The Impressive Engineering Behind The Cheapest Electric Car In The World
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2024
- The cheapest new electric car in the world, the $1,200 Changli Nemeca from Chinese e-commerce website Alibaba, is a truly amazing machine. This became clear as soon as my coworker Jason Torchinsky unboxed the car and saw its unexpected features, and even more so when he drove it. But it wasn’t until he and I looked at the tech under the skin that we truly realized the Changli’s unbelievable value. Here’s a look at the engineering behind the incredible 1.1 horsepower Changli.
Jason had a vision last year: He was going to buy the cheapest electric car in the world from Alibaba, ship it across the ocean to the U.S., deal with all the customs paperwork, truck the car down to his place in North Carolina, and show the world what the wackiest form of EV ownership looks like. Amazingly, despite uncertainty within our company, and despite the coronavirus and related economic turmoil, he pulled it off. The car that began life in Jiangsu, China now sits in Jason’s backyard in Chapel Hill, where the machine immediately blew us away with its impressive features.
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This kind car called 老头乐 in Chinese which means for Grandma or Grandpa. This kind cars are for them move in short distances, such as buy grocery , pick up their grandkids in blocks. The whole concept of this car is for old people move in short distance under a roof with safe speed. This type cars are more likely used at rural areas or old community with really narrow streets. Really love your videos of this car. Enjoy your ride 😀😀😀
I've seen people in USA retirement communities drive around in golf carts. I don't know their top speed but it's a similar experience - but no closed cabin.
Thank you so much for explaining this as I have been trying to suggest these vehicles and similiar for my family's grandpa whom is getting difficulty with speed and finances for new cars and fixes. A machine like this could assure safety reliability and affordability.
@@Slash27015 Cheaper than old age scooters in the UK too!
老头乐哈哈哈，太强了兄弟，我本来也想解释一下这是老年代步车，你这解释的太全面了(ಡωಡ)
@@gloomli2817 牛逼👍
Why the windshield is not flat? Obviously, because Fashion!
Make sence:)
The glass is part of the structure...
Lol
Chang Lee VERY fashion!
Costs a lot. More
I would love to see these cars be rentable on large college campuses in the future. the price, the size, the likely ease and low cost of maintenance, and the fact that they're Electric would make them great for that kind of situation
@Tanya, or Uyghur forced prison labor.... same way they build our N95 masks
@Tanya Rodriguez I'm good with that it'll teach them how to work hard so when they take over the liberal destroyed United States things will be rebuilt quickly
@Tanya Rodriguez Except the USA kind would be made my prisoners as well.
bicycles?
Not possible, soon America auto business will put a ban to it and also negative news of China all over media to discourage people from buying it.
I can't believe I just watched this entire series on a cell phone that cost more than the vehicle
good point
😂😂😂😂
@Matthew Herrington Me neither. I wanted the Samsung Galaxy S20 ultra, so I got it. Honestly not seeing significant improvement over my 2017 Samsung Galaxy S8 (although I dropped my old phone in a 12 foot pool a few weeks back, so I decided to treat myself with this overpriced phone)
@@mazda9624 you can effort it, no harm. Do what's make you happy.
Thanks. I got a note 9+ and I was contemplating upgrading.
I sense a series. There’s tons of fun ev’s in Alibaba. Would love to see Jason demoing some
Oh yeah. In a few years I bet there's going to be a cult following, like the moped scooter clubs😊, and there's probably going to be mods for these, kinda like the popular kei cars in japan
Would have to be a short series. From everything I have read domestic market Chinese products including cars are disposable. The stuff they export to US and Europe is higher quality
@@johns3655 I've been calling around import vehicle companies about trying to bring them to the states. There is a sick EV scooter for 1500$ and I'd kill to get my hands on it
Ray N is Alibaba,I am Chinese
there's one that looks like a 4-wheeled BMW Isetta
This car was seen on the highway towing a fully loaded 18-wheeler. Everybody was amazed by that incredible stunt. Once the car pulled over, everyone was asking the driver about the sparks coming from underneath the vehicle when it was towing the truck. The embarrassed driver admitted that he forgot to release the emergency break.
I don't believe it!!😅
LOL the chuck norris of cars XD
Marvin the Martian; "Isn't that lovely?"
"They bolted the seat together, before they removed the plastic."
I'm sold.
A traditional way to avoid damage to vulnerable material during hardware installation. Furnitures are often sold with the integrated wrap and some people don't remove it afterwards.
its those nice touches that make it worth the 900 bucks
@@yyh1002 That sounds true to me, and I always thought those things were due to lack of care
its the walmart skateboard look
That was the factory seat cover. A feature, not a bug.
If I were opening up a golf course I'd probably buy a fleet of Changli's over actual golf buggies. Ngl.
If you buy in bulk you can get custom graphics!
@@isaactrockman4417 *F A S H I O N*
I work at one and would 100% be on board with that
@@charliewilliams9722 big difference owning a golf course than working at one buddy.
@@dwoolaver1549 technically you work at it if you own it
I love how simple it is. Things will break, but I'd easily be able to fix them on my own.
You know you're getting a deal when it's more economical to buy a whole car and remove the coil overs rather than buying them
They are cheap coil overs though and small ones. not like the expensive ones that can cost the same price as this car.
@@Alexander_l322 it's joke, comrade
Coil overs are pretty cheap, especially when there the same as what comes on cheap mass produced quad bikes.
If you’ve driven GM vehicles, you’re right at home with the interior feel
You mean when I get from the 92 Eldorado into a 97 E-Class and feel like a huge downgrade?
you mean a Jeep ;-)
@@RichardGoth absolutely a Jeep lmao
@@theboontz58321 Theres a video I saw, the interviewer asks "so you put a lot of custom parts on your wrangler...whats original?"
and the dude answers "doors and frame" :-)
Guess you missed the part about the Ford steering wheel.
I would spray an undercoat to prevent the chassis from rusting! Also, I would make sure all the nuts and bolts are tight, and maybe replace some of them with noncorrosive ones. You can add a plywood platform in the front "trunk", seal it, and make it functional for additional storage space.
then step one buy one step two do that when you first get it and go crazy with the undercoating
@@raven4k998 True. However, it's going to cost a lot more than the $1200, and I'll have to wait a lot longer to get it, considering the problems with inflation and shipping. Plus, I don't trust the quality coming out of China (and I'm ethnically Chinese!), unless they're manufacturing with specifications from a US company. Otherwise, I'm sure things will start corroding and falling apart over a short time! :-)
@@richardl6188 i'm sure things would start corroding even if you dipped the whole thing in gold
@@kakerake6018 If I had that much gold to dip a car into, then I probably would sell it and buy a Tesla! 😃
@@richardl6188 dont think teslas are well built by any stretch.. ;)
This is designed for the old people in China. This is called "Grandpa happy" 老头乐. Looking like a real car is very important for them. So they have this kind of ridiculous style, lol.
These even come in Mercedes G Wagon Edition, GLC Edition, Audi Q7 Edition, BMW X5 Edition, Land Rover Discovery Edition etc.
I was hoping they'd have the venerable Honda Fit RS version, but couldn't find any…
And FASHION is very essential. 😜
The fact that it has a rearview camera, and my car dosnt, is mind boggling
You can get a license plate camera for as little as $20.
Italian race car driver. "Momma Mia! Why do I want to see where I've already been?!?!"
Tony hey those cameras are shit , you need to spend more money on camera like about $60 to get a decent camera you want to look at quality brands not that cheap chinese junk , all
That cheap stuff is cheap because its garbage i have installed the cheap crap in cars and also quality and there is a big difference
tom ryan if you want to hook up a trailer or caravan to a tow bar /tow ball/hook my camera is angled on it so i dont have to judge and have to move the trailer to suit i can reverse my car right to where trailer has to be dropped
@C Sachdev But that is cheap😂
OMG, just find that Changli is a manufacturer from my home city, Changzhou. why I’ve never heard about it 😂
Because you got a hole in the a
Why can't Americans built their own products? They surely have the technology, most were stolen anyway by the communist Chinese. I won't be surprised that parts of these cars were made from the force labor camps of the ethnic Uighurs persecuted illegally.
@@keesmuch Man ... You are fooled by US propaganda. As a Chinese, I have many Uyghur friends. It's totally different from those media.
Funny enough I love in the U.S. and just found out I have a cosmetic company near me who sell only in South Korea... Funny what you find out. Peace ✌ and love 💕
@@keesmuch There is so much hate in you that one can tell you're not living a secure and happy life. You're a looser. Go check out your contents. Fool no one but yourself that when you go to sleep at night you know you wish your life could be better but yo impede your progress and that's because there's that Supreme Power up there who if fair to everybody an let nature runs its own course.
Sleep well and look back years later to see where you are at. What goes around comes around. Your negative energy also hurt your family but are unaware of it. Check your facts before you make your remarks.
I am legitimately impressed...it's exceeded my expectations as well! I still think you all need to buy different ones off Alibaba and do a cheap Alibaba car challenge :P
Like 3-5 cars doing a 0-20 test, that would be amazing to see
Take them to the track or something
Or maybe do some crash tests XD
Would be simple to add 400w of solar panel on the roof, self charging!
On this weak car would actually make sense
Extra weight on that 1.1hp though. But Take out the back seat, door panels, flooring, then it go for it.
@@gtd360 get rid of the steel-tubing-bumpers first! they nice, but also weight...
Good luck getting 400w. You might get 100-200w max on that area. good idea though
Some of these cars have the solar panel as an option
I cant wait to see 40 of these on a racetrack taking the green.
"AND THEY'RE OFF"
Wonder of you could fly the confederate flag at the race? Or does it have to be a Chinese flag?
And 45 minutes later "their finally hitting turn 1, this is where it gets interesting!"
If you buy them in bulk, you may negotiate a discount.
There are cars on the market that cost more than 40 of those ChangLi's.
And if you make a kickstarter campaign, you'll not even need to put your own money down. I'm pretty sure other people might be interested in seeing such an event (you just need to find a racetrack).
Perks for backers would include: free-entry to the event (non-backers would have to pay a fee), memorabilia, the possibility to drive the ChangLi on the racetrack...
If there is enough funding, you might want to organise more than one such event around the country (the extra money being used to cover logistics).
And after everything is over, you can put the little ChangLi's up for auction (or just give them away) because you probably don't want to bear the cost of storing them...
So here we go, I gave you all the steps to make your dream a reality!
cant wait for sport version ChangLiSport
Hosted at The Freedom Factory.
I would definitely go lithium-ion and maybe swap out the roof rack for a solar charging type system. We as consumers should demand this be here. The price is right and the mod ideas are plentiful!!
Yea, like a wheelie bar
You greatly over estimate solar charging. I've ran the numbers and if I covered the roof, hood, and back glass of my Chevy Volt with panels, it would take 25 days to fully charge it, assuming no cloudy days and 100% charging efficiency.
@@EatPezzzz I'm guessing the Volt makes a tad more than 1.1 horsepower though. That's another number to consider.
Guess what, they has the Lithium battery version, the solar charging version even a Hybrid version...
You need to lock it very well if you do not want it to be stolen with the roof.
Wait until the CEO of Changli watches this and discovers his engineers put in all those quality features. Heads will roll.
Yes and no. 90% chance those parts are recycled from some other car. Costs way less that building it.
@@peterthedoor yep, off the shelf components like in the original Bantam Jeep
No spark plugs hidden by intake manifold & firewall or powertrain drop for basic tune like todays cars
This video had already put on Chinese social media.LOl. I found this channel in Weibo.
Watched the whole video on one Chinese website with Chinese subtitle. Then come here n watch again. lol
I like how you guys made the review....so full of energy, very positive....just pleasant to watch...stay safe
Now I know what to drive when I go to college next school year
this shit gonna be slick going around the campus
Lol nah have style get this thing called taotao hellcat 125cc not fast & looks good like a honda grom 👍🏿
the u.s. will not allow this here
Neil Hounshell why not? They allow quads, go carts and other atv utv’s to be legally licensed. Thise they dont its because the size and power vs the safety equipment and or lack of emission equipment. this is a small electrical theyd just limit it to surface streets is all in most places.
Is this even street legal in the US?
Wendy Frederick it would depend on the State regulations ....
This type of car is usually made for old people to get around. But since we Chinese does not like no wheel chair (because that is for weak old people, and No weather protection) this type of electric car was developed. Weather protected, can carry grocery and grandchild to and back from school, can haul decent amount of material. The rear view cam is standard as far as i know, because we Chinese care more about the feeling of sitting in a car instead of the power numbers, so you can see even basic model cars in China has Rear view camera, heated seats, air-con, HUD, all that bells and whistles in a 90hp compact car. Also the screen doubles as a entertainment system, you plug a USB stick in there and it can play the video file in the usb. Very cool in its own way definitely.
Good for n korrea😂.
Enthusiasm, intelligence, and curiosity.
I love you guys.
JOLLY, made us laugh.
I want as many videos of this car as possible. God bless you
Yeah maybe tuning it
Omg. You so need to throw some lithiums in there. It looks simple enough even to upgrade the motor and controller for more umph. Amazing series 🤣🤓
With some lithium batteries and motor/controller upgrades this thing becomes downright amazing
I was thinking the same, TBH. WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT.
The batts would outlast the car.
That would cost another 1,200$!
Rich Rebuilds used the parts from a crashed electric motorcycle to build a zippy car, his 'ratrod' and also an electric ATV. So doable.
I could turn that into such a cool little car. There's a lot of decent parts. Done the right way it could be the world's coolest go cart
can't wait to see the transformation
Seems like a great project car for high school shop classes, electric vehicles are becoming more common place and we'll need more people interested in repairing them. This is really cool.
Ooh, yeah, imagine if you could buy this as a kit instead of pre-assembled.
Pocket Fluff Productions then it will be even cheaper also cheaper transport fee
@Pocket Fluff Productions having some previous experience with Alibaba, I’d say there’s about a 99% chance you could buy one, or a few of them, unassembled.
Alibaba’s purpose is basically just to connect you directly to factories in China where you then negotiate price and whatnot, so you could probably just ask and they would ship you the parts instead of a whole car no problem.
Alibaba is usually for buying parts in bulk directly from factories whereas AliExpress is for buying single items or smaller batches usually from resellers (basically Amazon but for Chinese made items...so basically still just Amazon I guess haha), but I guess since the car is a high price item-compared to say a microchip-they were also doing single sales.
China’s manufacturing is a bit unique compared to western countries in that there are lots of small factories that build the same product (or slight variations on the same product). I’m sure some smaller factory making these types of vehicles would be more than happy to sell a few without having to put them together. Hell even a bigger one would probably do it. A sale is a sale.
It is impressive! I have really enjoyed your series here.
Same
Same
I want one so bad! Imagine rolling up to the car meet in this bad boy lmao. I would paint it neon, make it even more obnoxious.
lol they'd probably laugh at you. But you"d still be cool for being different.
Put a wrap on it. Make is look 100% carbon fiber or better yet make it look like a NASCAR. Hahahaha!
Imagine pulling up to the drive-thru window at McDonald's. Kids would expect to see Ronald driving it 🤣
Convert the "front trunk" with bass boosted audio
You better speak on it!!!! I'm plotting on buying one now !!!!
I'd love to see Rich Rebuilds modify one of these.
Aging Wheels would probably also have a lot of fun with it.
@@johnruschmeyer5769 Hey, yeah, I think we just found the replacement for his Wheego!
Just add more 12v batteries
I agree, mod it ad HP
Maybe put a Hayabusa engine in there...
I can’t wait till mine gets here, I’m gonna use it to get around my neighborhood. This series made me order the exact same one as y’all’s.
Did it arrive yet?
You could improve/mod the hell out of that thing for a few hundred bucks and it would be even more badass.
They should totally do a series on that!
Strap a big engine into the rear and make it faster than it ever should have been
@@deeznoots6241 it would tip over going around the first corner.
@@stephenfowler4115 I would do the slap a better motor on it but not for the track. It's just for stroll because you're right lol. Unless you put on some wide wheels on it.
Used motorcycle for an engine donor im sure anything over 500cc would make it rip the tires right off
I love this series, probably some of the best content from Jalopnik in a while. Drop in a more powerful motor and this should be actually usable on hills and more fun to drive
Ls or busa swap would be bomb
I can't get enough of this thing. I think it would pull like nothing else.
Some children’s toy ride-on cars are more expensive I am sure.
They are, this is hilarious.
Exactly. I think this is superb.
Even cheaper than some limited Lego. OMG
Kingpins and cable brakes, sweet Model T tech.
Basically an electric model t
Great content! I would guess this thing is categorized as an LSV (Low-speed vehicle) which can be titled and plated. Can you share what document is needed for importing and registering it in the US?
I’d like to know aswell
5:35, the "fuse box" is actually a speed limiter...
Can this be hacked or removed to allow more speed?
@@jeffreymjanssen if you upgraded some parts. Id say definitely. Hell you can do that to power wheels cars for children
@@jeffreymjanssen yes, and it's quiet easy to get this at a private electric car repair shop (not in the official store).
In China,this kind of EV car is called The old man's fun.
do kids drive them there
@@mrroman3862 They have to. You know it. "Can I drive your car, Grandpa??" You know he's saying yes. That's gotta be universal. Just like I drove my grandfather's ride-on lawnmower.
@@RobMacKendrick ,,good quote bro,,my grandpa used to let me do anything "illegal " ,,☺😂
Someone should start a racing series with these. Each team has a 1,000 bucks to improve car as much as possible.
My team would spend 100 dollars for quality rearview mirror, some toy dice and the rest in thunder shape stickers, to improve speed!
I bet it's a conversion from an internal combustion engine version. The "trunk" in the front has no bottom because it is an engine compartment, the rear axle was turned front to back in order to fit electric motor behind the axle to the port where the drive shaft would attach. Great car anyways, the engineering on it is such a joy :) Holy hell it even got the sunroof! Thanks for the vids about it, enjoyed every one of them. The rain adds a nice tune btw
So, that's what you spent your stimulus check on.
Every Chinese manufacturer always put “Fashion” somewhere in their product LOL 😆
The two Chinese words "常力Changli", which are interpreted as fashionable by the video author.Actually they don't mean fashion，That's just the brand name
Really? Why? 😂
Aison The word “fashion”, in English is actually written on the rear fender...
Platform Sunshine fashion in Chinese means “Turd!”
Lol 😂 i know it.
These videos were Great! Thank you. Your excitement is contagious. I almost felt let down when I realized I didn't have one of my own.
I feel like if you bought a ton of these wholesale and modified them to have airbags and seatbelts you could make a fortune renting them in big cities
I would like to clarify that I said this before I saw how badly they actually drove.
@LastRaven these have a speed limit cap, they can go 40mph if you remove it.
@@ion_force And therein lies the rube. These things are just caged golf carts with no performance whatsoever. The only market for them is the geezers who drive softly enclosed golf carts around the suburbs. And most of them are watching Fox News every day so they probably would be totally averse to some chinese import.
I was really impressed with the suspension and the aluminum wheels but on something that goes so slow you really don't need any of that. And despite how modern the suspension is you have to keep in mind that the components are probably made out of chinesium so their longevity is quite suspect.
Only real hope I have for this glorified golf cart is for someone to hotrod the shit out of it with new motors and batteries so I can see it go like 80 mph. And then something will break and they'll crash and die.
By the time you add safety features you could just buy a chevy spark.
The liability insurance would kill you
Lawyers and lazy people destroy everything
I'd imagine this smells like the inside of a Harbor Freight store.
Mmmm Chinesium!!
Who knows, Harbor Fright may decide to pick it up as a 'Farm/warehouse runabout'
@@docgiggles130 : that would be so cool!
By which you mean amazing
Better than old crayons. CoughGermanCough.
I could really see myself getting the groceries in this.
To reuse packaging of batteries on top of batteries reminds me of HENRY Ford using wood crates from batteries as floorboards on the first model -T ? When he created the first assembly in line production
I thought exactly of thet too! instantaneously!
The Henry Ford use of wood crates is a myth that is not true. There is a research paper out there that proves that the author from a book published in the 50s or some time there about fabricated this information. Like much of the myths around ford such as the reason why he paid more per hour is to keep people working, Most people would up and leave the job because it was hard and dangerous. Ford also offered more than the color black. Ford also did not invent the assembly line and to kill it off Ford did not invent the model T, Someone who worked for him did. One more thing It was not the cheapest massed produced car either.
@@kameljoe21 Invent the assembly line, invent model T, ALL that is Always the work of various INVENTORS, and not of the busenessman deciding to endorse the ideas and invest in them, that´s for sure... Still, in western myth-creating it´s always the businessman gettings the credits, and the rest is forgotten, cause that is how the country and the society should be, in the minds of capitalists... Why else do you thing that the persons responsible for the world wide economic crash of 2010 got bailed out, while all the innocent victims had to partly commit suicide solely to gain some attention for their struggle???
@@klausbrinck2137 Henry Ford and his staff developed Model T in a restricted area of his Piquette Avenue plant. No single person developed the vehicle, but Henry Ford clearly was at the helm of the project.
Strictly speaking, the assembly line is hundreds of years old. However, it could be argued that Henry Ford in his staff perfected the moving assembly line for automotive production.
Thanks jalopnik. Now my UA-cam feed is full of these “cars”.
Crusty the clown can start his own car dealership now.
Haha! Yeah, pretty lame quality from a pretty lame clown. Who would expect more from Krusty? 🤣
Man, this would be great for just cruising around in a small town! Are you planning on doing any more videos? I would love to see a vid about the speed it can get and the drive time on a full charge. Also, how long does it take to charge it? Are you planning on upgrading the motor?
It would be handy for short distances for someone with mild mobility issues or those in very rainy climates. (If seatbelts can be added) Otherwise people would be better of with a bicycle.
I can't believe I watched the entire series. I was super great to see your energy. Great video. I would like to if possible to ride it in the city and how you registered and got the license plate.
The exposed bottom of the car would pose real problems in Canada where we get a lot of snow and dirt on the roads.
Think how much fun it would be for bears! Kinda like those dog treat balls!
@@janeyoung4783 The bears would fit fine inside...
Stick some skidoo running gear on it!
Yeh like these would be legal anywhere on the road....
Just go to hardware store and get a big steel plate and cover them then, it doesn't looks like there are much problem to prevent you doing that.
I predict a factory visit in China with Jason and David...
More on this car! Do a tiny camping trip with it! It looks like a mini safari car. :D
It needs the "Jurassic Park" livery paint job!
Surely not street legal. Brakes? Crash protection?
Not sure why you were amazed by the rack and pinion and coil overs.... cheapest solution.
Perfectly functional. Make a handy run about for a factory or warehouse or small farm.
Could be a nice golf cart.
You just have to add balloons and you got airbags lol
Am I the only person that wants to buy one and spend 5k modifying it? 😂
Yeah make that thing fly ha why I'm I thinking cliff
you can throw a used Yamaha motorcycle engine into it and boost it up a little
@Yen Tao
Yup do an ls or busa swap
As I commented below, you may try the real EV car from the SGWM, E 100. It will cost you roughly 7000 USD. It just like the Smart.
Beef up structurally and put a Chrysler Hemi in it. A real smoking machine. A real head turner.
Worlds largest Diecast car
This thing has a lot in common with a mobility scooter, I'd suspect adapting this with a ramp for a wheelchair seated user, delete the rear seat and put the batteries in the frunk space to give a flat floor wouldn't be too difficult. Then fit some kind of hand controls for driving. A modern Invacar to be honest. Compare it with one of those and you'll get a better idea of a practical use of these.
@@tech4pros1 ...Hand controls?......www.zelectricvehicle.com/mobility-vehicles
Coil over
I live in Shanghai,China.I also got a Changli electric car but with 3 wheels.This little car is very useful,I drive it for fishing with my friends.You can throw all of your stuff on the car and just cost me 3500 CNY(almost 500 USD).
In China it's usually driving by the old people to pick up their grandchild from school or do some shopping lol
it's called "elderly mobility scooter" in china
Where does the child sit? On the roof??
So what you can modify that fucker to go faster duh lol
Now I kinda want to see a review of the most expensive changli.
This thing literally cost the same as my phone. O.O
That welding quality in 1:27 and likely use of furniture quality steel makes me hope that no-one had an accident with this one.
If this is like anything else made of steel in China, they didn't need to bother painting it. It will be nothing but rust in a few months. They seem to forego any kind of corrosion inhibitors. I would rather have rustproofing than some of the features they did include.
@@moconnell663 you might think i am bragging. but in field of material science, china is on par with america or a bit better. just look at how many academic research papers china produce a year.
this is electric bike based. in china, it is not allowed on motorway! it is not classified as a "motor vehicle". you don't need license to drive that "car" but you do have to get registered. usually those tier-4 cities or towns.
I'm sold! I want one! I have been looking at novelty cars like those used in movies or replicars and even retired amusement park cars but THIS is it baby! A golf cart with a personality the size of Joe Exotic!
Annnd I ordered one last week!...from Amy at Chang Li, actually the manufactures Name on Alibaba is crazy long: cnruipaiying.m.en.alibaba.com. I think Chang Li is the branding the car is sold under, like Saturn was made by GM.
" ••• I guess they press a giant bucket, or something. •••"
LOL!
Considering the price this would make a great test car for autonomous driving.
I always wanted to make a remote controlled car to mess with people.
@@barbarahughes620 lol do it, make a video. I'll for watch that for sure
Maybe for homebrew machine learning, but companies like Google and Apple are trying to sell their tech to run on American cars so they need to train their ML agents on American cars or they'll always drive like they're a 1.1hp motored porta poty xD
Great idea.
At least if you got hit by one, it wouldn't be fatal 😁
14:08 Best review ever should go on all print material “it feels like a car, kinda”
Incredible that this vehicle can be sold at that price!
Thanks for your excellent review.
It looks like the Fisher-Price kiddie car with stickers all over it.
It probably was. But regulations made them build it in China as an actual automobile.
I know! Isn't it great?
Not even Fischer-Price, it's like knockoff of a Fisher-Price car you find at China Town.
I wonder how many more orders for this thing have gone up since you started this series?
that battery cable chaffing on the sharp edge of the body and threatening to short out on the steering shaft - BRILLIANT engineering!
how about the autonomy, how many miles with a full charge
In their article, they cited the manufacturer's documentation that said 25-60 miles.
@@unwanted107 Its probably just that bad at handling hills lol. My electric skateboard gets half the distance or less if I'm going up a lot of hills.
@@jerimayavondristen9955Simpler electric skateboards hasn't energy recovery. With recovery system in hills areas range is much extended, because energy spent uphill ride is recycled to battery in downhill brake when motor works in alternator mode - BLDC motors are easily reversible to generator with proper power control unit. Simple and cheap DC motors can't be effectively used as generators.
@Kris Roberts I understood him to say the car is $1200 if you want batteries included. Could have misunderstood.
@@robj2704 $900 without batteries
I would put a motorcycle engine and an AC and boom, daily driver
I drive a 64 ford truck creature comfort wise this this isnt to far off from my truck.
I would have to agree with you there. With the driving I do I wonder how well it would hold up under the modifications. My commute is 58 miles daily. With my current car I see a lot of wasted space.
Rear brakes only though. Could get pretty hairy.
SteveVi0lence you
In Pakistan rickshaws are everywhere and fully loaded with 6 or 7 people plus the weight of a frame, they often use small 100 cc 125 cc motorcycle engines and easily go 60-80 kmh with room for more. In this small lightweight frame car it would be a lot of fun and practical to have a small moto engine on it
What an awesome review - I haven't the slightest interest in owning the car but I watched both videos in full just because you did such a great job of reviewing it. You are the best auto reviewers I could ever have found! Actually, thanks to you, I also am really impressed by the car too and I hope this means millions of these will be sold to the people who really need cheap transportation and that this will help move the electric vehicle revolution fast forward. Thanks very much!!!
It would be sweet if you guys manage to swap out the electric motor for a more powerful one as well as finding some lithium cells for the batteries.
Make it a wheelie machine.
7:12 those are sealed lead acid batteries of the type commonly used for UPSs.
Brian Leeper thanks, “lead acid car battery” (doesn’t equal) deep cycle UPS battery, and as for the car? Yes I want
I don't know why this was recommended to me, I don't know anything about cars but I absolutely love how enthusiastic they are about it I could listen to it all day hahaha
Would love to see the motor upgraded in this and any additional mods.
would not do anything until this had front brakes. it is already a death trap as it is.
You got your money's worth...
Definitely
微博转发你的unboxing那段视频， 我从那里慕名而来。。没想到后续的还有不停的赞啊。。。这次常力可要火了。。哈哈哈
I'm 4' 11" I want one of these cars! Lol
I'm 4'10", we're both in the Under 5 Club! This looks like it would have very good visibility around the whole car. That is where I have the most problem with cars. I can reach all the pedals and all that, then I can't see anything out the windows except sky and maybe a telephone pole and a very tall giraffe.
I'm 6' 4" and I still kind of want one
Omg totally off topic but I'm 4'11" too and am wondering if you also have small feet. I wear a kids size 2 and have the worst time finding shoes, how about you?
I want to see more about it in the future 🤣
No joke.
I mean it 😳👍
" It's not that crappy". What a compliment.
The gearshift is the exact same one in my daughters power wheel 🤣
😂
I recognized that PW shifter too!
So this is the car the Book „unsafe at any speed“ was written about... a single brake system is my main concern. The rest looks not so bad...
Yes . rear brake only is recipe for disaster.
@@johannes914 This thing can't go over 35 and weighs next to n othing
Then retrofit a secondary brake system on it then, it couldn't be that hard to mod a set of motorcycle brake onto that tiny cart?
What would worry me about the brake is that the rod from the pedal appears to be held on with a single nut on the end of the bar, and doesn't appear to have a lock nut or any other reason it wouldn't just loosen and fall off.
I wonder if that's in addition to regen braking. From what I've read about electric motors, having regen braking is just a matter of connecting some wires differently, although in the simplest form, it kicks in when you let go of the pedal and whatever the actual brake pedal does is a separate operation.
My kid turns 16 this year, perfect L-plate car, I'm not even joking.
Will he get a matching dad and son L for his forehead ?
@@1STGeneral Your mom has my L plate
I don’t suppose you asked your sons opinion about this plan?
@Nilsfried That is a low speed car
you should do a road trip with that car!!! (on a dirt trail or some path) I would totally watch that!! and im sure many other people would too!!
video title: "going on a road trip (with/using) the cheapest car in the world!!"
This needs to be modded into a street legal car!
I thought the whole premise of the series is that it's already street legal (albeit a terrible piece of cheap, underperforming garbage).
@@willenestvedt1376 The only thing I can think of is it needs seatbelts to be (surface) street legal in any US state. I drive a smart car, which is pretty damn stable and safe. This I know is nowhere near that, but it could be fun to have as a car for my right-around-me trips. I work at a university only 2 miles away. I could use it for that commute for sure.
@@willenestvedt1376 ...oh, and I know they showed the horn, but they didn't sample it. It has to be audible at least 200 feet (67 yards) away. That's not a tall order, and I'm guessing the horn provided would meet that, but just a possible thought I had.
Amazing. Kindly have a review on it after 6months of use.😀
Audi would have charged you for the footprint, lol.
That footprint is ORIGINAL.
Ohhhhhh lol
has its own part number
Jason, you really need to start a Changle racing class. Weld the diff and add four battery packs, and invite well know race drivers to see the ultimate auto race...
[ of course, we'll watch it with the video speed at 500% so we don't fall asleep...]
Just make it a small road course and stick 20 of them in the race. Even slow cars are fun to watch when it's that much chaos.
Uh, you would only weld the diff for drag racing, for autocross that would be a very very bad idea
How far can you drive when it's fully charged.
I would love to see this thing hacked up :D
Changing the battery and then changing the motor.
Front brakes might be inorder as well 😄
LOL. like speed hack?
@@janjoy0529 hehehe, exactly that :D
now you realize just how overpriced Brand Cars are
Protip: it's the same with everything else including Houses
Not really, brand cars gets a lot more like confort, infotainement, aircon, but the most important is the reliability and the security, I don't want to end up in a crash in this car. And it cost a lot to make a safe car.
@@aymericsauzet5077 Right but if everybody would use such tiny cars there wouldn't be any "security issues" anymore... The use of developping security is because we have to drive amongst all kind of different types of vehicles.
You can build a house for $10,000 or $100,000. Which one is gonna be comfortable and still standing in 20 years? Just as good never is.
Are you crazy....a lot of technology and research goes into making cars. There is also considerable investment in safety systems, these things cost a lot of money.
This has probably been mentioned, but your pin that keeps the stearing U-joint attached to the rack is almost out. see 2:01 on the video.
We need to make sure Tesla sees this video and rebadges the car for America!
This is what make the old cars be successful in the olden days.
It might fail every crash tests.
@@hongyangjiang4976 That's why you drive it on the sidewalk
@@hongyangjiang4976 At 20 mph is fine
I am so shocked to have watched the first review of an EV since 2008 not to mention how it compared to a Tesla. The Apocalypse is nigh!
For the price, I can see that for a kid in a small town college just to get around for 4 years, and then give it to somebody else.
in China we call these cars "joy of grandpa", and already forbidden in city
When you think about it $1200 isn't a lot more than the $700 it cost for Peg Perego Gaucho.
(To be fair, with the Gaucho when you open the hood you get a pretend engine to look at so extra value).
Note: No review of safety, speed, access to parts, etc. How about repairing a flat tire?
If it was a tech school it would probably be busa or ls swapped.
After two whole videos, why wouldn’t you post one of you guys actually driving it?
This is the third video🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
That was so funny when he spat his drink out.