This video is showing where China is going with the EV. In the west EV is a toy for the rich people to be sold at a premium. In China EV is just a utility vehicle, small, practical, easy to run and affordable by the everyone.

The right words is "NOT OVERPRICED" instead of "CHEAP" 😁

And that's only the 58th most populous city in China?! Great infrastructure, amazing to see where China has reached in just two decades

cheap, small, personalised EVs change the city's air quality and driving behaviours, this is amazing.

I expected only a car review but get a city tour and its unique culture. Very cool

That's amazing! We need tons of these in Europe instead of the massive electric SUVs we're getting...

I think the Mini EV can do more than 80% of the jobs, like sending kids to school, grocery shopping, etc., and do them better than larger cars.

I HATE driving in America, but this city, this vibe, this kind of crazy personalization of each vehicle....this FREEDOM! Ack, I didn't know I need this until now.

Wuling Mini EV is also very popular in Indonesia. You can see them everywhere in Jakarta. I even considered to buy one, just borrow my brother's yesterday, trying to get a feel of it.

Amazing video Elliot I have always been fascinated with Chinese culture and since Chinese Car makers and companies been coming here to Saudi Arabia it made me even more interested in learning more about China and Chinese culture also stan is hilarious

nice people, good camera work, good atmosphere and this small cars needs europe more!

I'm so happy to have found this channel!

Honestly, this is the best topical video I watched for a long time on this, thanks for making the effort.

That is beautiful and heart warming. By far, the best car story in 2024! Cheers!

A European City's dream car. Al major metropolitan areas should be forced to use this type of EV at least for transportation of goods and passengers

Actually in China, EVs are offered in a full spectrum of price range, from US $5K to $50K. So every financial groups or classes of citizens can easily and comfortably find the EV they desire and can afford. One significant change you can notice is, the air pollution and noise pollution in those mega cities have been reduced dramatically in the past 5 or 10 years.

Thank for the light hearted portrayal of slice of life in China, given how politically charged nowadays whether pro or con about the topic related to China even simple travel vlog! Thoroughly enjoy it!

I’m absolutely in love with this video! I’m honestly really interested about Chinese car culture as they’re very rare to see elsewhere and resemble the Japanese kei cars and the South Korean little ones, too! Their colors are absolutely lovely, and I would get a baby blue or matcha green one in a heartbeat!

These kind of videos are unique and interesting. Bourdain meets Top Gear is actually a great concept just make it longer and keep them coming!

Imagine how much oil is being left in the ground thanks to these small EVs. Now, imagine how much cleaner big cities could be around the world if this was replicated. Shame about the abandoned rail project though.

Such a cool city. I bet the air is so clean compared to western cities. It’s weird that the Wu ling mini looks premium. 🤣

What an amazing video, the city, the road, the food, the car and especially the interactions between people .. kept peace of mind to watch it again and again ❤❤❤ Thanks for the podcast thanks for all 🎉🎉🎉

Electric small city/kei cars like the ones shown here should be legal and sold in very city in the world. It's large ICE vehicles that need the boot from crowded urban environments where the common air we breathe needs to be cleaner than ever post COVID...

Great video Elliot! keep it up. Alot of times less is really more. Smaller car, feel less precious about it, less cost, less pollution, less space needed. I hope more people will embrace this.

Its small,and pract8cal in smaller cities, just like in older Eurcoean cities.

i love my airEV, i dare say its one of the best purchase in my life.

What a fun little city with all the micro electric cars! Would love to import a Wuling one day being a huge Kei car fan 🤩 Great work Elliot and Stan on bringing this EV adventure to KZfaq 🎉

really had no idea such a city exists! great video!

BYD dolphin is huge in this city!!😆 but seriously, many cities in the world could use this culture which almost similar to cities in Japan and some cities of EU. My city, Metro manila, Philippines should encourage this because we have to worst traffic in the world but the people continue to buy large, american like vehicles.

thoroughly enjoyed the video and the easy go relaxed nature of your friend ... even the marketing head at wuling. I can sense this really is a relaxed city

Thanks for having such a fun episode.

It seems they are having a good time and they are kind enough to let us tag along, thank you

Was in Liuhzhou in March and have visited that city since 2008.Then it was all diesel or petrol but now most vehicles are electric and the air quality is better

Darn I must see this myself. Great job to Liuzhou

The bridge... amazing

Keep them coming Elliot!

In the USA we get 3 ton $80k Cyber Junks.

Amazing. Introducing fun and reducing stress in urban life.

8:19 The fabled 三线城市幻想柱 aka "Tier 3 city dream pillars". Rail transit projects in smaller cities like Liuzhou were halted by Beijing in 2018 a few years back trying to keep a lid on the municipal debt. In Liuzhou's case, the city began construction even without approval from the State Council. Big no-no. The pillars have sort of gained popularity since then as an internet meme. Anyway Liuzhou is doing much better than other similarly sized cities, thanks to the booming auto sector, so hopefully the dreams can come true some point in the future.

I want a Wuling EV

Fascinating, what a remarkable city!

I spent a few months in China last year and I saw, and drove in, some amazing vehicles. I live in Canada and I would really like to have one of these little cars as a second vehicle. They would be perfect for city commuting.

Another city with a outstanding / unusual feature. Well spotted Elliot. Wuling definitely improved over the last few years. I will recommend you go to Guilin just next door next time if you want to see some unusual mountain ranges. Look at the RMB 20 note as a indication.

i'm loving the new channel direction

Really interesting, life can be different!

Great Video Elliot 👍

I never driven a Chinese Mini EV in reality (as they are not sold in the US), but Forza Horizon 5 has the 2022 Wuling Mini EV Macaron in-game (as part of their Lunar New Year DLC). Fun to drive on very tight circuits even in stock form, though really slow compared to most of the roster (with 27hp and a 62mph top speed, only the Peel P50 and Peel Trident is slower. The BMW Isetta is on par with it, slower acceleration but a slightly higher top speed). Though you can swap it's stock motor for a 235hp motor from their custom-made "Forza Edition" Mini Cooper or a 670hp motor from a Porsche Mission-R concept car if you want unrealistic speed from the mini EV. With the Mission-R motor, AWD swap, and ROBOT wide body kit (necessary for wider tires, for better grip) you can easily go well past 200mph. You can ignore the wide body kit if you wanted, though it will be very tail happy due to it's very narrow tires fighting for grip (even with full racing or drag tires, you will struggle with stability off the line).

it's GREAT for city delivery. Not a standard truck to block the whole lane.

🎉great video thanks

"Well they don't need the Metro if they've got small EVs" No, they absolutely need a metro system. A mini EVs can increase flow slightly but a train can easily have 10-16 times the pax flow rate for a similar or smaller total footprint.

At last a real objective video showcasing what affordable EVs can do to life in a city.

Very nice thank you.❤❤

Stan is just such a great guy..

Great video.

I visited the Wuling factory in the 1990’s when they made the 麵包車 of bread car because the little van looked like a loaf of bread. Did you know that Wuling means “5 diamonds” an extension of Mitsubishi which means “3 diamonds”. You can see it in the respective company logos. I don’t know it for a fact but I believe they got their early designs from Mitsubishi.

OVERCAPACITY !! of joy!

Really well-made video guys, pls make more China vids.

i dont understand why people stick to 4-5 seats cars when most of the time just one person drive in them. micro cars are more logic choice

as someone who puts stuff in the back of the pickup a lot, i wonder if some sort of slide out or fold down trailer could make one of these able to haul a sofa or something.

I want one! But I live in the US :(

Wuling popularized the EV space in Indonesia that other brands start introducing EV options. Edit: Also love the editing style, feels like top gear

Hope you can review the 2024 chery EQ1 and Baojun E100 mini electric cars

behind the scenes of fullycharged

So basically a fancy golf cart?! I want one.

Cheap? Affordable is the right word, old man.

These are the kind of vehicles we'll need in Europe too. Parking is getting harder and harder even in smaller cities, and instead of trying to fix the problem, car manufacturers are making bigger and bigger cars, which doesn't help at all, especially in eastern Europe, where many parking spots and streets are still designed for the smaller soviet era cars and the idea that not everyone has a car, which nowadays isn't true at all. Many cities started banning cars altogether, but that shouldn't be the only solution. We need cars like these and a new classification, similar to what Japan has with its Kei cars.

Thanks!

in Tunisia.we build.one of these it is called BACO Motors. It could.be based on a wooling who knows.

Good idea... I hope Penang adopt is tiny EV cars so that Penang is not congested and have better quality Air to breath in.

My mom was born in that city. My grannies moved there but my grandma didn't like the south, so they went back Henan province.

If it malfunction,can you diy it,or it goes for recycling?

Now i want that car :)

These cars are ideal for congested city streets. But Western automakers just don't get it. They want big, smelly, polluting ice cars with no space to park.

This is probably the most successful EV GM invested, lol.

It will work if there is road restrictions. Only may roads allowed with big cars. Allow only utility worker and delivery trucks on non-main roads.

The Wuling Jimny is cool! They even copy Suzuki's colour palette.

So basically they’re golf carts with cabs.

Very neat city ❤

I wonder if you tried to bring a car to the UK, what you would need to do to make it UK legal. What is the change over to ev car from ev bike or ev scooter or ev senior carrier what is the difference ? When does it change?

2:56 Gorgeous 😮

Poor people need more high-tech made in china

future is the car industry especially in towns

ok that was nice... curious to know about the money-side of things... cost, servicing, is there some kind of incentive that has everyone buying those cars...

Are these cars disposable....and buy again after it broke

That is the way everyone should be driving in the city for economic reasons.

Bet that E10 would well roll easy.thing is in UK you can buy nice 2nd hand motor cheap.were quite lucky in that respect.for the choice we have and the money few hundred quid nice car

even though these would never fly here in the united states, im SUPER jealous of all the colors that are present on the road and the options available ,

I've got a Chinese electric bicycle. Almost all ebikes are made in China these days and they're good quality, well made, affordable and really nice. I can't afford to spend many thousands on a car plus insurance and this bike is freedom in my hilly city. Most people don't realize that ebikes are so practical and economical. I love it! But Beginning June 14, 2024 the U.S. is going to slap a 25% import tariff (tax) on Chinese ebikes and parts which will be passed on to American consumers. This is to punish China for being successful and for the gov. to get more of our money. This really sucks. If you want one you'd better get if fast before the big price increase. Very few ebikes are made in the U.S.and they cost twice as much.

Your friend is quite fashionable mate.

Why do they leave the wiper blades pointed up into the air when parked?

They're so cute and funny 😂

i never knew such city Existed!! Maisnstrean Anglosxon and western media french German would never show places like this in CHINA!!

We will put so high customs barriers on these vehicles that they will never be economical to Europeans.

I too sit on handbrakes but on purpose 😩

To think that the Western market is still buying humungous pickups and SUV's is absurd! I would LOVE to have one of these EV's to go with my eBike.

The Reliant Robin: "I was born in the wrong century and the wrong continent..."

剁椒鱼头名不虚传，好吃，好驾驶。😂

Most of the time during week days, the number of passengers in a car you see on the road during peak hours is only one i.e. only the driver. So small cars make perfect sense for green revolution to succeed.

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move affortable ev like there cars will clean up pollution in many countries and reduce noise level.