I really hope one of these companies starts to offer cars like this in the UK as it would create so much more space in town centres everywhere! Perfect for bumbling around locally!
Same thing you said but for America I live in Philly so it'd be perfect for me here where space is a premium, and pretty much just me and my mom or my sister. Probably wouldn't charge it but once every two weeks
If the usual size EV emits 2/3 to half that of a gasoline car, a small EV like this emits 1/6 to 1/4, so it is worth double in reductions of a standard size EV! Also charging is not free, so just paying half to get around is welcomed.
These smaller EVs are probably all that most people would need, particularly if they commute locally and have a driveway. Charging from home is like having your own private petrol pump and removes all concerns about queues and shortages at the local filling station, as is presently the case in many parts of the UK.
Completely agree with you. I live and work near the city so don't need much more than a mini EV. Plus charging from home being like having your own petrol pump would be a major plus. Hopefully more people see these types of benefits.
The Chery QQ Ice cream would be well suited for my commute and running around. When I was younger and broke, I needed a basic, cheap car to get around in. I didn't care about performance (I had the 3 cylinder/1 liter Geo Metro). Fingers crossed they market this in the U.S.A. 🙂
l live in Australia and would love to have a small affordable EV like this. I would still keep a petrol car for ocassional weekend getaways. But for my day to day work driving to the city or for shopping, this would be perfect for me. I don't need long range as I would charge the car in my garage when I return home from work.
There is a new cool mini EV coming up very soon. Introducing Chang'An Lumin, which looks like a mix of Mini cooper and Wuling Hongguang. Meanwhile, the latest version of Wuling Mini EV is called Gameboy edition, with slightly longer wheelbases, larger sizes and bigger motor, as well as far greater customisation options. The Gameboy edition is targeted at young male customers. The Macaron edition of Wuling Mini EV is targeted at young female customers. There will also be a Cabrio version of Wuling Mini EV, due to debut at Shanghai Auto Show this year.
You're kinda missing the point of the big expensive electric cars. The purpose of the expensive cars is to get rich people to pay for the scaling of the new technologies, so that eventually technology prices drop and we will all get a ~$20,000nzd new electric car option. Also those Chinese cars don't have much of the safety features required in western countries, so unfair not to mention that when talking about the price. So maybe double price to be road legal. It's the same as, I could have bought a 8k television in 2013 for about a million bucks. At least half that now!
No, you're missing the point. They're there to make as much money as possible, while also forcing people that might ordinarily pay less, but want EVs for ideological reasons, to spend more. We can already make cars for half $20k if we wanted to, but why make razor thin margins when you can milk the population for all it's worth?
@@aussieideasman8498 I guarantee you that if that car will be less than 7000 € in Europe it will be the most sold electric car in Europe and probaby even the most sold car in Europe ever (not just electric but the most sold car overall).
@@aussieideasman8498 Why are you such a bad troll? I and 100 of milions of people would happily buy this car which have 10 times LESS total cost of ownership compared to cheap gas car.
Brilliant 👏 review. Light aerodynamic small fun and very fast wow but guss this slow small box is better than driving a blotted car or SUV. Great 🌎 future ✨ 😁
The problem is simple, it maybe 3 and a half grand in China but the same car in the UK would probably end up closer to 10 grand or more. That seems to be the way thing work in the UK, unless you bought it direct and then you would just be looking at a huge import duty bill and months maybe even years of waiting for it to clear customs, so by the time you get it, the batteries would be damaged beyond repair and you would have a huge customs and storage charge. So don't expect to see these en-mass in the UK any time soon, unless an importer gets involved but even then you would not be looking at 3.5 grand more like 10 grand I order to make a profit.
YeeeeaaaH! At last an affordable BEV that doesn't resemble a Bloaty McBloatface wide beam EV that are only aimed at the 0-60 mph Jonny speed pants brigade. Eee being an owd codger I passed me test in an Austin A40 many years ago which was a proper sized car for proper sized British roads, 😀We don't need owt else larger on our roads, I don't want to tow a trailer or a caravan or sleep up a mountain. 😁 I could definitely go for one of these BEV's as the furthest I go these days is to ASDA, It would be perfect fore so many people, THANK YOU Electroheads.
THANK YOU ! You gave me a Great Laugh and that's worth it's weight in gold ! If I could get a QQ or Mini-EV it would be in my driveway NOW ! I suspect, that like yourself, a great many of us would buy these, worldwide. Ciotreon AMI has proven one thing, that Europe WANTS THEM and I imagine if they'd be available elsewhere they may have marketspace too (albiet the AMI is less than a QQ or Mini-EV spec wise). To be perfectly honest, The Mini-EV or even the QQ could very well become the VW Bug of the 21st century, just like the original Bug was a massive hit at the end of the 60's. There is one wee gotcha with these. They may be perfect for an Urban World / high density regions where range is not an issue in general. I myself am in Canada, pretty rural & remote (closest village is 50km away) but IF these were available with 200KM (real range) that would be the ticket. North American Protectionism and the entire Anti-China pseudo racist crud will keep these at bay, Bling Filled, Land Yaghts must be protected at all costs right.
@@aussieideasman8498 disliking a government is just that. We do have to always remember, that not everyone gets to choose the Government thay have to suffer under. That applies UNIVERSALLY !
@@stephsoltesz6731 I pretty much dislike governments universally, but if a gov has to shoot citizens who want to leave you can be pretty sure it's evil. That's Russia and China.
Pretty sure that battery is smaller than my e-bike's! 😂 Talking of which I think a decent cargo bike would fit more in it and cost less once the car has been adapted for safety! Joking aside, another great review Eilis, cheers. 👍
when will it become available in the UK is the biggest question! my guess is it won't ever be sold here unless the government can stitch us up in some way!
@@sirgaymeerkat1994 I'm in Canada, so while it may be 100% in UK/EU it would more than likely be 300% for this continent. The world need the equivalent of the 1969 VW Bug and these could be it !
As a foreigner living in China, I hope some of the race tracks here might buy handfuls of mini EVs and set up races much like you can go and do at a Go Kart track. They're very basic like a Go Kart, and cheap enough that bumps and scrapes wouldn't matter.
Brilliant! The stupid huge Range Rover type vehicles are way too big for UK roads not to mention carpark spaces & there are lots of normal people that do not require anything other than a small car that will get them from a to b at reasonable cost.
Parking, sure. If you had very tiny spaces only these could use. Of course that would mean space taken away from most other cars. Ever seen how empty motorbike parking is? As for traffic jams, no.
It's perfect for city driving. In Manila, you barely reach 30kph and you have to step on the brake. You'll probably use most of the battery power running the air-conditioning.
Ok at £3600 it would be worth getting one as a shopping trolley. But would it pass an NCAP safety test and are they ever going to import them into Europe?
You can now buy one in the US, but at 18k dollars that is a ridiculous markup. I could see 9k, but 18k to start is just way too high. Not to mention it is not allowed on highways here.
The Wurling Honguang Mini Van is not a Chinese car. It’s an American car designed by US company General Motors and manufactured in China by General Motors and its partners. Correct me if I’m wrong.
excellent vid , and personally i think they should make and electric car that looks like the original austin mini , how cool would that be ? very cool ...
🤔 I hope i can install mini win turbe fan design down side the or a solor For extra power while you travelling there's room for a fan infront where radiator fan place
I hope the #NissanSakura micro EV starts selling world wide soon. It's selling in Japan and if I understood well, is around 10.000 USD.😍 And I don't understand why the Renault twizy it's so expensive and have no windows nor wheel fenders, it would be a great great city car not only in tropical weather countries 😂 This car and it's price is tempting, but I will not spend a penny in Chinese economy if possible!
Realistically speaking , Tesla has set the bar so high and A Standard by which everything in future will be measured to. _btw thats a clickbaity title & thumbnail which upon reading the Easterners will feel satisfied_ _fyi im Indian and I love Tesla , and now NIO is on my list_ _Although we Indians won't get EVs sooner because we don't have the infrastructure but we have Densely fvcked politics_
Come on U.K.. You ( and Alec Isogonis ) gave the world the original, much loved Mini. You could do it again - and it would be right hand drive. The challenge would be keeping it price competitive with a lower number production run.
Small, light weight and right sized. Car company's used to be able to do that. I would love a light weight EV. Alish, with your industry contacts could you find out if the MWM Luka EV is ready in right hand drive yet? Too many cars are heavy grey boxes. Where has all the fun gone. This Cherry looks like it comes with a side order of fun and sherbet sprinkle's.
Any moment now, the haters will shout, "Death trap, tin can, golf cart, toy car..." Never mind the other half the world rely on motorbikes due to, duh, lack of excess money after eating. Besides, size escalation led us to monster Hummer/Yukon/Escalade...what's the endpoint? Panzer Tiger tank anyone?
Hmmm, interesting video. Perhaps it might be good to look at other markets and what type of small cars are popular. One good example is the Kei car in Japan. It’s not a brand by a very small but very practical design of car. A Kei car conforms to government regulations and benefits for reduced taxes and charges etc. These cars have a maximum engine size of 550 cc and are very cheap to run. There is lot more to Kei cars than I can describe here. Suffice to say they sold in very large numbers in Japan and could easily be sold into other markets if the addiction to driving very large cars could be overcome. As for the Cherry, a very small city EV has some appeal. Remember the Smart car ? It’s still around and the first model released was tiny. A final comment about safety and crash testing. A minimum level of safety must be provided by any cars’ design. How safe is the Cherry?
It would be interesting to cover what the charging infrastructure is like in China. EVs seem extremely popular there. How have they got over the chicken/egg situation most Western countries seem to face? As far as I can tell, with the population density in Chinese cities would mean a lot of owners won't be able to do home charging.
Legacy auto only cares about big cars for big profits. Most people in large cities travel short distances. They are often stuck in traffic jams or stop go traffic. Most commuters are the only occupant of a huge SUV or pickup truck, which pollutes the environment.
Further if you are light user no point buying cars with big batteries. The batteries have lifespan and will create issues of pollution. Best is to stick just enough juice battery and thus saving the environment.
Smart for two was discontinued in the U.S., apparently because Mercedes thought there was no market for it. It was a lot more expensive than this, but price aside, most Americans seem to feel uncomfortable in that small of a car. To get to the city here you must drive on the highway, and when the semi-tractor's are passing you and their tires are taller than your car it does make you think. Also, people complain about the Nissan Leaf's 100 mile range, so that would be a problem here to (Even though 90% of people drive less than 40 miles per day). Conditions are different in China. Millions drive E-scooters there. Here people willing to drive on two wheels want a motorcycle. A small car is still better (and safer) than a scooter, but here it is seen as a step back. Elon is right that most people will only buy something new if it is better AND cheaper. If it is only better then it must be much better. If it is only cheaper then it must be much cheaper, which the Cherry EV is, but is it desirable enough people would want it? Most Americans will think it is dangerous to drive on the roads here. Perhaps the conditions in Europe are different.
Australia... ? can we have EV's ... please! ... as we have STUFF ALL!!! Considering we have more solar panels on Aussie homes, than any other country... but no EV's
I question whether there's much of a market in China for a Wuling clone, let alone in Western markets. The Letin Mengo EV for example is much more regular sized car, and is cheaper than this. So you'd really have to want a tiny box, but not the Wuling to want this.
OK, but would this type of vehicle get a small number of people out of large "land boats" into EVs, or does it tempt a large number of customers who are currently riding public transportation?
there will be extensive lobbying to keep cars like this out of the UK alas. SUV's are the big sellers & money makers. There is a drive to keep it that way. If you have an electric scooter you will get arrested in the UK. Thats just the facts.
