EQ 004 - Québec City EV Show & Test drive of the Imperium SEV
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2024
- Québec City held their dedicated electric vehicle show on October 1st. I also got to test drive the Imperium Motors SEV all electric SUV! If you want to see what cars, accessories, bikes, and other stuff was there, as well as get a preview of the Imperium SEV, then this video is for you. I hope you enjoy it.
The Imperium Motors SEV was previously named the ET5 but was changed due to issues with another vehicle that had that name. Oddly, in China Skywell renamed it to the EV6. I think Kia is going to have something to say about that.
***The audio was not the best since I did not have my dedicated mic on the show floor, so I apologize in advance.
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00:00 Intro
00:12 Québec City EV Show
00:27 Hyundai Booth
00:40 Polestar
00:51 Toyota disappointing… again
01:00 Ford
01:05 Mazda’s sad EV
01:34 Audi booth
01:59 Imperium Motors SEV SUV
02:43 Imperium SEV Test Drive!
04:57 Tesla Québec Club
05:15 Fast Wheels
05:37 Volvo
05:50 Porsche Québec
06:02 Kia Booth
06:17 Chevrolet
06:25 EV Test Drives by AVEQ
06:54 A bunch of other stuff & bikes
07:46 What is this?
08:23 Bloopers 
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I would like to see more on the Imperium.
Noted and thank you.
Would definitely like to see a full review of the Skywell. Enjoyed the quick tour and Quickies format just fine.
Thank you very much... and noted 😎
Imperium looks very interesting, would be great to see a full review!
Thank you very much... noted.
Yes please, an Imperium review video would be great
Merci, c'est noté 😎
"Take 751" haha thanks Andre. That Skywell SUV looked nice until I looked into it more. Apparently NEDC is around 25% more range compared to EPA which puts it somewhere in the 300km range and the price is far too high for that. Thanks for the videos!
We will only know the EPA range later on, but I will be doing a full review once the North American cars arrive. So stay tuned 😎
Good but too short, by need alone, review of the Imperium/Skywell. YES I would like a very full review, most of the traction control.snowy roads use and handling. This is one EV I would like to own- right next to VinFast EVs
Thanks for the comment. My EQ series (EV-olution Quickies) is exactly as the name states, quick and simple videos, unlike my main EV-olution series of videos that are up to 25 minutes long (my Polestar 2 review is actually 36 minutes 😎). This was just a quick drive/teaser to see if people were interested in a full video of the SEV and since the feedback is positive I will be making a full review once it becomes available as a press car. Thanks again, I appreciate you taking the time to watch my video.
At least there were no small planes flying over :)
😂😂😂
COVID ruined mine my wife's plans to visit Quebec City. We'll get there one day and hit Montreal too!
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you will be able to make it here soon, things are getting better.
Wow! You actually got to drive the Imperium!?! Amazing! Yes, please try and do a formal review! I'm super interested in this vehicle!
Yep, I got to take it for a spin, as you saw in the video, and the president of Imperium Motors Canada has confirmed I will get access to a press car once they are available.
That Imperium has my interest! Honestly that's the 1st EV other than a Tesla, in a long time, that actually has my interest. I can't wait to see the full specs of this vehicle. The market is getting so exciting.
I agree, it is very interesting. 45,000$ for a loaded electrc SUV is impressive. Imperium is finalizing the dealer network right now and expects the first cars to arrive in Canada in January or February of 2022. Now we wait to see what happens 😎
@Mcneal Willie I am not sure about the US, but the timeline will be very similar to Canada, if not exactly the same.
Yup, the Imperium has my eye too. Hope you get to do a more extensive review.
Noted, thanks.
I would like to see more on the Imperium Skywell
Thanks for the comment. I am on the press list at Imperium and should be getting a press car once they are available. Thank you for taking the time to watch my video.
Enjoyed ur walk around and a short test ride. Vancouver will have their show March 23-27 2022.
Since BC is also big on EVs the show should be pretty good. I hope you have more manufacturers present in a bigger way than at this show.
I'd like to see more about this. Strongly considering this EV over all others due to the value for price, especially if prices remain the same for US launch.
Thanks for the comment. I am on the press list at Imperium Canada so I should get a press car once they become available. Happy New Year!
The Imperium is very interesting. Would love an update on any developments since the car show 6 months ago.
Imperium is at the Montréal EV show this weekend and I am hoping to get a bit of time to go see the North American SEV that is in the test drive circuit, but my EV6 is in very high demand and I have spent the last 2 days letting people drive my EV6, non stop, all day long. Today I am going to let the organizer know that I need a block of time to record some video and I intend to speak to Imperium to find out when the press cars will arrive.
@@EV-olution I can imagine! I've watched all your EV6 and Polestar videos and have an EV6 on order due 'early 2023' here in Victoria. In the meantime I'm getting to known the rest of the players because why not. There is a smattering walk around and interior videos online for the SEV establishing a luxurious offering, especiallyfor the price point!
What's missing however, is non-visual content like, true or vegan leather, soft or hard plasics, infotainment responsiveness and depth, nav, connectivity, Android Auto/Carplay, driving sound isolation, etc.
Also, if you have an opportunity to ask, there is confusion on the Imperium/Skywell/Skyworth/ET6/SEV names, what exactly is this vehicle called? It seems like Imperium is the importer only?
Many thanks and keep up the great content, I really appreciste the Canadian perspective.
@@georgeg2568 Imperium is the importer, but they have also invested millions in setting up a dealer network, as well as getting the vehicle certified for North America, so they are heavily invested in getting things done. Right now it is called Imperium Motors Corp and the vehicle is SEV in the North America. Forget the Asian versions because it is all mixed up with other brands and names.
"voyon André!" je l'ai bien ris, j'aime bien la fin de tes vidéo! lâche pas
Merci beaucoup!
About the Skywell ET5 , it was known in China as the Tianmei ET5 , then Skywell but in April 2021, the division was renamed Skyworth Auto to distinguish it from parent Co. Skywell. Initially, the name change did not include the Skywell ET5 itself, however in July 2021 the vehicle itself received both a new brand and model name when voice control was added , now known overall as the Skyworth EV6. So why Skywell in NA markets ? Sounds better perhaps ? In China it's known as the "most confusing" EV brand , perhaps Imperium should have gone with Weltmeister EV instead (4 well established models)
Thank you for the detailed information. I was aware that they went with EV6 in China and I wonder how Kia feels about that choice. It makes it even more confusing.
Is there an EV Show schedule to find future shows in the Michigan area? This looks like a perfect place for my family to start our search for the first EV purchase. Great video
Thank you very much, you may also like my Ioniq 5 video where I also gave a quick tour of the Montréal EV show. Unfortunately I am not aware of a list of shows that may be in your area and with all of the COVID restictions, at least here in the province of Québec, there are no large public gatherings permitted so no shows.
Le Imperium SEV m'intriguait au salon de Montréal c'est bien que tu es eu accès quelque minute au véhicule
Imperium me confirme que j'aurai accès à une voiture
I was shocked that VW was not there. They are delivering the ID.4 soon and they didn't want to be at the show? I was also disappointed Zero wasn't there. Really wanted to see their motorcycle line up. But I scored a drive in a Polestar 2, so it was worth the trip.
I was not surprised that VW was not there since they were not there for the Montréal show. Too bad you missed Zero at the Montréal show; I show them in my Ioniq 5 video. It's nice that your got to try the Polestar 2 though.
I was very impressed by that Imperium especially its size, look and price. I can't wait until that gets to America because Tesla model Y is pricing itself out of the middle class market.
I am aso interested in seeing what they bring to market as a final North American version. I look forward to making the video.
Hi André it's going to be cool to see you review the Imperium the price is ok but not way cheaper that a ID4. you can get a ID4 with dual motor and of course it more expensive and it has a Co2 heat pump system and a heated wind shield I'm wondering where are they going to be sold from and the service and parts aspect. ?
The ID.4 is going to make the Imperium SEV a bit harder to sell, but the Imperium is a bit bigger. Imperium has signed some existing dealers that will be the sales and service centers.
Thank you for showing this new EV on your show. Would you please find out if this car will be available in the USA, and what is the prices and the power/ KW/hr, charging details on this car. I like to see this car in another Video. Thank you
Thanks for your comment. I will be getting a press car when they become available and will have more details about availability and specs.
start watching munro live youtube channel. they have one and have started to look at it and do a review
I have been a long time subscriber to their channel, thanks.
When are the skywell out for sale? And are you going to post more films about skywell?
They should be releasing their first car this summer, but there have been delays due to COVID and other factors. I will be making a review video with a press car when they become available.
Yes! Imperium review please
Thanks for the request. I am on the press list at Imperium and hopefully they will get some press cars soon.
@@EV-olution is it 2WD or AWD?
It is front wheel drive only. That is one of the reasons the price is so good.
Is Apple car play or Android auto available? What about adaptive cruise control?
I will be getting those details once the North American version arrives. It should arrive in the following months, but I have not had any updates from Imperium yet.
Bonjour merci pour votre réponse j étais certain que j’aurais une solution j’ai vu la vidéo concernant le kia et le Kona
Vos vidéos sont bien filmés et détaillés tels que le changement de filtre habitacle
Merci encore bonne journée
Would you please find out what is the real range on a fully charged battery for the SEV and the SVL (the bigger battery). and how long it takes to charge the battery if you are on the road from 20%-80%, and over night charging time. Thank you
As long as I get the vehicle for a long enough time to do that, I will do my best to provide the information. Thanks for the request.
The numbers I have mention that the onboard charger is 6.6kW (a bit weak I think). So charging at home will take a while if you are at a low SoC. If you have the 72kWh battery, it would then take around 12hrs to charge this baby. On DC, it's around 75kW. numbers are from 30 to 80% (so 50% = 36kW) takes 30 minutes.
Range is just a number as it varies a lot. A tonne of parameters will impact the range. That said, NEDC is 520km on the big battery. Experience tells us NEDC is correct when divided by 1.43 to get the EPA range. Therefore, around 365km for the big one. But this is meaningless. Don't rely on that. If it's cold, you'll do less, if you're a race driver, it'll be way less. If you drive like a vicar, it'll be more... etc.
This will be a good car to travel for 500km journeys I think. If you want to drive more, you need a car with a charging curve that is better than this. As mentionned, range is a thing but, in my book, charging is the bottleneck so the faster this is, the better.
Please do a review of the imperium SEV!!! Thank you!!!
With Christian Dubois gone I have to get a new contact at Imperium. Working on it 😎
@@EV-olution thank you bro. CANT WAIT!
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Will it be coming to the United States?
Yes it will.
Im very interested in full size SUV that is affordable for the common man. Any idea when will this car be available in the United States, and where it will be sold?
They told me that it should be in the spring. They announced 3 dealer locations in Canada, but I am not sure about the US locations. You can ask them directly on their Facebook page (see link below), but if you don't get a reply let me know.
Facebook: facebook.com/imperiummotorsev/
Website: www.imperiummotorcompany.com/
@@EV-olution thanks for the reply…and link😊
My pleasure 😎
More info on imperium please
When the press cars become available I will be making a review video. Thanks for the comment.
Wich color is avalable ?
There are 4 colors listed on the Imperium web site. Gray, blue, white and black.
@@EV-olution skywell imperium is it avalable in Québec Canada now?i am interesting
@@alainbard1140 pas encore. La SEV sera disponible au Canada, mais seulement plus tard cette année. J'attend pour une date d'Imperium Canada. Lorsque la voiture sera disponible pour un vrai review, j'en aurai une pour faire une vidéo.
I am glad you think $50 Grand is cheap for a veh.As a retired person even with my trade in this would be out of the reach of most people!
I understand what you mean, but when compared to the vehicles it is against in its category, it is not expensive, even when compared to gas versions. Electric cars are more expensive to buy, but as many studies have proven, they are less expensive than their gas counterparts over the ownership period due to savings on gas and maintenance.
Don't forget you have some government incentives in Canada. In Quebec, this $50,000 is in fact, the same price as a $38,000 car.
Show more on the Imperium.
On Saturday I received confirmation from Imperium that I will be getting a car to review once they arrive in Canada 😎
I would like to see the imperium
I am on the press list so I should be getting a press car when they become available. Thanks for watching.
It’s frustrating to see manufacturers announce these huge, grandiose plans for the EV market and then see they barely have 1 or 2 cars at the show.
I agree, especially when it came to the Montréal EV show that I quickly showed in my Ioniq 5 video. I was expecting to see VW with the ID.4 and I expected to see more than 1 Soul EV at Kia's booth, maybe a big poster about the EV6, but no. Hyundai was the only one with a big presence at both shows and I think they are going to take the lead, at least here in the province of Québec.
@@EV-olution Hyundai seems to be the only one to take the Quebec market very seriously. Mazda couldn’t even be bothered to put up a booth ?
Correct, Mazda hid their MX-30 in a corner and I did not even see it in Montreal.
Le “Salon des animaux de compagnie” est un “car show” ! J’ignorais que les Québécois considéraient leur auto comme un animal de compagnie !!! 🥴
Je ne suis pas certain de comprendre votre commentaire, je n'ai pas vu d'animaux. Désolé.
@@EV-olution au début de votre vlog vous avez en toile de fonds l’affiche de ce salon. C’était de l’humour… français !
@@jean-mariecalvat9402 😂🤣😂 je n'avais même pas remarqué l'affiche sur la bâtisse au début de la vidéo! Maintenant je la trouve drôle 😂
Have to disagree with your nothing electric on the Toyota stand Andre, the Toyota Mirai on the Left is electric, it just uses hydrogen to produce electricity rather than a battery cell.
Imperium does look interesting, would be up there to replace my Sorento.
The fact that there are no hydrogen filling stations anywhere (ok, there are a couple in North America, but it makes for a long drive to fill up just to get home to be empty again 😉), the fact that hydrogen fuel cell technology is inefficient in terms of power used to create and provide the fuel vs range efficiency, and there are no cars available at a decent price vs what you have to deal with, plus the fact that the CEO of Toyota has been lying about EVs being worse for the environment as compared to a gas car as well as lobbying governments to roll back environment laws… In my book Toyota has nothing. Sorry, but I lost respect for Toyota when Mr. Toyoda was caught being anti-environment (as documented in many articles) 😎
@@EV-olution yes, you are absolutely right about toyota!!😀
North America is losing the EV race
Yes we are. China and Scandinavian countries are waaaaay ahead. We really need to ramp things up with better priced cars if we are going to make a dent in the climate crisis.
Need much more infrastructure! Especially in Ontario
We are lucky in the province of Québec because our charging network is pretty amazing; it still needs to grow, but we are fortunate here.
@@EV-olution Thats correct Norway have best system in Scandinavia with no sales taxes or import taxes. Then Co2 taxes on Ice cars and weight taxes. Evs are cheaper then Ice cars to buy in Norway. In Sweden we have 70 000 SEK that we get after 6 months of ownership. My local county sold 38% Evs in April. I dont now how much you sell so far
We sell far less because we don't have tough enough laws.
Andre, just what was the noise making piece of crap…I’m going with a Honda Civic and some kind of can muffler
I can't remember, probably a Civic 😎
Better know how to read chinese
The North American SEV will be in English and French. The car I drove is a Chinese demo unit that is pre-production.
Few notes about imperium sev. Affordable yes, but as the wise says.. you pay for what you get.. the imperium sev skywell et5 does not have thermal regulator. I believe it has no active cooling, no heat pump, no liquid cooling.. what it means is that the battery heat is monitored from the battery management. Some features may not be available when the battery temperature reaches a certain limit. You may not be able to use fast dc charging if battery is too hot. What it also means is that this vehicle will not let do intense road trip. One the second stop for dc charging it may not work, or if it does, it may not work on the third stop for dc charge. Because remember, everytime you use dc fast charge it boost the battery heat incredibly. Because it has no thermal regulator to cool the battery down, battery will bake.. the more it bakes the more degradation it will get over years. This is the same as the nissan leaf. Very primitive battery system. There is no mention of any heat pump. So imperium is bad for long distance travelling. Another thing the company does not advertise is the theft and hack security system. Stealing a Tesla is not easy to do as you need the owner cellphone and the pin number. Jamming doors signal can not be done on the tesla. But on this car it remains to be tested.. imperium doesn't want talk about it.. lastly cabin temperature is set by the computer. 24 degree is the coolest you can get according to some reviews. Juste like the bolt AC will stop running when battery energy is too low. Lane assist will not work at all without street lines. It won't keep the lane at all. So in the snow, forget about it. For around town, yes if there is a anti theft security. But for crossing the country and road trips, forget about it.
Your comments seem to be more about bashing a Chinese electric vehicle than about facts that could help people learn about electric cars because your information is incorrect. You are right that you get what you pay for, but prices of EVs are coming down and it is not because the Imperium SEV is 40 to 45,000$ CDN that it is bad. If that is the case then you have to say the Bolt EV, Kona Electric, Soul EV, Ioniq Electric, Niro EV, VW ID.3, VW ID.4, Renault Zoe, until recently the Telsa Model 3 SR, etc, are all bad because they have versions that are about 45,000$ or less.
Now with regards to the other points you mentioned…
You are incorrect about the heat management system. The Imperium SEV (Skyworth/Skywell ET5) has liquid thermal management of the battery and drive system. The only current EV on the market to not include any thermal management of the battery is the Nissan Leaf. The Imperium SEV does not have a heat pump, but that only affects the climate control and how much power is used to heat or cool the cabin. In other words, the stated range of the Imperium SEV is lower than if it had a heat pump because heating and cooling of the cabin requires more power without one. Telsa only recently added a heat pump to the Model 3 and Model Y but that does not mean that they were bad before, they were just less efficient than newer ones, but they still have liquid thermal management of the battery, etc. The Imperium SEV is fine for long distance driving as well as DCFC. Once press cars are available to test this in real world situations we will know more, but as it stands, based on technical specs, the Imperium SEV has liquid thermal management and will not heat up like a Nissan Leaf, nor will it suffer the issues you mention.
As for the anti-theft system, the SEV includes one, just like all cars today. Regarding Tesla being immune to theft, there are videos of the Model S being stolen within 60 seconds with fob signal replication, just like with many other cars out there. The Model 3 and Y are better protected, but they are the only cars with this type of system so you can't say just the SEV is bad because of it, you have to say that every other car in the world is bad because of it, including the Tesla Model S and X.
The climate control of the Imperium SEV can have the AC set to as low as 16C, as confirmed by the president of Imperium Motors Canada after I asked him the question. I am not sure where you got 24C, but it makes no sense. Also, to note, every modern car made in the world today uses a computer to set the temperature of the climate control. It is not because you turn a knob that the temperature is controlled by a physical regulator, the knob controls the computer setting. Regarding the HVAC shutting down because of a low battery, this is typical of almost all EVs made in the world today. When the battery gets to a very low state of charge the car will reduce power output to the motor(s) as well as reduce or cut climate control to allow you to get a few extra kilometers of range to make it to a charging station. This is not bad; it is efficient energy management used in almost all EVs.
Regarding Lane Keep Assist, almost every car that exists, and that has LKA, requires painted lines to function correctly. This includes Tesla, and in the snow all cars will be negatively affected with LKA not working as intended. You can't single out just the Imperium SEV because the snow scenario affects all cars, and not just electric ones either.
Before you deride a product, or a car, you should ask the questions you have to the right people. In this case I am sure Imperium Motors would have been more than happy to answer any questions you have about their electric SUV. Have a great day.
Totally untrue!
Where on earth did you get this misinformation!
You definitely fabricated it.
The SEV has liquid thermo regulation, you will never find yourself with a battery that is too warm to accept fast charging , absolutely no problem on long distance and you logic of refusing a third fast charge is untrue of any vehicle!
No there is no heat pump and nor as the competition, you need to get a Preferred package in the Kona to get it, ,in the Kia an EXT model at $50,600 and in the Polestar you must order the Plus (a $5500 option) at $55,500.
The SEV has a great antitheft system manufactured by Skyworth Electronics.
Most EV drivers would turn off the AC manually if the range got low so whether a car shuts it off or not when low to maximize remaining range is by no mean an issue and certainly not something worth discussing as I think most of us would want it in an EV.
The SEV lowest setting is 16 degrees, even in 30 degree weather the SEV can cool the cabin easily to 20 degrees.
Keep Lane Assist never works on snow covered roads!
Christian Dubois
President at Imperium Motors Canada
@@jachristiandubois the latest reviews stated no thermal regulation by the journalist. You should contact the journalist. You should hire marketing specialist or at least put better and more accurate information available.
@@EV-olution not bashing chinese, not at all. Most of everything i own is made in china. All the information came from actual et5 drivers around the world. Including journalists. If imperium didn't want misinformation they should have stated the true vehicle specs right at the beginning especially when they are this close to deliver their first car. They shouldn't hide crucial information such as thermo regulator or climate control or anti-theft. It only take any webmaster 10 minutes to add those specs online. Why all the secrecy. We have more technical data on the bz4x that is over a year ahead than we have on the et5 that is just a month ahead. Where is the production plan, can we get a video tour of the production and assembly line? Where is the pdf chart and internal battery press pictures ? That sort of thing. In order to gain trust and because imperium is still a startup they have to gain consumer trust more than any other brands. So allow journalists to take an SEV home and let them use it a week or so. Let them truly roadtrip the ET5 in real time. Let the community judge. I'll be glad to delete the post when the real specs and true battery specs are available.
@@reefgratos2035 One journalist makes a 2 word mistake and you turn it into a full speculative rant. Equipment for the North American bound production is still in discussion. We will not talk about uncertainties but i can assure everyone that our SEV will over deliver on what has been officially communicated on the vehicle. When final specs are anounced it will be like a full basket of Easter eggs.