Comment on In China, It’s Already Cheaper to Buy EVs Than Gasoline Cars
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months agoI’d really like to see more of this. Do you know some of the names of these super cool manufacturers / designs?
Comment on In China, It’s Already Cheaper to Buy EVs Than Gasoline Cars
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months agoI’d really like to see more of this. Do you know some of the names of these super cool manufacturers / designs?
coffee@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Not the OP, but I live in China.
Check out for example the Xpeng (Xiao Peng) G6 and P7, the Qiantu K50, Zeekr 009, Lynk & Co. 03, Aiways U5 and the Dongfeng Mengshi M-Hero 917 (now if that’s not HALO inspired, I don’t know…).
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
Ah these are really cool, but I misread car and thought OP meant bikes. Americans will never be able to buy these sweet chinese cars.
coffee@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Oh sorry forgot to mention the drivers. In my experience this is not true at all. People who have drivers are usually senior executives, and they’d have company cars. Typically some top of the line Mercedes or BMW, sometimes a Porsche SUV. Electric cars (even the fancier ones) are rather affordable, and people here are very focused on their external impression.
coffee@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Ah, what he mentioned were e-bikes, but those are not really on the fancy side. Search for 饿了么 scooter or 美团 scooter. They do food and grocery deliveries mostly. For private use, Niu scooters are the most popular in terms of design, but a ton of cheap stuff exists. Couldn’t tell you about the brands, they are all very generic.
Electric motorbikes exist, but require a special license and are banned in most downtown areas, so they aren’t really common. One brand I’m aware of is called Dayi Motors, they recently got certified for the European market, so chances are that those would become available elsewhere as well.