World's cheapest new car - US$930!

[mikebeaches]

Couldn't resist posting this and it's available directly from the Chinese manufacturer via Alibaba. And it's an EV - US$1,199 including batteries.

So it's the Changli Nemeca - for less than £950 + shipping!

First Look at Changli Nemeca, the World's Cheapest Electric Car That Costs Less Than a High-End MacBook Pro

Photo credit: Jalopnik The 2020 Changli Nemeca is touted as a 'New Energy Mini Electric Car for Adults,' and we agree that it's quite small. This particular EV was found on Alibaba and priced at a mere $930 for the vehicle itself, or $1,200 with the battery pack, but shipping is where things get...

www.techeblog.com

https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...pm=a2700.7724857.normalList.17.47436a58NKvi17



Last video gives the car (if you can call it that) a thorough review inside, outside and underneath:



Just have to think of a use for one now...

 

[SuperMike]

Can you fit an A frame.

 

[DuxDeluxe]

Might pass on that one.....

 

[Augusta08]

Good idea, I can't understand why Tesla Dyson etc. do not grasp the idea of building in lightness. Electric cars will have a range and usability depending upon weight. They all seem to think steel is basis of a car, carbon fibre and plastics are the way..

 

[thebriars]

Can you fit an A frame.

No need, just pick it up and stow it in the garage.

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[rosalan]

It needs a bit of a European facelift and a tad more speed but I am sure there is a world market for such a small runabout.

 

[LesW]

Not sure it would pass an IVA test without front brakes..

Good concept though.

 

[KiwiKampers]

There would have been more power in the lawnmower he was parked beside.
It looks like Postman Pat's van.

 

[Minxy]

I've just watched the first video and there is no way on earth that thing is safe! If you watch it at 4.14 it actually lifts one of the front wheels when it goes up the bump, and at 5.52 when it goes through the water the front wheels lift up completely!

 

[PaddyM]

As a petrolhead ......... I love it , I would definitely buy one if it could pass UK regs

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[dunnah01]

Better than every motorbike ever made so I'm in..

 

[ManTheVan]

Love it. Do you reckon that the DfT would authorise it for road use here in the UK? Got to be worth a pop for nipping to the shops in the winter?

 

[TheAleMan]

One previous owner - Postman Pat !!

 

[Lofty1]

Could you register it as an invalid car would then not require testing , but I think I would want to redo all the p/s welding. Would be great fun ballancing the brakes reminds me of a 1930s hillman system where you had to use feeler gauge on the shoes before adjusting the rods/cables.

 

[jongood]

Good idea, I can't understand why Tesla Dyson etc. do not grasp the idea of building in lightness. Electric cars will have a range and usability depending upon weight. They all seem to think steel is basis of a car, carbon fibre and plastics are the way..

Because this would fold like a cardboard box if it hit anything. I'm not anti chinese but am becoming more resistant to buying things produced by them because most of it is absolute tat.

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[tonyidle]

Good idea, I can't understand why Tesla Dyson etc. do not grasp the idea of building in lightness. Electric cars will have a range and usability depending upon weight. They all seem to think steel is basis of a car, carbon fibre and plastics are the way..

Safety legislation I expect. To pass requires the ability to crumple at a controlled rate whilst retaining an intact passenger cell and steel is probably the only cost-effective choice.

 

[Nasher]

Hmm.. Clive Sinclair was definitely ahead of his time

 

[makems]

Article at the weekend on the Dyson car. It was made of aluminium and still weighed 2.5 tonnes. it was a monster 15ft long and as high as a Range Rover With a range of 600miles.
the reason it didn’t go into production was the price would have been £150,000 just to break even!

 

[Lenny HB]

There is a small petrol engine car in India that starts at around £1500, made for the masses that would never be able to afford a normal car. The one thing these type of cars are missing is they don't have any safety features at all. They would never be allowed on the road in any western country.

 

[Spriddler]

........am becoming more resistant to buying things produced by them because most of it is absolute tat.

The Chinese have been rather successful meeting the huge demand of those who are forever on the lookout for cheap products.
(Including Funsters )

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[Langtoftlad]

What's all the fuss - French have had them for years... "voitures sans permis"

 

[Lenny HB]

What's all the fuss - French have had them for years... "voitures sans permis"

Never worked out how they are legal in France, probably because the type approval was done 50 years ago.

 

[Langtoftlad]

Never worked out how they are legal in France, probably because the type approval was done 50 years ago.

...and to be fair they do cost more than $1k

Citroen have announced the Ami €6000 but you will be able to lease it for €20/mth
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/cars/citroen-ami-cheap-electric-car/index.html
Could be a perfect alternative to a couple of e-bikes in good old wet weather Blighty*.


*not for you of course Lenny

 

[Lenny HB]

...and to be fair they do cost more than $1k

Citroen have announced the Ami €6000 but you will be able to lease it for €20/mth
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/28/cars/citroen-ami-cheap-electric-car/index.html
Could be a perfect alternative to a couple of e-bikes in good old wet weather Blighty*.


*not for you of course Lenny

Looks ideal as a town runabout and it will meet Euro safety regulations.

 

[pappajohn]

Can you fit an A frame.

Would you want to!

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[jongood]

The Chinese have been rather successful meeting the huge demand of those who are forever on the lookout for cheap products.
(Including Funsters )

I'm happy that people have choice but for myself would prefer to have choice of a better quality product.

 

[dna]

a cheap rival to golf carts etc for bigger camp sites / holiday parks as a run around for cleaners / maintenance etc?

 

[SpeedyDux]

What's all the fuss - French have had them for years... "voitures sans permis"

You can get an Axiam Crossline GT with a matching Bissonette folding trailer

http://www.labissonnette.fr/voiture-camping-car-bissonnette

A Camping-Cariste on the pitch next to mine had this French toad-like combination.

 

[mikebeaches]

You can get an Axiam Crossline GT with a matching Bissonette folding trailer

http://www.labissonnette.fr/voiture-camping-car-bissonnette

A Camping-Cariste on the pitch next to mine had this French toad-like combination.

Looks an interesting set up. Slightly surprised it has a diesel engine, rather than petrol? Would suspect it night be a tad noisy?

 

[Richard n Ann]

Looks an interesting set up. Slightly surprised it has a diesel engine, rather than petrol? Would suspect it night be a tad noisy?

They are Kubota 2 cylinder diesel engines 8bhp there are a few knocking about in Benidorm, they sound very rough.

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