Would you drive a Wuling Hong Guang Mini EV?

[Ice Tea]

China's electric car market is booming but can it last?

Cheap electric cars are selling fast but the end of subsidies could end the sales boom.

www.bbc.co.uk

LOL, 3rd pic down.

 

[Deleted User 298457]

Na, I only drive cars that take up 10x the amount of space for the 1 in a million scenarios where I have that need tbh.

 

[gailjon]

China's electric car market is booming but can it last?

Cheap electric cars are selling fast but the end of subsidies could end the sales boom.

www.bbc.co.uk

LOL, 3rd pic down.

I don't think wealthy countries are the target market. It would be great to replace the polluting small vehicles across Asia.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

No, but I also wouldn't drive a Citroen AMI. But MG electric cars seem to be pretty popular here, and I'd certainly like a go in Xpeng P7.

 

[gailjon]

No, but I also wouldn't drive a Citroen AMI. But MG electric cars seem to be pretty popular here, and I'd certainly like a go in Xpeng P7.

There are some fabulous Chinese Evs out there. Bjorn's YT channel from Norway shows some of the great cars that they make.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

China's electric car market is booming but can it last?

Cheap electric cars are selling fast but the end of subsidies could end the sales boom.

www.bbc.co.uk

LOL, 3rd pic down.

Looks like an upmarket Citroen Ami.

What NCAP rating has Beijing falsely claimed for this abomination?

 

[Uther]

I think Chinese cars will dominate the EV market soon. 31k for a top of the range MG4 when a base Kia e niro is 10k more?
I'd take the Chinese car.

 

[Dis86]

Walla walla bing bang.

 

[sovietspybob]

i'd love an EV the size of my current Suzuki Swift though that'd be ideal, smaller the car the better within reason for me but i do need back seats to take the daughter and wife places so i'll pass on that one above or the AMI.

I have no interest in the current crop of SUV's they seem pointlessly big for my usage of wife and 1 young daughter, we need to be as small and efficient as possible with EV's in my view.

 

[sandys]

No problem with those types of cars, much better alternative to cycling or public transport around a city and certainly better than using an e-scooter.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

i'd love an EV the size of my current Suzuki Swift though that'd be ideal

Renault are still making the Zoe. It doesn't grab headlines anymore, but a very capable and well priced small EV.

 

[Diddums]

I'd love to see an actual crash test of that.

 

[sovietspybob]

Renault are still making the Zoe. It doesn't grab headlines anymore, but a very capable and well priced small EV.

Yeah i do like the look of the newer Zoe to be fair since it got DC fast charging, unfortunately still a bit out of my price range

 

[Relentless81]

No, but I would an MG. The MG5 is the only electric estate and I'll be test driving one when I'm looking to change my current estate. I've not bought a car thats not Japanese in over 15 years or so, it will be interesting to compare it with the Corolla Estate

 

[smilertoo]

Not a chance, Chinese made stuff has a habit of falling apart unless someone watches the company to enforce standards.

 

[JRS]

Drive, sure.

Buy, with actual money from my actual bank account, no. But then, I won't be buying an EV of any kind in the vaguely near future anyway. They're going to have to make it absolutely impossible to fuel an ICE vehicle before I spend that kind of cash.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Not a chance, Chinese made stuff has a habit of falling apart unless someone watches the company to enforce standards.

I'd bet on the Chinese cars that actually get sent to foreign markets being very well made exactly because of this reputation.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

I'd bet on the Chinese cars that actually get sent to foreign markets being very well made exactly because of this reputation.

They’ll certainly have all the certificates to say they are. CE = China Export.

 

[sandys]

Let's face it the Chinese are making the cars for most mainstream brands (Tesla, VW, BMW etc etc) so already plenty on the road even if you don't realize it, MGs owner SAIC build more VWs than MGs.

 

[casper_uk]

Hoping the MG3 is cheap hot hatch, failing that I might test drive the MG4 when it's time to get another car.