Yes, fits right in with the Dallas headquarters! 🙂

Hell yeah baby

it is a charging gun that shoots electrons

Lol

@Robert S caulk gun too.

This is pretty expensive at $17,000usd if there is not tax credits. The GM-Wuling is the best selling EV in China now at $4500usd or $5,500usd for the premium model.

@@etow8034 Cars that meet very _basic_ US crash standards simply cost more. There is no hope that the K27 will be anything like "5-Star." Sure, we could have dirt cheap cars. The cost to society would be too great. Deaths per vehicle mile traveled are today a fraction of what they were in the late '60s when safety standards first started. Deaths in Europw, where smaller cars like the Kandi were common, were much higher. I am old and have seen many grizzly things that today simply do not happen. We could have cheaper cars but we would need lower speed limits and much stricter enforcement of highway laws.

@@mytbeats I did work for an industry supplier designing commercial vehicle subsystems. Regulations there were nothing like as strict as they are for consumer vehicles.

@@etow8034 I'm sure it would've been less costly if it didn't intend to meet US standards.

@@johnwang9914 The old formula that a new car shouldn't cost more than 3 months of your annual salary should still apply, but today most cars on the average cost more than 6 months of your salary and people are financing for over 48 months !

Even if you have a short daily commute, long trips certainly occur more than 1-2 times per year for many people. A typical trip to lunch for folks in the country might be 40 miles each way

@@davidm2232 But even on those extra occasions, it would STILL be massively cheaper to hire an EV than buying a longer range jobbie for those odd country jaunts. To each their own however.

@@davidm2232 Rent a gas car for trips.

@@smonkey001 So you are going to rent a car every weekend and at least once during the week?

@@davidm2232 Typical trip to lunch for folks in the country--which country?

And the question is if as a college/high school student, can you set up a 220/240 vac 60 amp outlet by where you would park your car? I suspect students staying in residence or even in off campus apartments won't. Some apartments in Canada will have a 15 amp 110/120 vac circuit dedicated to their parking spot so that the power used for the block heater is charged to the renter but some apartments string a number of parking spaces onto the same circuit on the properties circuit panel as block heaters only use 50 watts so 30 parking lots could be wired on the same circuit. Even if the apartment does have a dedicated line to the parking lot, a 110/120 vac line is only level 1 charging that for some vehicles could take days for a full charge.

@@johnwang9914 This thing has such a small battery and you wouldn't normally be charging from empty so in most cases 8 hrs at 110 would be all you need.

@@DigitalMoonlight And how many college dorms and inexpensive apartments that a college student can afford will have a dedicated 110 vac outlet in the designated parking spot? Even in Northern States and Canada where there would be outlets for the block heater, as many as 30 parking stalls would share one breaker as block heaters only consume 50 watts. The best hope for a student is to find a convenient free level 2 destination charger near the school, in other words to be the only or one of a few students with an EV. With more battery capacity, you could skip a few days that you did not get to the destination charger early enough but with a battery capacity only suitable for daily use, you need a reliable overnight charging infrastructure regardless of whether it's 110/120 or 220/240 (208 on commercial three phase locations) . Regardless, I would personally like to see the Kandi sold as I believe there should be an inexpensive commuter range EV but the Kandi seems to be having problems with regulatory requirements as it's currently being sold with a software speed cap as a NEV. They say that the NEV sales are due to requirements that their US partner corporation has and not with passing regulations but what are we the general public to believe.

I think it's perfect until you get hit by an SUV or truck. Then the fun stops.

@@pioneer7777777 You could say that about anything that isn't a truck. not that trucks are necessarily safer. Smart cars are actually quite safe, that was one of the main selling points when they first came out. I suspect that in 10 years time, the fatality statistics for this will turn out so be somewhat lower than for trucks and SUVs

The Toyota Copen is a beauty, harking back to the MG Midget of the glory days of sports cars.

If you're not a distracted, or idiotic driver, then you shouldn't get hit.

The styling is honestly very similar to some of them, such as the Honda N-One.

Disgusting, promotion of Chinese CCP owned companies. 1 million in re-education camps/concentration camps, slavery, sterilisation. But sure, buy and promote Chinese cars. BBC report on China slaves: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qphoodGnzrHFomg.html

@@craigo2656 that’s a fact but that door bottom kinda wide tho it’s prob made with solviet union era steel

@@craigo2656 This is a privately owned company. Not more of a CCP owned enterprise than Starbucks China or Apple China

@@craigo2656 Privately owned company, can you please take your stupid politics elsewhere for once

Yes, and a great commuter car for many people also Bill, especially for those with more than one family vehicle.

Disgusting, promotion of Chinese CCP owned companies. 1 million in re-education camps/concentration camps, slavery, sterilisation. But sure, buy and promote Chinese cars. BBC report on China slaves: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qphoodGnzrHFomg.html

@@craigo2656 dude... Come on. Its not about promoting the Chinese product.. It's about alternatives. Now that you have option to buy a very cheap EV car with good quality.

Hi I am from the medal East country of Oman. Our country weather is normally 40 to 45 C almost daily... Can this EV car survive in our country?

Totally agree! Just plug it in a wall outlet and rip it to Starbucks in the morning and drop the muddy dogs off at the groomers. I’d love to run one for a year to see what I could get into with this thing 😬 - Kyle

I was thinking the same, a Tesla or NIO or whatever, depending on preference and you have your errands car the Kandi

@@alejandromelendez9457 Can't help but think that this would end up being the daily driver and the Tesla would sit in the garage ready to be trotted out at weekends. Far easier to weave in and out of traffic, far easier to park & far easier on the nerves every time someone comes near it - it didn't cost anywhere near as much.

I'd want one of these for a Daily Driver, and a Rivian R1T for my Sunday-Go-Meetin' ride.

Disgusting, promotion of Chinese CCP owned companies. 1 million in re-education camps/concentration camps, slavery, sterilisation. But sure, buy and promote Chinese cars. BBC report on China slaves: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qphoodGnzrHFomg.html

LOL!

lmao

Comment of the month 😵 lol lol

Until they craft up another Chicken Tax law....

it's going to be hard to compete with Chinese low cost labor

America keeps taking steps to live in a 3rd world mentality.....

@@toyotaprius79 No, this is how it began with Japanese small cars. The US had a lackluster response to the consumers' opinions and Japan ran all over us/US. Soon, the US was playing catch up but small cars were everywhere. I think it will be the same with small electric cars.

@@DELTACO..UBERDRIVER..STOCKS.. troll

Definitely Daniel, just order one with your credit card... Would you like fries with that, sir? ☺️

@@jamespaul2587 I would certainly consider buying one if they’re available in the UK 🇬🇧😎

@@IDann1 yes, I would consider in Canada also.We have a 5k federal rebate on new EVs under 45k base price, along with additional incentives for some provinces, none available for Ontario currently though.

Fake company!! Beware

@@tommy1234564 Makes no difference, can’t get them in Europe 🇬🇧anyway,

Yup. I drive a Mitsubishi Mirage and I'm eye-balling this KANDI car now. The base price of my Mitsubishi is $12.75K, but this sub $10K car has more features than my Mirage, of which I was pretty impressed. Reclining rear seats?? REALLY!!??!!! Unbelievable!! I always thought that American electric vehicles were a farce. Because if I can drive my Mitsubishi Mirage from Ottawa Canada to Stratford New Jersey on 7/8 of a tank of gas and average over 64 miles per gallon, why bother with an hybrid. But this KANDI car is actually for real with its price for a change. There hasn't been a car for the common American person since the K-Car, but now we have it, and it comes from China! I think the Chinese are gonna eat our lunch on this one here. The U.S. snoozed in creating a car for We The People.

All it really needs is a CHAdeMO port

Definitely sounds like a great idea to buy for our kids so they can just drive in the streets.

Did this car ever go on sale? All I've seen them offer for sale is the NEV version, which doesn't seem very useful.

Yep, most reviewers hate inexpensive cars. We have a Mitsubishi MIrage which sells for $14,500. No rebates. It has 40 mpg and a 9 plus gallon tank. We love it around town. We also have a mini van and a large van.

@@RonWagner God I remember how much idiots like Doug laughed on the Mirage, without understanding what's its meant for. that guy purely loves shit like rolls royce's and would hate stuff like mirage, we had a Attrage rented for a few weeks and I really liked the car FFS XD

It's still undergoing crash testing right now. I think the results are supposed to be in by end of February and that is the main missing link before they become available on the market.

Yes, it is typical chinese style on cars.

I think he said 59 miles. So just for someone to run around town which are those kind of people. I’m sure there’s no active thermal management at this price.

@@MJ-zo5gb And that was the official range. But if you don't run the Heater or AC or use the "Sports mode" he said it'll give you over 90 miles. I wonder if there's anybody out there that sells range-extenders for electric vehicles??! ...for the longer trips.

@@fanfare100 People vary greatly in their needs for a vehicle. Some people just never drive far or if they do they go by train or plane. For others this would be a second vehicle, so again no need for a longer range. Personally I would worry about this thing for safety.

@@MJ-zo5gb Agreed. And even there. Safety is relative. This is a giant safety leap for someone who's transportation was a motorbike or even many pre-1980s compact cars. My current vehicle is a Mitsubishi Mirage (which I love) and people poke fun at it and warn me about being hit by a Ford F150, but my first car was a 1969 Toyota Publica (look it up on Google Images) with an 1000 cc engine no air bags and only lap seat belts and 12" wheels so, like you say, it is all relative. lol

Not really, but the Daihatsu is a copy of a Mini.

@@philipnash8398 it looks like a copy of mini that’s for sure. But this one is like exact body to millimeter. It doesn’t look like the Daihatsu. It is exactly that car’s panels.

hmmm interesting

My local dealer told me that the cars are limited to 25mph because of crash test results apparently. Quite a bummer. I think this is why the cars are displayed as Neighborhood EVs (NEV) which makes them like a golf cart or Gator. A real shame - I knew it all seemed to good to be true when I saw the prices on the site. :(

I agree. It did sound too good to be true. I just saw a new one advertised for $7500 which no doubt has to do with the poor safety testing results. It does not make a lot of sense when you consider that motorcycles are legal. @@123bos321

That’s awesome, Mike! Thanks for sharing. Do you know what other automakers use this shell? - Kyle

@@InsideEVsUS I've read that Lingbao and SiTech are two other automakers using this shell. The Daihatsu original from which the design is copied is also rebadged and sold as a Toyota.

There is also Jinpeng selling these cars in China under the name EC01. Kandi has a partnership with Jinpeng China . Here is a video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gsyTe8mC3uDRZZ8.html

@@sandeshsaokar from other videos on that channel, it appears that Jinpeng and Lingbao are the same company

Yes! We have a new partner track in CO and keeping the NC track - Kyle

Taking a risk on a motorcycle or even on a bicycle right.. The takeaway here is for $13,000 upfront cost or whatever it was you got a car that will cost about $0.03/ mile vs a gasoline engine... for example my F150 that costs $0.23/mile. Alot less to maintain with the electric car. If the top speed of 40mph will suffice... why not?

@@TheProletariat. Ya you know a year later with gas prices where they are and everything else... I don't care how it holds up in a crash :) if it will save me some money. We definitely need some affordable EVs right now

@@flightmedic7634 there's alot of good conversation out there on EVs. There are absolutely pros and cons! .. and plenty of people to dwell on each! Lol! And that's ok.. but yur not doing yourself or anyone else any justice if you don't consider everything.. the good and the bad. Far as accidents.. fair question.. but yur not doing hwy or interstate speeds.. its all in town... and yeah where most accidents actually happen. Lol. But they are low speed accidents.. fender benders. That being said doing 25mph on a motorcycle and a car pulls out in front of you don't sound like a great day either. But good to consider everything!

@@flightmedic7634 How do you feel about the cost of medical care and both car and medical insurance? A crash could wipe out savings you get from the car, and from your bank account.

At all of his mansions.

Nice...

@@xploration1437 they should force Cruz to drive only this car

The smart fortwo is certainly tooooo much expensive compared to this, this car is also way more practical

Idk, I think it's a better contender than the Smart ForTwo. I would compare the Kandi to a good used Mitsubishi i-MiEV - that car has rapid charging, whereas the Smart only had 22kW charging in Europe...

I was actually thinking about that. Technically those are still considered Swedish companies but final assembly is in China. This is all Chinese from the ground up. Are we pulling at strings? Maybe... but you do have a point. - Kyle

@@InsideEVsUS they are owned by Geely, so they are technically Chinese with a Swedish design language.

No, people wouldn't consider Landrovers are Indian cars because it is owned by TATA.

@@InsideEVsUS Except this is based on the Daihatsu Cast, a Japanese car. So by that metric, technically this is only assembled in China as well.

A brand new 2020 Bolt LT is $22k after the Chevy $8500 rebate. A used 2018 base i3 BEV is about $22k (I can't believe a new 2020 i3S is $60k).

Laughs in festiva 12s

He said yes in his other video, and he demonstrates it when he takes it out for a spin for the first time: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9iGerersp6VfGw.html

It would still look pretty stupid.

I'm curious as to why you would buy this versus a 2017 Chevy bolt EV which is about 15 grand with 30,000 MI? You could actually road trip in it although slower than the Tesla? More interior space more cargo more acceleration etc etc. buying a super cheap new car is not always the best solution especially if it's not going to be a daily driver.

@@kens97sto171 here in CA there are is about 3500 in cash you can get from the state for a new EV purchase. Along with the federal tax credit, this is a steal and will really help tax liability.

Nice!! It’s gonna be popular. People want electric cars but the price is just out of reach for most.

Me too Ernest, it seems almost like an original mini, electrified and supersized!

Same or beetle

Styling wise for sure. Functionality wise it seems very similar to any of the early 70-80 mile range hatchbacks (spark ev, fiat 500e, etc). I get that this is new not used so the price is attractive, but those early limited range ev's were driven so little (seriously you can find many with 30K miles on it) that I don't really get the buy here. Out of those early ones the Spark EV was my favorite because it could really go and had thermal battery management. You can find the last year of a Spark EV (2016) with low miles on it for 7-8K and its a much nicer drive so personally I'd rather get that than this for 10K.

I bought a 2016 Spark EV earlier this spring. Think it had like 18K miles on it at the time. Oh and it also has cruise control, heated seats and DCFC. Features that the K27 are sorely lacking.

@@michigandon very nice, but those vehicles are hard to find, and new EVs often have substantial incentives to reduce the cost. Many people are just looking for a basic, affordable EV

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