I’ve got a Smart EV. Would not trade it, but what everyone needs to realize they are a city car…. Using it around town between 25 and 50 MPH and get 80 to 100 miles per charge. At speeds of 70 or over range will decrease drastically.
I get fed up with comments that the Smart is not good for long journeys on motorways etc totally missing the point as to what this car is for.I would not trade my Smart ev for anything else for local journeys.
Most of us though really only have a use for an around town. Even In the distant past I would either rent a car, take a bus or a train for any trip over a hundred miles.
Only the Chinese Micro EV is what you could call cheap enough to make it affordable for the masses. Most are expensive for their size and capabilities.
every manufacturer aim is to exploit what you called green, (it ain't green when they built it especially mass production), they just make it aesthetically pleasing and advertise it as green... and yes for more profit.
Add the AC and airbags for last versions. And charging at a regular power socket. They do 100km with 80 cents ! The chinese model at nr 8 is BY FAR the best car from all !
Big questions for the American buyer... 1 do you need a license to drive it? 2 is it street legal since these cars can't keep up with reg speeds of traffic? 3 are they insurable? 4 are they safe if you are involved in an accident with more typical vehicles? 5 would law enforcement mess with you all the time? 6 how hard is it to get hands on parts or have it worked on? and related 7 what does the routine maintenance look like? Really the videos I'm seeing they look like ramped up barbie cars that toddlers get for Christmas. And honestly I do wonder if we should focus instead on more infrastructure for these and also golf carts etc.
Yes it's insured. We have a twizy goes max 80 km per hour. I don't know speed in American standards. Its just fine within smaller distances. Like a covered up scooter. But a scooter u can pass the traffic jams not with this. Twizy bit easier to park as its smaller than a car.
All your questions are yes for 8. Chinese car and the cheapest one too. I did test in İstanbul streets last week and I am sold. 108km per hour speed capability legal in interstate roads insurance ok and home use electric is required. Very roomy very comfortable suspensions very practical in city only downside is small wheel diameter (12 inch ) compare to others but honestly I can say feeling like normal size car reactions on poles.
For city driving in Europe, no need for speed...very soon all capitals and big towns will reduce their speed inside the cities to 30km/h....even the Ami could get a speeding ticket.
It's a concept car... It's not available to buy yet. I do the research on all of these car videos that get recommended to me and most of these are concept or not even on the market in the US yet
VW Nils "Long before Tesla?" Tesla has been selling electric cars since 2008. VW showed this in 2011 and it wasn't even a production car. There is something wrong with your math
Yeah, but they're plastic! And have you thought about what would happen to one of those teeny plastic cars if you tangle with a regular car or 18 wheeler? You & your teeny car are permanently mashed together for all time.
@@beckyyoung2173 Plastic panels on a metal frame, typically. They're also aimed at city use, where both they -and whatever other vehicle they might be involved in a crash with- will statistically speaking be moving at fairly low speeds to begin with. They can't possibly be more dangerous than motorcycles, and I've got nothing against motorcycle riders anyway, so these fully-enclosed four-wheeled little electro-buggies would be a welcome sight zipping around town.
@@gustaveliasson5395 Well then, you'd need another car to do any highway driving or take a trip in. No one ONLY drives in cities, and nowhere else. And even in cities, at low speed, a car like that would be totaled in a simple fender-bender. And guess who's insurance rates will go sky-high to pay for "disposable cars" that cost more than my dang house? I'm just sayin...
@@beckyyoung2173 I've noticed the arrival of summer in my small town brings out the Polaris and other road-legal vehicles of all use. Some are electric. They can have attachments like a wagon, snow blade, mower, cover and side flaps, or they can be the stripped down version. Some have two rows of seats and some have one row with a pickup-like back. They are often used if you have animals and acreage. In retirement areas the vehicle is very likely to be an electric golf cart, your fair weather go to choice. Then you also have your long distance car or truck for your job or occasionally going to the big city. People have been doing it for decades without the dire results you are afraid of. You need to get out more and experience more. I'm just sayin....
Having driven a mini i know how invisible tiny cars are to careless drivers in big cars and lorry drivers. I was hit, sometimes badly, by people who just "didn't see me". I got fed up with always having to deal with other people's insurers. It's a miracle i wasn't badly hurt.
Like with a motorcycle but with a lot more "padding" to protect you. Was your car a bright color? My sister got a used car in school bus yellow. She wasn't a fan of the look but loved the visibility.
None of these would ever be as safe as a full size car. Multi lane highways like the interstates in the US or the Autobahn in Germany are not the places to be driving these cars. They are nice for city commutes in something like London..... but LA, Boston, Chicago, Houston.....would be too much of a risk with loops around the cities of 8 or more lanes of traffic moving at high speeds. That is why the US doesn't bother even trying to market these types of EVs.
I have had a Prius for 10 years. I wouldn't trade it for an EV. My Prius has an 8.5 gallon gas tank and I can go 400 miles on a tank. I spend 5 minutes filling up and I can go another 400 miles. No waiting hours to recharge. No looking for a charging station. I can use the heater and A/C all the time, without reducing my distance per tank. I average 50 mpg all the time. The Prius also costs less than the average E/V. In the future E/V's may have their place, but right now Hybrids are the way to go!
I think we have many small towns. Where people could get to and from home and grocery stores. I live on a PENINSULA. Also I'm 75 miles from a freeway for goodness sakes We don't all live around giant trucks. We just want to dip from one small location to another.
(11) Wuling Mini EV $4,500-$6000, (2) Volkjswagen Nils $ ???, (3) Citroen Ami $8,500, (3) Renault Twizy $9,000-$17,000????), (4) Uniti One $21,000, (5) Eli Zero $9,900-$11,900 (6) Honda Neu-V $???, Smart EQ $24, 960!!!!
I think these cars suffer badly from Unobtainium.. The Smart EQ is way over-priced and just not that good. The Twizy also but is more appealing. Despite seeing them on the streets for years in Europe, Renault have now quit making them. They created a well received classic and then dropped it - cheers Renault!! The Citroen Ami I don't think will be available in RHD anytime soon. The Unity, which is the best of all worlds - well we have not heard from it for years. Eventually, we might be spoilt for choice for small EVs but probably not this decade.
Hi, Great video, I have been looking for a ev 2 seater, e-car that is advertised on RUclips, after I finally got information on purchasing one. But the price keeps changing from $6,000 dollars to a low of $69 dollars? I don't understand how they can be sold for this price.
How many miles does a battery pack last ? How much does a new battery pack cost ? Is this cost higher than the residual value of the vehicle ? I think this is the case - hence EV's are not economically viable, at present. Or am I wrong ?
The problem is that none of these are feasible for cities around the world that have cold & snowy winters, hot summers and bad roads full of trucks. AWD is a non-negotiable must, as are truly kick-ass HVAC systems and tires large enough to handle the potholes.
Trikes are the way to go for inner city usage. They save one wheel material on each vehicle, are light weight and lesser stretches on road pavement public resource maintenance,
I'm in the market for a small EV BUT... I live up a rugged mountain track in Spain. I would be using this vehicle to go to the shops (5KM away) but also - I need to know it has the Torque to get back up the hill it came down from. My neighbor rides a 125cc Moped, and with a bag of shopping it works - but it can't handle two people on our hill. So - can anyone recommend a high torque/grip cheap EV to get up a hill and serve as a go kart to shops 5km away?
what I want to see is an 80s car transformed into an EV. Like the Fiat Panda or Mini Cooper. Is there any engineer doing it? At his own garage? Is there any video on internet where I can see that?
VW's could make a niche for itself if it drives like an electrical go-kart. If so, I'd buy it, since making those electric go-kart dance (at the K1-Speed track) comes naturally.
You're missing the point that no urban city in the world has enough chargers for the number of cars currently. And who wants to come up against a Range Rover in that VW?
"Chargers" You mean... wall outlets? You don't have enough wall outlets? I'm a humble european who lives in a house with three exterior outlets, plus two in the garage, and another two in the garden shed. You'll be fine.
@@gustaveliasson5395 well I'm a Brit who lives in a flat in France. In a town with barely enough charging points for 20000 people. So I mean chargers. The type that cars plug into in order to replenish the battery. What else could I mean?
@@aacmove That's cool; my dad used to live in a flat on a disused military base (armour regiment, I think), but there were dedicated parking spaces with electrical outlets for running car heaters in the frigid winter mornings. My mom's flat also came with dedicated parking... and her mother lives in a flat with an underground garage. Well I'll be damned, it seems the possibility of a flat *without* a dedicated parking space and outdoor electrical outlets was completely overlooked. Privilege checked, I suppose. E-bikes, then? An electrified velomobile so as to not be completely exposed to the elements? Something with a detachable battery, at any rate.
Can you compare a small car Smart EQ fortwo and AMI? AMI is more of an improved golf cart than a small car. The price is three times higher for the Smart EQ, but it’s not really the same concept and used materials.
There good but with the roads we have in the uk and in Medway are full of potholes and falling apart you would really need a newly built smooth road for these small elc cars as the cars are plastic light weight and not built for comfort like the new Citroen Ami and if you notice all these new cars showing you in the video are all on new roads that are completely smooth and flat like a f1 racing track
i live in UK and agree with you. Bojo was excited recently about auctions in whichc tehy were selling butt of the Churchill's cigarette for the amount of one of these great little cars. there is no common sense in House of commons in UK
By the way folks, electric cars are nothing new, because I saw a video of the early electric cars, and that was back in the 1920s. They had them plugged into the sockets at the factory so that when a person bought one, they could drive it home immediately and keep them charged when needed. They were small like these, but they were still good to drive. I liked all of these cars, and anyone of them would get me to rhe store or anyplace else that I need to go to.
The cost of driving, fueling and maintaining a car these days and then the threat of crime it’s just not worth running a car. Parking, road taxes, insurances, honestly it’s just easier jumping on the tram and not worrying about it.
That VW Nils looks great but I think it was only a prototype for a show a couple years ago and never meant to become an actual production model. We've seen lots of awesome looking cars that never get made. Instead we just get the same-old generic looking stuff...
There’s no such thing as “cheap EVs” . In comparison with each other that’s about it, against combustion engine vehicles, they are 4-5 times the price of and nothing but an inconvenience to find chargers. Not to mention varying prices make them a pain to own as you still need to babysit them like phones. For eg i didn’t use my EV for a couple of weeks and come out to find the battery has discharged enough that if it was petrol, it would be classified as a *leak!* I can leave my petrol car for 6 months, disconnect the battery and connect it back up and it will start and still have a FULL fuel tank… Not to mention once the battery has dropped its performance on an EV the car is scrap, since it’s 2/3s the overall price of the car
With the sun and the wind I will travel forever. . . since I consume electricity to travel, why not recover some of it using a mini or micro wind generator, with vertical axis, placed externally somewhere in the car and a system of solar panels? These systems will deliver energy. . forever. (I mean: a moving object, like a car, will create a vortex in the air, the wind. When it hits the wind turbine, it will generate electricity that will recharge the batteries).
It will always take more energy for a vehicle to push a wind turbine through the air than that wind turbine can generate. Always. Otherwise perpetual motion machines would work, and by the laws of physics such things are ridiculously impossible. NO energy conversion, one form to another, ever approaches 100 percent efficiency (except a heat pump, which concentrates rather than converting energy). 60 percent is very good conversion efficiency. I want the best PV cells then available on the electric travel van I hope Detroit will eventually make for me--until they catch on to aluminum-ion-graphene batteries, they will not give me the range I need--but I will expect those PV cells to pick up enough charge for a short daily commute, or maybe, sitting in the sun all week, for a day running errands around town. But a vehicle that can power itself continuously on sun, and on the wind of its own passage? Only if it's made of elf wings and fairy dust.
I like the last four ev but where I live people drive like savages. It would not be safe to drive these tiny vehicles. Thanks you for taking the time to share.
Yes, but are these vehicles up to the requisite safety standards of countries other than China. If I buy one direct can I register it in my country? USA would be questionable, what about Europe?
It's so irritating to hear people talking about range being unfortunately low. I don't think range is a big deal if the batteries are removable and can be charged inside your home with minimal effort. For me, speed is the deciding factor. I can legally travel 55 on a short stretch of my daily commute. I don't need 55 mph but I do need 45. Without that, I'm not a potential buyer. I would think that the same holds true for most people who work in the same city in which they live. I can even go to the restaurant on the outskirts of town in a 45 mph car. I'd get an impeding citation if I tried that in a LSV. Give me 30 miles at 45 mph, an enclosed cabin, decent suspension and a price of $10K or less and I'll buy one within a year of it hitting the market.
Hey guys, what city are you watching this video in?
Is the Chinese one available in the UK?
Or The U.S?
Crickets...not a good sign
Northern BC, Canada!
Mansfield, Connecticut, USA ... Feb 20, 2022
I’ve had two, smart for two automobiles, and just loved them, particularly the last model year sold here with a turbo three cylinder.
I’ve got a Smart EV. Would not trade it, but what everyone needs to realize they are a city car…. Using it around town between 25 and 50 MPH and get 80 to 100 miles per charge. At speeds of 70 or over range will decrease drastically.
I get fed up with comments that the Smart is not good for long journeys on motorways etc totally missing the point as to what this car is for.I would not trade my Smart ev for anything else for local journeys.
How can I get one here in America
@@brandongadie453 Smart have withdrawn from the US market so I guess you would have to import one which may be expensive.
@@brandongadie453 Used would be the only way I can think of that would be reasonable.
Most of us though really only have a use for an around town. Even In the distant past I would either rent a car, take a bus or a train for any trip over a hundred miles.
Only the Chinese Micro EV is what you could call cheap enough to make it affordable for the masses. Most are expensive for their size and capabilities.
every manufacturer aim is to exploit what you called green, (it ain't green when they built it especially mass production), they just make it aesthetically pleasing and advertise it as green... and yes for more profit.
and you have to take into account the cost of a new battery pack
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@@nosnibor800 Yes.Chinese batteries are cheaper. They are the biggest Lithium producer globally.
it is sold in the Philippines for $11,000
I'M IN NJ, and I don't see mentioned IF and WHERE these are available, but thanks for including the PRICE$$$! Great stuff coming out!
The Chinese one is the best by far. 120km base model & top model for $5400 drivable to 170km and normal seating. No contest with the price either .
Yet it is placed at 8th - when it is in mass production, out sold Tesla, and as you said better specifics.
@@emilyblade9676 Nah it should be first most of the others have much smaller range and are far more expensive. It's a joke 8th
Add the AC and airbags for last versions. And charging at a regular power socket. They do 100km with 80 cents ! The chinese model at nr 8 is BY FAR the best car from all !
I think they did not consider the practicality. Just the aesthetics for this list.
How long will it last ??
9-17 THOUSANDS $ for basically a bicycle is not cheap & then you have to lease the battery on top of it that? This is a very bad joke.
Big questions for the American buyer...
1 do you need a license to drive it?
2 is it street legal since these cars can't keep up with reg speeds of traffic?
3 are they insurable?
4 are they safe if you are involved in an accident with more typical vehicles?
5 would law enforcement mess with you all the time?
6 how hard is it to get hands on parts or have it worked on? and related
7 what does the routine maintenance look like?
Really the videos I'm seeing they look like ramped up barbie cars that toddlers get for Christmas.
And honestly I do wonder if we should focus instead on more infrastructure for these and also golf carts etc.
Something is telling me I should consider buying a bike...
Yes it's insured. We have a twizy goes max 80 km per hour. I don't know speed in American standards. Its just fine within smaller distances. Like a covered up scooter. But a scooter u can pass the traffic jams not with this. Twizy bit easier to park as its smaller than a car.
All your questions are yes for 8. Chinese car and the cheapest one too. I did test in İstanbul streets last week and I am sold. 108km per hour speed capability legal in interstate roads insurance ok and home use electric is required. Very roomy very comfortable suspensions very practical in city only downside is small wheel diameter (12 inch ) compare to others but honestly I can say feeling like normal size car reactions on poles.
For city driving in Europe, no need for speed...very soon all capitals and big towns will reduce their speed inside the cities to 30km/h....even the Ami could get a speeding ticket.
Nothing but a death trap.
Bring it to Florida! Not all of us are crazy!
So where do you buy these at ... can't find anything!
Unofficial dealers bring them overseas
I would like to know more about the ev electric cars and where you can buy or get one.
It's a concept car... It's not available to buy yet. I do the research on all of these car videos that get recommended to me and most of these are concept or not even on the market in the US yet
The VW Nils never went into production as far as im aware, so why does the Video say top 8 cars you can buy cheaply ?
Most of them are not at all cheaply anyway lol
He just want you to view his youtube post and comments to earn
@@woofaki5550 - some of them are MORE expensive than a SUV ! ( see Dacia )
VW Nils "Long before Tesla?" Tesla has been selling electric cars since 2008. VW showed this in 2011 and it wasn't even a production car. There is something wrong with your math
Are any sold in the U.S.?
Very interesting video! It’s great to see the possible EV options for urban drivers that are looking for very small EVs. 🚗 ⚡️
Yeah, but they're plastic! And have you thought about what would happen to one of those teeny plastic cars if you tangle with a regular car or 18 wheeler? You & your teeny car are permanently mashed together for all time.
@@beckyyoung2173
Plastic panels on a metal frame, typically.
They're also aimed at city use, where both they -and whatever other vehicle they might be involved in a crash with- will statistically speaking be moving at fairly low speeds to begin with.
They can't possibly be more dangerous than motorcycles, and I've got nothing against motorcycle riders anyway, so these fully-enclosed four-wheeled little electro-buggies would be a welcome sight zipping around town.
@@gustaveliasson5395 Well then, you'd need another car to do any highway driving or take a trip in. No one ONLY drives in cities, and nowhere else. And even in cities, at low speed, a car like that would be totaled in a simple fender-bender. And guess who's insurance rates will go sky-high to pay for "disposable cars" that cost more than my dang house? I'm just sayin...
@@beckyyoung2173 I've noticed the arrival of summer in my small town brings out the Polaris and other road-legal vehicles of all use. Some are electric. They can have attachments like a wagon, snow blade, mower, cover and side flaps, or they can be the stripped down version. Some have two rows of seats and some have one row with a pickup-like back. They are often used if you have animals and acreage. In retirement areas the vehicle is very likely to be an electric golf cart, your fair weather go to choice. Then you also have your long distance car or truck for your job or occasionally going to the big city. People have been doing it for decades without the dire results you are afraid of. You need to get out more and experience more. I'm just sayin....
I'm impressed with the Renault Twizy. It's got all the essentials and for such a low price, it's hard to beat
Having driven a mini i know how invisible tiny cars are to careless drivers in big cars and lorry drivers.
I was hit, sometimes badly, by people who just "didn't see me".
I got fed up with always having to deal with other people's insurers.
It's a miracle i wasn't badly hurt.
Like with a motorcycle but with a lot more "padding" to protect you. Was your car a bright color? My sister got a used car in school bus yellow. She wasn't a fan of the look but loved the visibility.
None of these would ever be as safe as a full size car. Multi lane highways like the interstates in the US or the Autobahn in Germany are not the places to be driving these cars.
They are nice for city commutes in something like London..... but LA, Boston, Chicago, Houston.....would be too much of a risk with loops around the cities of 8 or more lanes of traffic moving at high speeds. That is why the US doesn't bother even trying to market these types of EVs.
Are they good in the snow ? ...
How long does the battery last in 5 degree ( F ) weather , with a defroster & a heater ?
Interesting, how we never seem to get answers to honest questions like this.
Why are so many of these micro cars not available in USA?
Smaller EVs also probably do less damage to roads
And the less miles driven between charges because the battery cells will be smaller.
Are any sold in the U.S,?
So awesome and adorable small mini luxuries on wheels.😚 ↗So awesome & NEAT 👀 looking EV's 👌
Luxury ?
Shill
I have had a Prius for 10 years. I wouldn't trade it for an EV. My Prius has an 8.5 gallon gas tank and I can go 400 miles on a tank. I spend 5 minutes filling up and I can go another 400 miles. No waiting hours to recharge. No looking for a charging station. I can use the heater and A/C all the time, without reducing my distance per tank. I average 50 mpg all the time. The Prius also costs less than the average E/V. In the future E/V's may have their place, but right now Hybrids are the way to go!
I think we have many small towns. Where people could get to and from home and grocery stores.
I live on a PENINSULA. Also I'm 75 miles from a freeway for goodness sakes
We don't all live around giant trucks. We just want to dip from one small location to another.
Which one can you buy in the United States?
Pizza delivery has never looked so good 😆
Where would you fit the pizza??
If they made the specs on the WV Niles much better I would totally get one. Eli Zero is super cute. Wish it would go 70 mph. 50 at least
Thanks for your comment!
These vehicles should be everywhere but they're not
We need these yesterday
Why Not to consider the Italian Estrima Birò? Two seats in 1.03m width, it parks like a motorcycle
I cant even fit my mobility scooter in the back of that ok for sardines
We need these in Los Angeles sooo bad. Too few parking spaces and everyone's angry at gas and car prices.
That You Can Buy CHEAPLY ???? NILS you can even not buy.
(11) Wuling Mini EV $4,500-$6000, (2) Volkjswagen Nils $ ???, (3) Citroen Ami $8,500, (3) Renault Twizy $9,000-$17,000????), (4) Uniti One $21,000, (5) Eli Zero $9,900-$11,900 (6) Honda Neu-V $???, Smart EQ $24, 960!!!!
logic and common sense was missing on this video :p
@@mirandela777 Not to mention any idea of what "cheap" looks like on a minimum wage. :(
I think these cars suffer badly from Unobtainium.. The Smart EQ is way over-priced and just not that good. The Twizy also but is more appealing. Despite seeing them on the streets for years in Europe, Renault have now quit making them. They created a well received classic and then dropped it - cheers Renault!! The Citroen Ami I don't think will be available in RHD anytime soon. The Unity, which is the best of all worlds - well we have not heard from it for years. Eventually, we might be spoilt for choice for small EVs but probably not this decade.
plus they aren't going to sell them to just anyone with enough money -- Expect rejected payment and *sorry not for sale to YOU*
Agreed
Hi, Great video, I have been looking for a ev 2 seater, e-car that is advertised on RUclips, after I finally got information on purchasing one. But the price keeps changing from $6,000 dollars to a low of $69 dollars? I don't understand how they can be sold for this price.
How many miles does a battery pack last ? How much does a new battery pack cost ? Is this cost higher than the residual value of the vehicle ? I think this is the case - hence EV's are not economically viable, at present. Or am I wrong ?
None available for sale in U.S. market 😐
Can you register any of these in the US??
So cool 🙏👍🇬🇧
What about the silence 04?
No dealer offers this
The problem is that none of these are feasible for cities around the world that have cold & snowy winters, hot summers and bad roads full of trucks. AWD is a non-negotiable must, as are truly kick-ass HVAC systems and tires large enough to handle the potholes.
META Automotiva aqui 👊🕛🔒💯🇧🇷
VW Nills looks cool but it is a quite old concept from 2011. What happened that it is still only concept?
Trikes are the way to go for inner city usage. They save one wheel material on each vehicle, are light weight and lesser stretches on road pavement public resource maintenance,
I'm in the market for a small EV BUT... I live up a rugged mountain track in Spain. I would be using this vehicle to go to the shops (5KM away) but also - I need to know it has the Torque to get back up the hill it came down from. My neighbor rides a 125cc Moped, and with a bag of shopping it works - but it can't handle two people on our hill. So - can anyone recommend a high torque/grip cheap EV to get up a hill and serve as a go kart to shops 5km away?
what I want to see is an 80s car transformed into an EV. Like the Fiat Panda or Mini Cooper. Is there any engineer doing it? At his own garage? Is there any video on internet where I can see that?
Now they need to consider snowy conditions and lift them higher. ❄️ 🥶 🌨️
None seem to be able to be bought in USA
VW's could make a niche for itself if it drives like an electrical go-kart. If so, I'd buy it, since making those electric go-kart dance (at the K1-Speed track) comes naturally.
It’s funny to see that Smart, which I believe, is the one of the smallest car looks like the biggest.
I drive Smart for two😀
(Not the electric one.)
I also have a SMART For Two (Not electric)! And I thought my Mazda Miata was SMALL!!😂
@@MaryKDeane Surprisingly does not feel that small when you get in one.
@@davidspendlove5900 Exactly!👍 Unlike my Mazda Miata, the SMART definitely doesn't feel like it's as small as it is.
It is a surprise that you are still alive! Whoa !
@@simster1001
Yup.
Smart cars are much stronger than bicycles.
😊👍
Hey, next time can you give the speeds and ranges in metric as well, please? We aren't all in America. Thanks.
Americans don't understand inches, yards & miles either. Give them a Six-Pack & TV screen, you can take the wife for the "ride" of your life.
no CARVER! :( gonna get mine this week ^^
You're missing the point that no urban city in the world has enough chargers for the number of cars currently. And who wants to come up against a Range Rover in that VW?
"Chargers"
You mean... wall outlets?
You don't have enough wall outlets?
I'm a humble european who lives in a house with three exterior outlets, plus two in the garage, and another two in the garden shed.
You'll be fine.
@@gustaveliasson5395 well I'm a Brit who lives in a flat in France. In a town with barely enough charging points for 20000 people. So I mean chargers. The type that cars plug into in order to replenish the battery. What else could I mean?
@@aacmove
That's cool; my dad used to live in a flat on a disused military base (armour regiment, I think), but there were dedicated parking spaces with electrical outlets for running car heaters in the frigid winter mornings.
My mom's flat also came with dedicated parking... and her mother lives in a flat with an underground garage.
Well I'll be damned, it seems the possibility of a flat *without* a dedicated parking space and outdoor electrical outlets was completely overlooked.
Privilege checked, I suppose.
E-bikes, then? An electrified velomobile so as to not be completely exposed to the elements? Something with a detachable battery, at any rate.
@@gustaveliasson5395 Grasse 36 charging stations. Population 50000!
@@aacmove
Correct!
And irrelevant when talking about an electric vehicle that doesn't need charging stations.
Where can you acquire any of these automobiles?
Which ones are available in the USA?
any of these available in US?
I like M-crolino. range
Does driving at night with all the lights on, reduce the mileage.
Can you compare a small car Smart EQ fortwo and AMI? AMI is more of an improved golf cart than a small car. The price is three times higher for the Smart EQ, but it’s not really the same concept and used materials.
I would like to see a EV DRIVE THROUGH 4 feet of snow
Maybe I missed it, but do these have wifi?
There good but with the roads we have in the uk and in Medway are full of potholes and falling apart you would really need a newly built smooth road for these small elc cars as the cars are plastic light weight and not built for comfort like the new Citroen Ami and if you notice all these new cars showing you in the video are all on new roads that are completely smooth and flat like a f1 racing track
i live in UK and agree with you. Bojo was excited recently about auctions in whichc tehy were selling butt of the Churchill's cigarette for the amount of one of these great little cars. there is no common sense in House of commons in UK
By the way folks, electric cars are nothing new, because I saw a video of the early electric cars, and that was back in the 1920s. They had them plugged into the sockets at the factory so that when a person bought one, they could drive it home immediately and keep them charged when needed. They were small like these, but they were still good to drive. I liked all of these cars, and anyone of them would get me to rhe store or anyplace else that I need to go to.
The cost of driving, fueling and maintaining a car these days and then the threat of crime it’s just not worth running a car. Parking, road taxes, insurances, honestly it’s just easier jumping on the tram and not worrying about it.
Are any of these legal in the United States and can we buy them here?
Does it work when it's 14 degrees out side... How about 90 degrees...
Excuse me but before the german car, the french company Renault made the Twizzy (.../...)
You can only buy two of the vehicles! (Twizy and Smart) The others are only concep vehicles...
Ami has been in production for 3 years now, Fiat now sells nor one but two Ami look a likes.
NILS is like the SEAT Minimo, but i dont see here the Silence S04.
How can I perches this vehicle? Is there an agent in Sri Lanka?
I’m going to buy a new pair of walking shoes !
Do they sell these in the US?
That Honda NEUV
If it didn't have that self driving rubbish (uk spec) then it would be a good car.
HANA sounds good.
So what's the price???
Probably 10 x MORE than the chinese one with 4 seats and no auto driver !
'Was' is past tense, meaning no more! And why not mention the GWM ORA 'Cat'? They're opening showrooms globally, with their stunning offering.
Are these sold in usa
Wuling mini EV very expensive in Indonesia 😢 even made in Indonesia USD 20,000
ouch! thats expensive!
That VW Nils looks great but I think it was only a prototype for a show a couple years ago and never meant to become an actual production model. We've seen lots of awesome looking cars that never get made. Instead we just get the same-old generic looking stuff...
Anything with solar power???
any of these legal in the US? doubt it.
There’s no such thing as “cheap EVs” . In comparison with each other that’s about it, against combustion engine vehicles, they are 4-5 times the price of and nothing but an inconvenience to find chargers. Not to mention varying prices make them a pain to own as you still need to babysit them like phones.
For eg i didn’t use my EV for a couple of weeks and come out to find the battery has discharged enough that if it was petrol, it would be classified as a *leak!*
I can leave my petrol car for 6 months, disconnect the battery and connect it back up and it will start and still have a FULL fuel tank…
Not to mention once the battery has dropped its performance on an EV the car is scrap, since it’s 2/3s the overall price of the car
With the sun and the wind I will travel forever. . . since I consume electricity to travel, why not recover some of it using a mini or micro wind generator, with vertical axis, placed externally somewhere in the car and a system of solar panels? These systems will deliver energy. . forever. (I mean: a moving object, like a car, will create a vortex in the air, the wind. When it hits the wind turbine, it will generate electricity that will recharge the batteries).
It will always take more energy for a vehicle to push a wind turbine through the air than that wind turbine can generate. Always. Otherwise perpetual motion machines would work, and by the laws of physics such things are ridiculously impossible. NO energy conversion, one form to another, ever approaches 100 percent efficiency (except a heat pump, which concentrates rather than converting energy). 60 percent is very good conversion efficiency. I want the best PV cells then available on the electric travel van I hope Detroit will eventually make for me--until they catch on to aluminum-ion-graphene batteries, they will not give me the range I need--but I will expect those PV cells to pick up enough charge for a short daily commute, or maybe, sitting in the sun all week, for a day running errands around town. But a vehicle that can power itself continuously on sun, and on the wind of its own passage? Only if it's made of elf wings and fairy dust.
I like the last four ev but where I live people drive like savages. It would not be safe to drive these tiny vehicles. Thanks you for taking the time to share.
Can some present me that last model
Where do you live?
What’s the price?
Not one of these is available in the US.
Dove si possono trovare in Italia ?
Sorry,what was the PRICE again??
How much and where buy
These cars are fine, but how many of them are Legal to drive in the United States.
Now that e-cat energy is available I expect to see these EVs with unlimited range in 2022!
Do a little research before you lead others astray, e-cat energy is a scam. The "creator" has been imprisoned multiple times for other energy scams.
I want that HONDA.
All governments shou!d make these compulsory for cities. Just do it!!
Yes, but are these vehicles up to the requisite safety standards of countries other than China. If I buy one direct can I register it in my country? USA would be questionable, what about Europe?
Any that I can buy cheaply in The U.K.?
An 160km range is acceptable, but if it does not carry two+ people, go at least 110kph, and be fully enclosed for Canadian winter, it's not viable.
25 000 pounds ! Real cheap ! 98% of world's population can't afford that !
It's so irritating to hear people talking about range being unfortunately low. I don't think range is a big deal if the batteries are removable and can be charged inside your home with minimal effort. For me, speed is the deciding factor. I can legally travel 55 on a short stretch of my daily commute. I don't need 55 mph but I do need 45. Without that, I'm not a potential buyer. I would think that the same holds true for most people who work in the same city in which they live. I can even go to the restaurant on the outskirts of town in a 45 mph car. I'd get an impeding citation if I tried that in a LSV. Give me 30 miles at 45 mph, an enclosed cabin, decent suspension and a price of $10K or less and I'll buy one within a year of it hitting the market.
This is the future of cars
Yes sir!
I have to wonder what they are like to drive on a windy day or n the snow.