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The styling is what I imagine someone trying to describe a fiat 500L over the phone would end up with.

My theory is because it sat presumably unplugged for an extended period of time, cell voltages became imbalanced. The car has been measuring current out of the pack during the drive home and is calculating SOC based on theoretical remaining energy. But the BMS steps in when at least one cell gets too low to avoid damage and shuts the party down despite there still being energy left in the pack. Leave it plugged in for a couple of days and then see how low of a SOC you can get to.

This is like Christmas when you wanted an RC car and then you get the dollar store version

"Is it the carburator?" DAD THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR JOKES. dead. One of my all time favorite videos

My mom had one gas version, I still remember we went to the dealer bought it without any hesitation. Roughly around 5k USD in China 15 years ago. The tiny thing helped us a lot in China. Now the city is try to limit the number of license. So we still has that car to hold the plate. If we sold the car, the plate is worth about 10K usd in Beijing China.

This is a Kei car here in Japan they sell a version with a engine here😂 It’s not that bad, Kei cars are made to be cheap, simple and for city use 😅

By far one of my most favorite TFL videos. New car, authentic reactions, comedy and sarcasm. Brilliant and funny! 😂

I like how a quick 30 min drive turned into an all-day family road trip disaster. 😂

There is definitely a market for sub 10K new, very simple EV's like this. As long as it can go 80-100 miles using full capacity and at least 55MPH, it would be an actual good city/suburb car if you didn't have reliable or safe public transport. You can get a used leaf for that price, but the range can degrade severely on some of those since they were air cooled nickel/cobalt based batteries.

I know we give you guys a hard time for the EVs, but your content is very much needed and entertaining. No one else comes close. Dont stop reviewing EVs on account of us. We do still get all the info we need.

The funniest thing when you found the reflective vest...😄

There is no way that car could have ever been certified for sale and use on American roads.

You guys need to road trip this baby to Florida.

This is a very entertaining video. It reminds me of some British car the Mr. Bean would drive, lol.

Could be a battery balance issue from sitting so long. Plug into a 110 outlet and let it sit for 1 week. It should rebalance. It will not rebalance on a level 2 or higher charge rate

Like was said, this thing sounds like it should be a replacement for a golf cart or for areas that wouldn't need plates. Roof, wipers and heat are better than a canopy and vinyl bench seat.

The yellow safety vest was the best part of the video. I'm almost ashamed I watched all the way through.

Eventually this is gonna end up on Aging Wheels.

It has a sport mode....😳

The first test I would do is crash test it.

I was torn between a new Rubicon and a Kandi. You’ve helped me choose…Kandi!

Could make a good parking control officer car for a lot of major cities downtown areas.

What’s really frustrating is how things are priced based on the market they are sold in. A 48 volt 17.9 kWh battery for home solar costs about $15k, but if it’s in a car it’s a lot cheaper. We are getting ripped off! The Kandi seems like a cool little grocery getter. Not practical for as much as I drive though.

I love watching TFL videos with Roman. Enthusiasm-instant regret- buyer’s remorse.

First Kandi LS-swap... yes please! 😂 Target practice seems about right!

Recharge in a well ventilated area nowhere near a building. You could nickname it “Firestarter” 😊

Haha! Can’t. Stop. Laughing!! Now squeeze Nathan in it to do Nathan things to it! Thank you Roman & Tommy!

They setup shop here in North Dallas. Last time I checked the website, these cars had been relegated to selling low-speed vehicles. Essentially, it’s an expensive golf cart.

You all should do a review of the Mitsubishi Mirage on the worlds toughest towing test Ike Gauntlet. Would love to see how the little car does with a couple passengers going up the hill and back down. Do the brakes overheat? Does it continue to maintain speed? MPG?

Tommy: crash tests, drive anywhere, top speeds... Roman: oh look, but the name! He will never learn will he?

we definitely need followup videos with more adventures with this car, and some deep diving into the issues and solutions if found.

Need to drag race that against the 2CV 😂

I want to see Rich Rebuilds get his hands on this

"Worst comes to worst, we'll put an LS it" 😂

TFL the new Hoovies Garage competitor

Anybody else notice the minivan towing the Subaru on the front wheel car dolly at 10:25? Ouch, they're going to ruin the powertrain on that.

Now you guys need to do an offroad test with the Kandi Offroad K32! Might have to be on the TFLTruck page though...

“More importantly it has hazards” 😂

Your channel is my favorite car channel by far. Love everything you guys do. It's just fun to watch!

I have this thing for subcompacts, probably because I grew up when everyone had VW Beetles. Would love to see more small car/suv videos on this channel. Suzuki Jimny perhaps ??

Should have charged it up fully and done the tires before leaving using the Silverado EV.

I like Nathans new TFL company car.

I love to watch Roman and Tommy. So reminds me of my relationship with my GPA who raised me. You'll never have a better friend or one Like you're dad again Tommy 😊 cherish him he obviously loves you so

The trick is to find the battery bank in the car, determine what kind and how it's set up. Then find a company that can make you a custom battery. You could possibly turn that thing that looks like James May's car in the last Grand Tour into a screamer

You never forget your first EV,"KANDI".

Y’all should look for a Kandi K32 I’ve wanted to see a review on one

If it is LFP, the voltage doesn’t change much over the discharge cycle so it is possible that if it sat a long time slowly discharging the BMS didn’t know the true state of charge of the battery and it just ran out of juice and just needs recharged and recalibrated. But that’s a wild guess, and it could be anything.

That commercial about the Ford bronco, reminded me to start looking into what is wrong with all the bronco engines in the new Broncos. I’ve heard that they were having catastrophic failures, but I never looked into it. Thanks for reminding me to look into that because I was interested until I heard that about the engines.

If someone could make an EV for 10k with 100 mile range and 60mph top speed, that would make for a perfect city only car.

Fun video! If that truly is the only, or one of the only one's delivered in the USA that just adds to the coolness factor.

“Tow it by the headlight”!? 😂😂

I’m often jealous of the cars you have available in the States that we don’t get. This one redresses the balance somewhat😂 Give it to Nathan and make him drive it up Truth or Dare. 😂

This was extremely wholesome watching you two. Made me laugh early this morning. Thanks for buying a huge piece of crap :)

14:20 When I was a kid learning to drive, I was taught if for any reason cars started building up behind me (engine not running right, or towing a trailer for example) I should PULL OVER AND LET THEM GO BY.

Ok. This was hilarious. Thank you for taking on this HUGE experiment. (Or risk). Can you make it a livable auto?

Unplug a wheel speed sensor...see if that gets rid of the limiter. 👍

Looks like Fiat and Mini’s love child.

In Dallas there is a Kandi Dealership off 75 and they have a ton of these on the parking lot next to a home depo dealership. A lot of them have sat so long they have started to degrade (paint fading), and some appear to be broken too. Also I noticed recently their trucks are now appearing on the lot. They must be selling if they have them on the lot.

Well if you ever bring it to the airport make sure tell the gate agent it has batteries in it before you check it.

That's hilarious! It came with a safety vest and a triangle because they knew you'd need them!

There goes Roman's $5,600! 😂

Well you definitely pulled out a Benny Hill of an episode. When you revealed it was a Kandi, I knew it going to be a hilarious episode. These are the well known Yugo's of the electric car market. 🤣

There’s a baby blue one of those in my neighborhood in Sioux Falls, SD. Never knew what it was until now.

Oh this is funny. Can't wait to see more.

Need to lower it and do some aero treatment on it. See how much range you can squeese out of it I wouldnt charge that car in your garage.

Kandi are only neighbourhood EVs, regulated by state. You could get the electric pickup, but only to drive at the tfl ranch.

It is street legal in California. I bet someone from there would buy it. It's tempting to think that all Chinese EVs are going to be this bad, but there are a few good ones, comparable to Tesla, and BYD for example will replace a few of the existing automakers by the end of the decade.

I don't understand why America doesn't have any budget cars. In South Africa there are a range of brand new cars (real cars, not whatever this dinky quadricycle is) for 8-9k. And they are decent cars with all the essentials like adaptive cruise control, reverse camera and the like that you don't seem to get with 20k cars in America. Not to mention they're from reliable and established brands like Suzuki

Make an office bet and loser has to daily drive for a month

LOL This was hilarious...I was laughing 🤣 First he spots the triangle pack and then later the yellow vest comes out 🤣🤣🤣 too funny. Seems like the designers spent more time worrying about it breaking down than they did on propulsion

you will need a sticker on the rear to make people smile like the small fiat available here in the eighties like Fiat Panda the crazy car as Fiat had it advertised, which was a box shape car if you check it out. I bet the BMS was misaligned after a year of sitting and then you need to charge and drive then. It needs to recalibrate like the early tesla model 3 with LFP batteries from china when it was new and no one knew about. And maybe the manual and hotline might offer also new insights what to do. The same happened to a Renault twingo electric in 2022 on a german highway cause the car said 11% SOC and then died on the highway, has been towed 2 km to the charger and then it worked fine again. That has been a press car. Now you mentioned the BMS, where inside usually is also a coloumb or energy meter which needs also calibration like any new golf nowadays after a 12V battery swap which is achieved by swapping in a full battery and then set a new serial battery number via odbc adapter . Yes, that sounds weird, but a new serial number never been used before tells the car that it has gotten a new 12V battery and from there it does count the energy going in and out . This is nothing new, cause it has been introduced when the start stop automatic went into cars to save gas. It avoid in the morning after a start that the start stop would turn the engine of if the battery is too low. This whole system is based on a shunt measuring what goes in and what goes out. It should not be broken, just needs a full charge and a reset of the bms or the energymeter aka coloumbmeter which is a remaining capacity counter. Good luck, this will be a fun car - remember the days you climbed that pike somewhere with an e-GOLF if I remember right ? That was easy but will be far more challenging with such Candy car.

@14:55 I can feel the other drivers tension, but it is replaced with befuddled curiosity when they pass it…

Nuthin like a super flammable mini car between all the semis and monster trucks that cant see u below their hoodlines lol!

I would love this to drive back and forth to work since I only drive like 5 miles one way.

Great video! It will bring attention to the Kandi for sure!

I am not a real fan of EV cars but that car looks cool

Your video just popped up on my You Tube feed. You guys are hilarious! Thanks for the laughs. 😂

Good news if you get it running: TireRack has Bridgestone Potenza high performance all season tires in your size. Upgrade time

Seeing how many off named chinese EVs start huge fires just be safe and maybe not charge near your house or important things!!

14:52 hey, it's got proper amber rear indicator lights! Most Cadillacs don't even have that.

Hilarious!!! I've never heard of this thing. Looks like a big 4 door smart car lol! Please do more videos of this haha!

OMG, I just saw one of these parked on my street in Buffalo NY about a month ago. Had no idea what it was and had to Google it. Now here you guys just bought one!

O I can't wait for Nathan's reaction 😅

In the early 2000's I purchased an electric car. It was called the NAP 3000. It had a 48V lead acid battery and a 3000W motor mounted to the rear axle. It looked like a Smart car. It would not go over 30mph. I converted it to 72Vdc(still lead acid). It would go almost 40mph for about 15 miles. It was a Chinese piece of garbage made to look like a real car. I cut it up with a sawzall and took it to the dump. I use the batteries for my solar energy storage.

Thats pretty cool actually id like to see more videos with it. You can always sell it to somebody like Aging wheels alot of people like oddball junk

OMG 😂😂😂 I feel for you guys on the way home 🏡 I don’t know about Kandi K27 . . . this is interesting 😅

It's the new Yugo. It's not a bad idea. it's affordable basic transportation if it doesn't break constantly. It's really cute!

I love watching these two interact

This is the perfect vehicle for some that lives in The Villages, FL.

This is one of the funnest videos I think you've posted... LoL

Oh, the car the IIHS didn't certify. If it would have been certified it would have been interesting to see what this car could have done in the actual open market. Many states currently dont allow these type of cars to be used on the roads outside of neighborhoods( called a neighborhood car/ aka golf cart ). Believe the major problem was the airbag system.

Awesome, give this vid 👍so it goes viral, totally loved this

This is the kind of content that keeps me coming back to TFL

My Rav4 Prime almost gets that EV miles with a similar sized battery which is a head scratcher to me given it weighs twice as much since it also has an ICE engine for long trips adding another 450 miles of range! 😛😛

Didn’t even know that existed. Great video. Can’t wait for future Kandi Saga.

This is a good appetizer before reviewing/renting a new Vanderhall electric trike or side by side. They look nice and schmooove.

4:52 I've never seen a speedo with a redline before. The governor must kick in at 60mph.

I wonder if you need to cycle the battery a few times (charge, discharge, repeat) before it has full capacity use. Some batteries in the RC hobby are like that.

The sheet metal reminds me of a 2015 Ram Promaster City I drove for work 1-2 years. Every time you closed a door, the body would flex just like this Kandi 😂