So the Maltese government is literally giving money to the Chinese government. That's why it's cheap. No, what we need is an eight grand car without the corruption.
This car was on show at the Paris Motor Show a couple of weeks ago at a price "around 26,000 euros", or around 20k euros after incentives... Somebody is making a massive profit here!
Looks like that €8000 price is due to Malta giving an Electric Vehicle Grant of €11,000 for electric cars and vans ( I had to Google it because I was surprised). I'm also wondering if the Paris show price was based on the original Chinese import that's going to attract a tariff whereas this model has recently started production at a Stillantis factory in Poland thus avoiding that Tariff
Excellent review Luke. We don't have this brand yet - to my knowledge - here in Australia. I have a BYD Atto 3 which I've had for two years. An amazing vehicle. No wonder they're so popular here. I look forward to looking around a Leap T03 when it arrives. EVs are selling in huge numbers in the Australian market. We have a huge solar array at home with battery back up and therefore, we'd be crazy not to have an EV. Thanks again.
Just to note (and not that you said this). The Maltese price post incentives is not a reflection on other countries in Europe where the price is about double even post incentives. Good video.
The three driving modes are all sensible, including the Sport mode. They don't make a significant difference in acceleration or top speed. Even in Eco mode, the car reaches 140 km/h according to the speedometer. However, the level of recuperation varies depending on the mode. Since recuperation can only be adjusted through the driving modes, the Sport mode is not pointless.
Good review, your English is on point, I have noticed the charming Maltese people seem to be great linguists. What an interesting little car and I believe if similar financial inducements existed elsewhere these cars would be selling like hotcakes.
In Canada, Herr PM Trudeau will slap a 100% Import tax on it to make sure you give up on the idea. Add this to our extremely cold winters and this EV would never sell.
Just ordered one. I agree with everything. You forgot to mention that one other big factor for good range is the low weight of this car. It is nowhere near the other electrical 2 tonnes vehicles.
The only work-around for the lack of a rear wiper is multiple applications of rain-ex. It's not going to completely solve the problem but it does make a positive difference. Apart from that, what an all-round super little car, I love it. Great review and much love to wonderful Malta! 👍
@@TheFutureisElectric Just put a deposit on one in Malta. The on the road price before the grant is €20,599.99. which according to Google today converts to sterling £17,104. Apparently according to comments above in UK its listed at £19K so it is cheaper in Malta.
The Spring is cheaper then the T03. Normal price for the tested version is 23000 Euros, Spring is 19900 Euros. With the same incentoves that Spring would be 6000 Euros brand new.
Thanks Luke, just discovered your channel and subscribed immediately. Well done! I live in Sliema (Malta for none islanders!) and would love to have an electric car. But I can't charge at home (the town is densely populated) and the only charging point I know is about 2 km away. Is there a Malta website that shows charging points based on location? Thanks
Umm no, according to a Nissan Leaf owner, he spent £107 over 7 years....that covered home charging, servicing/repairs....everything! So according to the Evangelists, you must be incorrect on the yearly cost!
The cost depends on where you are. £107 is very unreasonable over 7 years however. This person must be charging for free… electricity still has a cost..
17:03: 🤔 My car is significantly shorter than that one and my arm fits all the way to the end of the boot, without lowering the seats. The way it does is by placing the petrol engine under the boot storage space. Gives about the same volume but very significantly more area.
When it comes to efficiency checking, I routinely would not take the car's instruments at face value. You really have to measure the kilometres, measure the KwH replaced, and do your own calculation. If you're using a public charger, you may not be able to trust the KwH figure delivered with sufficient accuracy either. You have to verify everything independently.
My calculations are never based on the range displayed on the dashboard. I use the known usable battery size and see the cars efficiency after I’ve reset the trip meter. If you’re implying the efficiency number is manipulated… then that’s another diesel gate waiting to happen.
@@brunoaisdo link such tests. That the range figure indicated isn’t exactly equivalent to the actual range I have no doubt of. However efficiency… I highly doubt this can be flawed
@@TheFutureisElectric I can't link because my comment disappears but the ID of the video is: W0cnbzd_fkU When they talk about efficiency in the video, they tell what the computer stated vs what the charger stated. Some cars have more discrepancy than others.
Government in UK will find a way to charge you more. Would be ideal for many people . Problem with government is they always moving goalpost to get as much money as possible. Ps never used a rear wiper on any car I’ve owned if you can’t see through rear window go check your eyes.
As a comparison My 2000 Mercedes A Class is the same size as this, has a flat floor more interior space and can seat 4 large adults in comfort. Probably not significantly less safe either. Is car design moving forward?
Insentives in Malta are not found anywhere else in Europe. So the car being around 26000 Euros, is not cheap. In fact it's very expensive for a bubble supermini
Surly a dacia spring comes in cheaper its 16k new bace price, and if you take thr 11k rebate your lookikg a 5k. Even if its coming in at 10k its a far better car than this.
Fact is a ICE car can run around all day, take five minutes to re-fuel then go again. An EV takes 10 Hours to fully charge, something you are not actually supposed to do, then it runs out with 20% of battery left, after about 100 - 200 miles, and another 10 hour wait. Keep your expensive milk floats/ golf carts. I'll stick with a diesel.
Actually it takes 6 second to charge the car. Because that’s how long it takes to plug it in. Because you charge it when YOU ARE NOT USING IT. Meanwhile you’re waiting at the gas station…
So, I checked the recommended maximum charge with my Honda. The manual says 100%. It charges in 5 hours on our home charger, and in about 30 minutes at a fast charger.
I left UK 30 + yrs ago, back then the buyer was getting ripped off compared to main land europe, sounds like this is the norm today, sounds like the near future of still being ripped off with 'cheap' chinese cars.
I'm sorry, just no. When the "incentives" amount to 50% of a car's value there is something very, very wrong. It'll be very interesting to see how long these things last. If they're not still going after at least 7 or 8 years, then really they're no better than the traditional cars they are replacing.
I agree the grant is a bit on the high end… and in fact is being reduced from 12k to 9k next year. Regarding your longevity comment. I started this channel because my family decided to give electric cars a go … 12 years ago… our currently oldest car is approaching 10 years, it still has 89% battery health… and everything else is fine.. Since then my family and friends EV count is now at 25 cars ;-)
@TheFutureisElectric Yeah that's fair enough, on earlier EVs where costs hadn't been pared down to the bone. As to whether this "price-engineered" car will perform as well - especially in the UK where the colder weather is much harder on the batteries - remains to be seen.
Oh and two more points as soon as electric cars become the majority road tax will be increased and the electric prices will rise great Britain. It's called greed
Don't forget the vehicle manufacturers for phasing out combustion engines. Can you blame them with over 2 million 2024 ICE vehicles world wide looking for buyers and the second hand car market on the floor.
After 4 years of grief living with an electric car, given the extreme cold winter weather we have here in Canada where global warming is a farce to everybody other than the ones on-board with the lies, please let me know what the range of this one is in minus 40 (-40 °C or °F, take your pick) weather with the heat on when you have a chance!😂. Nuclear is where it's at, if you really want to be green. When they make those, I might actually want one.
In Italy, where I live, it lists at 18,900 Euros, with a 'Special Promo Price' of 17,900 Euros. Same old stupid, greedy, electric car story. Sorry, I am buying a FIAT Panda 'Hybrid''.......
Chinese gov have just put a stop to thr leap woring with stalantis, as a counter to the EU tariffs. Stalatis is in real troube finacially, and trh gambled billions on thr Leap partmership and it looks list money at this point inless the eu back tracks on the 45% tariff
So are you saying you'd like the UK to introduce the petrol/diesel scrapage scheme that Malta has for it's citizens (a bit like the Scottish scheme but on steroids), one that saves people's lives and improves quality of life by taking polluting cars off an island country's roads? If so I'm all for it, but other petrol heads seem to complain about EV incentives (despite their being none in the UK now) taking away their hard earned tax pound - even though it saves more money by reducing the stress on the NHS from pollution related illness and increasing lifespan and hence the tax take.
Get used to it mate, China now officially has the capacity to produce more than 50% of the worlds yearly car output! Those are factories which are up and running!
@@TheFutureisElectric When China was dumping steel under cost price all over the world, countries reacted too late and all domestic foundries all over the world went bankrupt. And we now the world has to buy overpriced steel from China. Countries will not let that happen again and will protect their domestic car production with tarifs.
I disagree, these very small cars are almost useless. It will fit as much groceries as on my bike and the range is terrible, not to mention it's really only for 2 people, no people would want to be sitting in the back of that car and have no trunk space. These are no practical cars whatsoever. Just because it's electric, doesn't mean it's a good idea. A practical car needs to be bigger with a bigger range.
Range? On Malta? Where can you go? The boot is bigger then the competition. And for the 4 times a year you have more then 2 ppl in the car, or more the one, it´s more the sufficient.
I wonder how 'under 8000 Euros in Malta (with incentives)' ends up being £15995 in the UK?
Can't see many being sold for that price.
Totally agree
I just had to Google. Malta gives a grant of €11,000 for electric cars and vans.
12,000 if you also scrap a petrol or diesel car in the process ;-)
So the Maltese government is literally giving money to the Chinese government. That's why it's cheap.
No, what we need is an eight grand car without the corruption.
@@leecooper8589like Italy this summer did the same thing
This car was on show at the Paris Motor Show a couple of weeks ago at a price "around 26,000 euros", or around 20k euros after incentives... Somebody is making a massive profit here!
Greed!
Looks like that €8000 price is due to Malta giving an Electric Vehicle Grant of €11,000 for electric cars and vans ( I had to Google it because I was surprised).
I'm also wondering if the Paris show price was based on the original Chinese import that's going to attract a tariff whereas this model has recently started production at a Stillantis factory in Poland thus avoiding that Tariff
In Germany it officially costs 18900€ including taxes and I have already bought it for that
@@avronautI'm curious from what kind of dealer can you buy a leapmotor in Germany? Do they exhibit leapmotor cars in many Stelantis dealers?
@@sbd754 Yes, you can currently view the T03 at 40 Stellantis dealers. I also test drove the vehicle and bought it.
Excellent review Luke. We don't have this brand yet - to my knowledge - here in Australia. I have a BYD Atto 3 which I've had for two years. An amazing vehicle. No wonder they're so popular here. I look forward to looking around a Leap T03 when it arrives. EVs are selling in huge numbers in the Australian market. We have a huge solar array at home with battery back up and therefore, we'd be crazy not to have an EV. Thanks again.
Thanks for your support
Just to note (and not that you said this). The Maltese price post incentives is not a reflection on other countries in Europe where the price is about double even post incentives. Good video.
The three driving modes are all sensible, including the Sport mode. They don't make a significant difference in acceleration or top speed. Even in Eco mode, the car reaches 140 km/h according to the speedometer. However, the level of recuperation varies depending on the mode. Since recuperation can only be adjusted through the driving modes, the Sport mode is not pointless.
Great review Covered all the bases so well Thanks man
Thanks, do subscribe if you haven’t :-) 3 more leapmotor videos on the way
Good review, your English is on point, I have noticed the charming Maltese people seem to be great linguists. What an interesting little car and I believe if similar financial inducements existed elsewhere these cars would be selling like hotcakes.
I agree, it looks pretty unbeatable when it comes to bang for buck.
Ite over 20k in the rest of the world. Malta are giving 11k rebate.
In Canada, Herr PM Trudeau will slap a 100% Import tax on it to make sure you give up on the idea. Add this to our extremely cold winters and this EV would never sell.
Just ordered one. I agree with everything. You forgot to mention that one other big factor for good range is the low weight of this car. It is nowhere near the other electrical 2 tonnes vehicles.
You are very right
That is so cool. It looks like a lovely little car, ticks all the boxes. Enjoy it👍
Congratulations! I just bought one too, and it's blue. It's a comfortable and agile compact car, and on top of that, it's very affordable.
@@avronautnice 🎉
@@johnpoulterindeed
The only work-around for the lack of a rear wiper is multiple applications of rain-ex. It's not going to completely solve the problem but it does make a positive difference.
Apart from that, what an all-round super little car, I love it. Great review and much love to wonderful Malta! 👍
Thanks for the review, we're being charged the equivalent of 19k€ in the UK😮...we're being ripped off.
This is the price of the car here, however we have €12,000 cash back grants on all EVs till 31st December. Going down to €9000 next year
@@TheFutureisElectric Just put a deposit on one in Malta. The on the road price before the grant is €20,599.99. which according to Google today converts to sterling £17,104. Apparently according to comments above in UK its listed at £19K so it is cheaper in Malta.
A car like this doesnt need a sport mode, all it needs is a over take button on the wheel, that gives it a 30s boost. That would make more sense.
Ive just found your chanel and subscribed, looking forward to more of your videos.
Thanks!
I think it’s had it in relation to the Dacia Spring . £10k maybe . I still think it’s a hec of a nice design; very pleasing .
Dacia Spring is around same price
The Spring is cheaper then the T03. Normal price for the tested version is 23000 Euros, Spring is 19900 Euros. With the same incentoves that Spring would be 6000 Euros brand new.
Maybe take a Leap and Spring in the Dacia motor?
In the uk the Dacia Spring is £14995 and the Leapmotor is £15995.
In NL from 20.000 excluding SEPP subsidies, quite expensive for this lovely Panda 4.0.
Thanks Luke, just discovered your channel and subscribed immediately. Well done! I live in Sliema (Malta for none islanders!) and would love to have an electric car. But I can't charge at home (the town is densely populated) and the only charging point I know is about 2 km away. Is there a Malta website that shows charging points based on location? Thanks
Download the charge my ride app to view all public stations in malta
Automotive dials and gauges in the driver console are essential for me.
Umm no, according to a Nissan Leaf owner, he spent £107 over 7 years....that covered home charging, servicing/repairs....everything!
So according to the Evangelists, you must be incorrect on the yearly cost!
The cost depends on where you are. £107 is very unreasonable over 7 years however. This person must be charging for free… electricity still has a cost..
Costs 18900€ in Germany and is already available
17:03: 🤔 My car is significantly shorter than that one and my arm fits all the way to the end of the boot, without lowering the seats. The way it does is by placing the petrol engine under the boot storage space. Gives about the same volume but very significantly more area.
Acum sincer, ce ai alege Leap sau noua Dacia Spring ?!🤔
Multumesc !
leap cred
When it comes to efficiency checking, I routinely would not take the car's instruments at face value. You really have to measure the kilometres, measure the KwH replaced, and do your own calculation. If you're using a public charger, you may not be able to trust the KwH figure delivered with sufficient accuracy either. You have to verify everything independently.
My calculations are never based on the range displayed on the dashboard. I use the known usable battery size and see the cars efficiency after I’ve reset the trip meter.
If you’re implying the efficiency number is manipulated… then that’s another diesel gate waiting to happen.
@@TheFutureisElectric There are tests, for example by "What Car?" that show the numbers don't fully match.
@@brunoaisdo link such tests. That the range figure indicated isn’t exactly equivalent to the actual range I have no doubt of. However efficiency… I highly doubt this can be flawed
@@TheFutureisElectric I can't link because my comment disappears but the ID of the video is: W0cnbzd_fkU
When they talk about efficiency in the video, they tell what the computer stated vs what the charger stated.
Some cars have more discrepancy than others.
@brunoais there is something called charging loss.
Replace my Skoda citygo..looks similar. Where were you Skoda/ Volkswagen
saaaaaame.... VW forgot about this segment when they scrapped the e-Up!
ID 2 coming
@@Tom-sg4iv It's been coming for years, and I suspect it will still be Golf/Polo sized and I'll still be waiting for the ID1
Government in UK will find a way to charge you more.
Would be ideal for many people .
Problem with government is they always moving goalpost to get as much money as possible.
Ps never used a rear wiper on any car I’ve owned if you can’t see through rear window go check your eyes.
As a comparison My 2000 Mercedes A Class is the same size as this, has a flat floor more interior space and can seat 4 large adults in comfort. Probably not significantly less safe either. Is car design moving forward?
Yes, there was a tremendous step forward in car design when that ugly tipping A-Class was no longer produced.
@avronaut Muppet
@ the point is the packaging on this car is poor.
Insentives in Malta are not found anywhere else in Europe. So the car being around 26000 Euros, is not cheap. In fact it's very expensive for a bubble supermini
T03与欧洲同价位的小型汽车相比，是不是更好？😊
In Malta when factoring an 12k grant, yes… the cheapest petrol new car is around 14k here.. so at 8k this is a real bargain
Wow, even secondhand cars may be pulled aside.
Surly a dacia spring comes in cheaper its 16k new bace price, and if you take thr 11k rebate your lookikg a 5k. Even if its coming in at 10k its a far better car than this.
19.000 euros in spain. It´s a joke.
yeah more lathe machine sir some people say
€8000 with incentives in Malta.
Same old same old, R.I.P. off Britain 😡
Mass profiteering.
Available on Temu....
Seems extremely good to me .
Leapmotor
Much better value than the Dacia SPRING.
😂😂How much in € cif to Cypus EU?
Looks like a Fiat
Fact is a ICE car can run around all day, take five minutes to re-fuel then go again. An EV takes 10 Hours to fully charge, something you are not actually supposed to do, then it runs out with 20% of battery left, after about 100 - 200 miles, and another 10 hour wait. Keep your expensive milk floats/ golf carts. I'll stick with a diesel.
Actually it takes 6 second to charge the car. Because that’s how long it takes to plug it in. Because you charge it when YOU ARE NOT USING IT. Meanwhile you’re waiting at the gas station…
You are so out of date you make me laugh
luddite
Eddie Reed
10 Hours? 😁😁😁
So, I checked the recommended maximum charge with my Honda. The manual says 100%.
It charges in 5 hours on our home charger, and in about 30 minutes at a fast charger.
I left UK 30 + yrs ago, back then the buyer was getting ripped off compared to main land europe, sounds like this is the norm today, sounds like the near future of still being ripped off with 'cheap' chinese cars.
Rear de mister ?
12k government initiatives... only in this way the future is electric
You need to fix the spelling error on your thumbnail :)
Dam… got too excited typing that one there! Thanks for pointing it out
I'm sorry, just no. When the "incentives" amount to 50% of a car's value there is something very, very wrong.
It'll be very interesting to see how long these things last. If they're not still going after at least 7 or 8 years, then really they're no better than the traditional cars they are replacing.
I agree the grant is a bit on the high end… and in fact is being reduced from 12k to 9k next year.
Regarding your longevity comment. I started this channel because my family decided to give electric cars a go … 12 years ago… our currently oldest car is approaching 10 years, it still has 89% battery health… and everything else is fine..
Since then my family and friends EV count is now at 25 cars ;-)
@TheFutureisElectric Yeah that's fair enough, on earlier EVs where costs hadn't been pared down to the bone. As to whether this "price-engineered" car will perform as well - especially in the UK where the colder weather is much harder on the batteries - remains to be seen.
Oh and two more points as soon as electric cars become the majority road tax will be increased and the electric prices will rise great Britain. It's called greed
Then get solar? And you are never dependent on the prices being charged.
With Keir, emperor of London outlawing ICE cars, Milan and London can fight it out?
Surely you mean Liar Boris. It was his idea.
Don't forget the vehicle manufacturers for phasing out combustion engines. Can you blame them with over 2 million 2024 ICE vehicles world wide looking for buyers and the second hand car market on the floor.
After 4 years of grief living with an electric car, given the extreme cold winter weather we have here in Canada where global warming is a farce to everybody other than the ones on-board with the lies, please let me know what the range of this one is in minus 40 (-40 °C or °F, take your pick) weather with the heat on when you have a chance!😂. Nuclear is where it's at, if you really want to be green. When they make those, I might actually want one.
In Italy, where I live, it lists at 18,900 Euros, with a 'Special Promo Price' of 17,900 Euros.
Same old stupid, greedy, electric car story. Sorry, I am buying a FIAT Panda 'Hybrid''.......
Great little car but 18-20kk in rip off britain
So why 8 yet put the prices beyond normal people prices yet again for me nice cheap no
Also Britain's roads are terrible and very few charging points
There are more ev charging points than petrol stations.
Chinese piece of sheet. Waiting for Iranian and North Korean items on European market
What crap 😂.
Chinese gov have just put a stop to thr leap woring with stalantis, as a counter to the EU tariffs. Stalatis is in real troube finacially, and trh gambled billions on thr Leap partmership and it looks list money at this point inless the eu back tracks on the 45% tariff
Sorry electric cars are a nonsense the reason I say this is because no car electric would ever be that cheap in Britain cos we get ripped off 😮
So are you saying you'd like the UK to introduce the petrol/diesel scrapage scheme that Malta has for it's citizens (a bit like the Scottish scheme but on steroids), one that saves people's lives and improves quality of life by taking polluting cars off an island country's roads?
If so I'm all for it, but other petrol heads seem to complain about EV incentives (despite their being none in the UK now) taking away their hard earned tax pound - even though it saves more money by reducing the stress on the NHS from pollution related illness and increasing lifespan and hence the tax take.
I rather walk before I drive a Chinese car.
Better get your boots ready.
They said that about Japanese cars. Iphones are Chinese.
Probably 90% of everything you use in your house is made in china
Get used to it mate, China now officially has the capacity to produce more than 50% of the worlds yearly car output! Those are factories which are up and running!
@@TheFutureisElectric When China was dumping steel under cost price all over the world, countries reacted too late and all domestic foundries all over the world went bankrupt. And we now the world has to buy overpriced steel from China.
Countries will not let that happen again and will protect their domestic car production with tarifs.
Electric car = how to create problems we did not need
Have you ever tried one? Because I believe it the exact opposite of that…
I disagree, these very small cars are almost useless. It will fit as much groceries as on my bike and the range is terrible, not to mention it's really only for 2 people, no people would want to be sitting in the back of that car and have no trunk space. These are no practical cars whatsoever. Just because it's electric, doesn't mean it's a good idea. A practical car needs to be bigger with a bigger range.
You’re missing the point it’s a cheap ordinary little town car , how many people actually use the boot for the shopping not many
You are wrong. We love our petrol Skoda citygo. It's small easy city drive and fun... It's second car
My Citroen C1 would beg to differ.
Range? On Malta? Where can you go? The boot is bigger then the competition. And for the 4 times a year you have more then 2 ppl in the car, or more the one, it´s more the sufficient.
Did you see my real world range results at the end of the video?