

[@FortniteTOM]

Great job Elliot we love your spirit. keep it up

[@dalroth10]

You make a very good and important point Elliot when you ask what the mainstream legacy manufacturers are doing - or not doing to be more precise. And more importantly ........ for the price!!! I think many people would be quite willing to accept what some reviewers consider "lower grade, hard, scratchy plastics in the cabin" if they're saving thousands of £'s.

[@CabrilloTV]

A very gentle review of a car and maker that I have never heard of. The price point reminds me of Lara Nd Skoda when they came to the U.K. . What was not said was the volume they have sold at, and if they have intentions of working the export market . Did not get weather it was 2 or 4 wheel drive. Overall I enjoyed the review from the east, thanks.

[@eltzrothm1]

4:17 I'm American, but even I know that 520km is NOT 400 miles lol. Also I'm gonna be nice and recognize that this wasn't really meant to be a full review, more a statement to legacy car makers that they should speed up.

[@LaurenceRoach]

Very good presentation - It has the key to international success -because it conforms to " The mind can only absorb what the bum can endure" Thanks

[@AmerBoyo]

Nice vid, you raise some good points about the legacy automakers and how slow they are in bringing good new electric models to market, can only imagine its greed or all-out corruption. Sad state of affairs really.

[@lancpudn]

Some of the western legacy auto makers are going to be toast, They cant come within a country mile of these prices. They've left it way too late to change from ICE to BEV, Every man & his dog could have told you that this day was coming five years ago at least. Thank you Elliot, I love these Chinese BEV reviews, the specs & price of these BEV's are astonishing.

[@fooflyz]

It happens in tech all the time. Smaller companies are more agile and can out manoeuvre large established companies. These large corps will then buy the smaller companies and absorb the brands and any created tech.

[@robertburn8705]

Western companies don't use slaves

[@Ryzomadman]

People in europe and britian are snobs badge envy plus lets not kid ourselfs what about safety of the vehice does it come up to european safety standards all this could be a deal breaker

[@ChrisBWelch]

Wow! This IS incredible. A company that's just two years old having a tech rich and well designed family car, it really does make me wonder what VW and Audi are doing! It's not that bad looking either. Have to say that I'd like to see you drive around Shanghai in these cars as well as the country roads for a comparison. Another great video though FC team!

[@JasonC683]

good review! - please offer comparison with other EVs though to say what you like about each one.

[@slartybartfarst9737]

Fully Charged you have done it again. Ive worked in big auto all over the world for 35years and pride myself on knowing the lay of the land. Spotted Tesla up and coming 10 years ago so clearly done well on the shares front, thank you Elon! Ive always said its China you need to look at for the future of vehicles, just so happens they will be EVs. WELTMEISTER! well ive obviously taken my eye off the ball, I never of guessed. Elliots reviews are really good, and content that is news is so interesting plus a charged from the endless Tesla rehash...... Im a Tesla driver its does my noggin in!

[@vadimwillhammer]

nobody seems to talk about the road safety of these Chinese cars - especially how they manage impact. has anyone crash tested these new cars? the Chinese market is more forgiving on such aspects, but the European one is not.

[@jay-uo2bi]

This is absolutely true however. I wonder what the real cost of making the vehicles safe enough for Euro NCAP standards. Surely it couldn't be too much, but who knows.

[@XerxesGustav]

​@@jay-uo2bi Are you joking ? Years of research, design, testing , expensive crash testing facilities etc. It really doesnt come for free

[@christionson24]

I absolutely LOVE the footage of the "green" China-landscape. We lived in SHA for a year but never managed to see such villages..

[@camlegs2423]

Such a refreshing change to listen to an EV review not banging on as a Tesla challenge. But pointing the finger at the legacy car producer's who cant ween themselves off diesel and other oil products. I enjoyed the review and learned how far China is pushing EV's.

[@garethedwards2883]

A very well made point about the legacy car makers 👌

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

What?! AC chargeport at the rear left DC chargeport at the front Then what is on the rear right side? 05:05

[@matthenley7641]

Yes, I came here to see if that had been answered aswell. The fuel filler cap on the right rear, why is that there? Did they just pinch the panels from a petrol car maybe? 🤷‍♂️

[@Markle2k]

Simplified construction for Hong Kong and other RHD markets?

[@matthenley7641]

@@Markle2k but the charging panel was on the other side in the bumper, not up on the side panel 🤷‍♂️

[@Markle2k]

@@matthenley7641 I'm sorry I didn't notice it, I was just going on the text description here. Ordinarily, I would suggest looking up the owner's manual online, but it might be a bit difficult to find on a Chinese language website if you don't read Chinese.

[@matthenley7641]

@@Markle2k oh but just imagine the joys Google translate would have with that manual 😆

[@koltpl]

It's so cool to see chinese ev car market! More please!

[@Gareth_Mayers]

This new guy learning fast, he seems much more comfortable in front the camera now, and he's getting more interesting. I like that, watching people progress it's hot.

[@davewilliams6172]

Thanks for another great episode Elliot. There appear to be a lot of ICE fanboys lurking at the moment, probably slagging off anything from China as they are worried that their beloved Legacy manufacturers won't be able to keep up in a few years. It is true that China has a little way to go to find their own style and to improve safety, but come on...look how far they have come in just a few years. Legacy manufacturers have been complacent, expecting the sheople to blindly follow them down the ICE V8 route or changing a couple of panels and calling it a new model. I for one am glad to see China doing so well with EV's...time is runnig out for ICE!

[@tommihommi1]

>69 kWh nice.

[@robertmotsch7535]

First ear candy - now eye candy. How nice! And a good car report, too!

[@Miata822]

Seems cool, a bit of a throwback design. I haven't had lots of bonging in a car since the late '70s.

[@asycatalinmihai5563]

very nice car, i would like to know more details, like in more numbers and wend you make deferential between cars as size and comfort should be with cars that everyone know not only brands from China, overall fabulous video, great information , thanks a lot

[@stepheng8779]

Same comment as always, I'd have one if I could get one and at those prices. Enjoying seeing these cars over there but hurry up and send some this way 👍😄

[@petergrabowski424]

I would be very interested if you discussed driver assist features in future videos! Cheers

[@jameslewis2635]

It's all well and good you guys showing us these Chinese brands to show us how they are getting things done, but we can't buy them at any dealership that I know about. Can you get your own one imported? If so, how?

[@Markle2k]

This isn't a buyer's guide channel. This is a channel that gives you information on the state of EVs and renewable energy tech worldwide.

[@2nd3rd1st]

6:22 Wow, he still looks really awake and fit for driving for two days xD

[@jbmaru]

The conclusion of this episode echoes Top Gear's on cars in China, which I have been frequently reminded of when watching this show...

[@gorgydan]

I really like this guy. Plus he’s tall like me so it’s easy to see if the vehicle is comphy for tall people. Can’t wait to see if he does the Kandi vehicles.

[@ukrainekyiv7719]

He could be just slim and not tall.

[@TheMrFunktastic2]

I mean, he's a bit awkward as a reviewer. But I think he's progressing. He just needs to find his own style

[@SWR112]

Homero Alvarez Considering he is new to doing reviews he’s doing really well, improving clip by clip. He’s in China and getting his hands on Cars we have never heard of and painting what the EV landscape is and how fast it is building he’s an absolute gem. Still watch Jonny on his channel but he would be the first role you when he started he looked awkward, he’s now got his own easy going style but it took him a while to find it.

[@Gdpud]

Wow, those car-park wheel-stop rails look amazing , would love to have them in a local uk car-park! They are just begging for grindin & boardslides!! :D....just had to say...

[@adnanjusic4890]

awesome car! good looking, very good specs.. if only its available for that price in balkans,. i whold buy one..

[@Robvdh87]

@5:30 Just wondering what the 'fillercap' on the right rear is for?

[@mgh62000]

Weird comment, but this is what I was thinking: That's a really nice parking lot (0:25)

[@sroberts605]

why?

[@messiermitchell4901]

I still think it's a shame that these cars aren't available in the wider market already. These might give a kick to local companies to electrify sooner.

[@Roamor1]

Very informative, thank you. But what an enormous car...

[@JohnSmith-gb3fr]

Nice drone work

[@PinheiroJony]

The charger on the back is in an unusual place, but it actually makes more sense

[@stuartwilson2112]

Was excited to see another EV from China What we got was some nice shots of the Chinese country side and not a lot of detail of the car !!!!! Is this coming to Europe or US markets or are we spending time dreaming of things that we will never see or hope to drive more competition in the ev market is the key to driveing prices down and choices up ???????!!!!!!!!

[@XerxesGustav]

There's a reason they have built all that stuff so fast. Yes, things move faster i China but they also cut a lot of corners. How is safety with these cars ? Reliability ? Parts availability ? Second hand value ? Almost all of the Chinese cars that I have ridden in had a long way to go before reaching anywhere close to a japanese or european car in comfort and sophistication. The sound when you close the door for example, how much road noise is getting in to the cabin, the feel of pushing a button, interface design, all these small details that makes a car a compelling package.

[@dwc1964]

A couple times the phrase "begs the question" was used when what was really meant was "raises/prompts the question". Begging the question is something entirely different.

[@Markle2k]

Considering that the English phrase is a bad mistranslation (from Latin) of a bad mistranslation (from Greek), he can certainly go with the literal English vernacular meaning.

[@MaxMustermann-sm4qu]

Very sympathetic presenter and enjoyable speaking, would like to see more from you. But ... as mentioned in other comments, not really a good car review. Have a look at other scripts to improve - tell the information people wants and show the topic you are talking about in frame.

[@logicalChimp]

True - but FC is less about 'proper' car reviews (especially now Johnny is gone) and more about looking to the future... this was an episode of 'look what can be done in a couple of years - legacy auto, why you so slow?', etc (and so expensive :p). Given the car is only available in China (for now) - and there are likely a lot of 'proper' Chinese reviews of the car - there's not really a need for FC to do a detailed review of it, because it likely won't be coming to the west (at least in current guise / current model, etc).

[@pioneer7777777]

@@logicalChimp Agreed. I think it's a bit boring if it's just like any other car review. Fully charged does things differently. Also, this car is not for purchase in the main markets watched by Fully charged (Europe, US, etc) so doing a full review to inform buyers is not exactly what this is about. More of just a glimpse into the Chinese EV world.

[@nikhill4071]

True, but a lot of us like to see the interior in these cars and this review was severely lacking in it. What do the buttons do, how is the infotainment interface etc etc. No point just looking at his face then some drone shots of the countryside. Was disappointing.

[@George090974]

I'm curious how service and longevity will pan out with these new brands.

[@aleksanderkac1494]

No problem - in China.

[@najibyarzerachic]

It is electric. So I won't worry about reliability. They won't be Tesla and volt good but far better than any ICEs.

[@tjwelsh1438]

I think these Chinese evs will be like the Japanese cars were in the 70’s. Legacy automakers can rest on their branding where as these companies have to build a reputation from scratch. I’m sure this will lead to better engineering choices, less cost cutting and less consumer hostility.

[@Toleh]

@@tjwelsh1438 Plus with the strong effecient facist government backing, the industry can get better incentive than elsewhere. It has the market to absorb the development before selling to international market.

[@tooflesstesla]

Thanks for sharing details of this EV. At the moment, it appears the price point is its best feature! 5:38 to 6:13 The rear door handle behind the driver door seems sticky (sticky outie!). 6:21 For eagle-eyed viewers, you can see the rear door handle is still sticking out when Elliot is merrily driving along! I would like to say that "This has sold a lot of cars over the past couple of years" is a meaningless statement. Toofless Tesla: This EV is considered "best selling"? Oh yeah, well how many units have been sold? Elliot: A lot. Toofless Tesla: Right, you're in !

[@timmurphy5541]

I loved this video and liked it and you'll just have to forgive me for this: "begging the question" does not mean what some think it means. It's a really useful phrase that's hard to say any other way and we should try to protect it for that reason. e.g. "Why is that film popular?" "It's popular because a hell of a lot of people like it." Here the answer is adding no information - it's really borrowing (begging) information from the question. It's a kind of circular argument. If a politician answers you this way it's incredibly sneaky and you need a way to point out that they are cheating and not really answering your question and that's when you need this phrase: " but Prime Minister your answer begs the question, could you please answer it instead?"

[@TheFluffyTRex]

You must be fun at parties.

[@timmurphy5541]

@@TheFluffyTRex no, I'm a bore sometimes of course, but nobody has to read KZbin comments if they find them boring.

[@Graham_Wideman]

Words and phrases tend to mean what people think they mean. That's what "meaning" means. I understand that there's some heritage of "begging the question" meaning what you say. However, the phrase makes such obtuse use of the word "beg", that of course people will think the phrase means "begs for the question X to be asked". It's not at all hard to say the original sense of "that begs the question", just "that's circular reasoning". Maybe you could direct your attention to "imply" vs "infer" -- that one really bugs me :-).

[@timmurphy5541]

​@@Graham_Wideman I learned about "begs the question" after misusing it a lot myself. I can think of lots of good alternatives like "that raises the question" etc. I think the original meaning is worth trying to defend (hopelessly of course) because when you can name a sneaky behaviour you get some power over it.

[@Graham_Wideman]

@@timmurphy5541 I agree with your motivation, however I think "beg the question" is such a poor name for this concept that its power is limited.

[@jay-uo2bi]

Would be interested in a video of the Leapmotors TO3.

[@vigneshwarrajc6629]

Looks like the battery pack has eaten into to the floor space. He is sitting at a knees up position @2.46 timline like in the 3rd row seats in a compact Suv.

[@mightygood1]

It's like think in almost all EVs.

[@DrKlausReichert]

Can't fully share your opinion about existing carmakers: From what I researched, this car was sold 15.000x in 2019. The VW e-Golf had approximately double the volume in that year. VW is projecting sales of 1.5 Mio. EVs in 2025 (including China). And have a look at the lineup of new EVs - does this look like these manufacturers are neglecting EVs (in 2020)?

[@MrPhife333]

The next car I get WILL be fully electric. I appreciate the info in this video.

[@joevandura9625]

So the question is : When can we get it in Europe???????????????????????????????

[@abdebee3221]

Getting better every time, comments are a bit harsh in my opinion. But nonetheless they make some good points - I was daring to see the interior and the ui

[@tadrian33]

5:02 What is the round port on the passenger side rear quarter panel for?

[@GlitterGuru]

whoa whoa whoa, the screen rotates?? This seems like a genius solution, wish you'd show more about how it works

[@zackkros7528]

I like the design of this vehicle, actually! If I were ever in China, if they had a rental car like this I'd pick it up in a heartbeat! After COVID-19 of course though, just being safe. I don't know if I'd ever go to China though, probably not in my future. But, still a neat electric car! I wonder if they have different colors? So, stay safe, fullychargedshow crew, and happy!

[@edc1569]

Out of all the reasons not to visit China COVID is a strange one to pick.

[@jwickerszh]

Any plan on doing some of the Aions ? I took a taxi today who had an Aion S, it looked quite nice, makes me want to look closer at the V and LX ..

[@rabit818]

The logo needs a redesign. The good thing, this car didn’t blatantly copy western design.

[@steffenfrkjr1424]

what is behind the "fuel gate" on the right quorter panel ?

[@kiae-nirodiaries1279]

1,500 kg, sounds light for a big car. The Kia e-Niro is 1,750 kg.

[@ronaldl9085]

Lovely looking car.

[@MaximusJohal]

looks great

[@TheGokki]

A lot of people enjoy plain simple designs. I've talked with them and they said they don't want a complicated fancy posh design. Plus it's easier to keep clean.

[@AVdigitalPRODUCTIONZ]

Its great you are showing us these new Chinese EV Cars, but can I buy one in the UK?

[@edc1569]

no

[@Knapweed]

It has all the visual appeal of the "Wagon Queen Family Truckster" from National Lampoons Vacation.

[@accesser]

Hope we might get similar growth and completion outside of China I'd love more EV choice in Australia, I like these shorter videos from this presenter keep them coming

[@jay-uo2bi]

Absolutely. Last year I got a Kia Cerato GT. Hoping this will be my last ICE car so im glad I have a decent one. I will probably keep the car for maybe around another 6 years and hopefully by then EV's will be reasonable in price in AU.

[@accesser]

@@jay-uo2bi got a new VW polo last year myself, really want it to be my last ICE We need to encourage EVs more

[@antwnpowell]

what is the flap on the side for?

[@klaxoncow]

Flapping.

[@phizicks]

I really hope voice opening of the hatch is possible to disable, I can see that being hacked in one way or another

[@MattOGormanSmith]

The Sale Of Goods Act still applies. Don't say leather if it isn't.

[@bonportugal]

How is the autonomy of this car compared to Xpeng G3?

[@tswrench]

With Ford and GM allocating only 5% of their product lines for EVs, it might already be too late for them to catch up to all the startups dedicated to EV production.

[@ironsword7]

How does the face recognition work?

[@msmith3395]

Up next we review the Hung-Dao Uberalles in top spec in-der-Welt trim. Stay tuned!

[@robburgess4556]

On the right side there's a round port - if the AC charge is on the left and the fast charger is on the front, what's the round one on the right?

[@TomUlcak]

Around 5:00. Side profile is 'flat'? No, it isn't. What are you talking about? Plus, quit minging over buttons. Beautiful car.

[@rngalston]

4:11 something awry with the Tesla style door handle? Robert: "facial recognition you say!?" We need a clone of Llewlleyn in the rainforests(pretty BTW) of China too.

[@Amatisfilms]

Is this coming to Europe and if so when?

[@AmjadAli-ft3ld]

Detail vedio please on all functions Like auto drive and vioce Technology