Hi, The nob to raise and lower the headlight beam, is to allow for different body loads. A lot of weight in the rear of the car will raise the main beam, so you twiddle the nob to lower the beam. No weight in the rear, then the beam may be too low, so rais the beam. All modern European cars have this feature.
In the UK all cars have adjustable headlights. They're used to keep the lowbeams below the eye level of incoming traffic. Heavy loads in the back, or a full passanger load will compress the rear suspension and tilt up the beams.
2:57 That control is used to adjust the height of the light beam if you are transporting heavy loads or passengers, if you're driving alone, the wheel must be set to zero, if you have maximum passengers and trunk load, must be set to 3 ;-D
I feel like this sounds like a practical joke (Chinese people generally don't like cold drinks), but I'll check it out after I get my A/C compressor fixed to see if it's legit.
OK, I liked your video because: 1. Its full of useful advice of an actual owner of an actual, in-use electric car. what makes it especially relatable is that its just a daily grind electric car, the kind of which i am likely to buy one day if i go electric (thus, suburban owner reviews of Tesla arent really useful to me). Such videos as yours are very hard to find, and hereby want to extend my thanks to you. It's TH-cam at it's best, I believe. 2. i love your humor. 3. you had me when you said "you dont have to subscribe". seriously, almost everyone these day is "please subscribe...." and i'm sick of it, honestly. so, kudos for that too. Keep it up if you want, I will gratefully watch your videos! Greetings from a Croat living in Netherlands!
That is my goal, just trying to get information out there on a topic that not many people cover (after all, it's not very sensational or exciting.) I'm also partially ethnically Croatian, but American and obviously living in China. Thanks very much for the feedback.
Very funny...."I really don't care if you like or subscribe"........how refreshing. Someone not under the TH-cam thumb. Great honest commentary. Thanks.
Its a regular 2-Din infotainment, you could just plug in a new unit that probably works a lot better. Also im honestly kind of impressed that these things exist for the pricing and to the "quality" that they do.
Any updates or additional thoughts on this car? Used models are now currently on sale in some African countries (specifically mine Rwanda) so I'm really interested to hear more about the reliability. Yours is the best English speaking review of the car I have seen...
I junked it before leaving China in early 2021. I can't recommend it in terms of reliability. Toward the end, it started spending more time in the shop than it did on the road. Batteries also degraded significantly (by the end, it was dying out at 42%). That was kind of disappointing because for the first few years I was very fond of the car. I would recommend other brands if they're available to you.
Headlight levelling is usually fitted to vehicle capable of towing. When the towball/tow hitch is weighted, the front of the towing vehicle rises. Thus the need to lower the headlights level. So for non-towing driving, set the headlights to high. If you’re towing or have a very heavy load in the boot/trunk weighting over the rear axle, lower the the level.
@3:42 the knob is about to make sure if you transport heavy load (of a lot of people) to grant to not blend the people in the other direction. If you put 200kg´s or whatever in the trunk, your headlights will start looking into the air, so you can lower them ^^ every regular car I am aware of has this implemented (but at least the more modern car´s might have automatic adjust).
Adjustable headlights are compulsory in EU, for instance. They are used to compensate changes when rear bench and boot load is heavy and the headlights start pointing too high.
Awesome, thanks for the update. Would love to see more test drives of it. Chinese EV's now are way better than this was, they're progressing so quickly. Really hope they come to the U.S. soon. They're so cheap and modern and have a ton of features for the price. Would definitely drive a BYD for sure, their new models are gorgeous
Nice to see a straightforward critique of a common Chinese product, without the typical Western negative biases. Have to give credit to BAIC which has made a successful transition from its traditional line of jeep type models.
Hello from Cairo Egypt. Thank you very much. Just as it happens a guy on FB was asking a group if we could get together to buy a few and ship them to Egypt. The group will get a better price for shipping at least. At any rate the scary part was that we might not get the warranty that you used to change the hardware that you talked about. We are trying to force Baic Egypt to support and warne such cars even if we import them privately. I am also trying to force Uber to have a percentage of their fleet electric just like India is trying to do. This way we will reduce the price of the km travelled. Your video is highly appreciated. I am sure many of the guys on the FB group will look at it. So Thank you and best regards from Cairo Egypt.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 We are wondering if there is a way that we can get our hands on the diagnostic software for this car. Do you know of a way?
How long do you plan to drive the EV car? Do you know replacing the car battery can cost you an arm and a leg? Without warranty this is going to be a risky investment.
Did you end up doing this? What has been your experience with the vehicles? 5 year old used ones have just arrived in my country (Rwanda) so very interested...
The reason why this kind of looks like a Mercedes B-Class is that BAIC does business with Mercedes-Benz in China, so maybe MB doesn't care as much. BAIC EV160's gasoline version is called Senova D20 and all of them are based on the old Mitsubishi Colt platform which was also used for Smart ForFour 1st gen.
Rear drum brakes are still standard in compact or smaller cars. They cost less than disks and drums still are sufficient for rear wheels on light vehicles.
Great info on MIC EV. In Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philipines, Thailand) some of the mid-range Japanese cars (SUV, MPV, sedan) still employ front disc brakes and rear drum brake configuration. Can MIC EV's battery be easily replaced?
I wanna buy Baic EU5 in Egypt, not sure about spare parts availability but they give 3 years warranty on motor, battery, and controller do think it's a good idea? Will it need a lot of maintenance or it's reliable?
I have been driving electric cars here in the USE for 5 years not, first a Nissan leaf, now a VW E-Golf, since I live 8 miles from work, range is not an issue (80 mile range) and I only charge at home, no real charging structure in my city unless you own a tesla
Nice video. It's very hard to find reviews from the chinese stuff since most youtubers rate them as very poor quality. Another thing is that chinese people and company are not such a good TH-camrs to present their things.. when you see an interesting product from them you hardly can't find reviews. Well I'm from Mozambique and that quality is more than ok for us here.. for that price I think its reasonable that somethings will always break.. but maintenance of these EVs are also cheap. I'd like to see a review on the new models coming with solar panels for 4500 to 5500 usd... Still a ok price when you compare to more popular brands from big companies. And by the end of the day we just drive less than 40kms a day average. I can happily live with a car like that... I currently own a chinese eletric scooter and Im in the third year.. stuck cuz the charger stop working and I had to import a new charger that was not suitable and damaged all my batteries.. problem is just hard to find the right things from here..
His brake light is out. I am surprised he hasn’t been stopped yet. You should do more reviews they are very popular for us ev drivers . Also you speak English
The traffic police in my area are so busy forcing electric scooter riders to get on the sidewalk and off the road that they hardly have time to look at my brake lights. But I have got that fixed since taking this video.
Hola amigo, me gustaría saber si el ev 160 tiene algún problema, por que estoy comprando en China esos vehículos 2017 usados, me gustaría tu consejo Por favor
The beam adjuster is obligatory in the EU. Therefore it is world standard outside the USA. USA does not sell a lot of cars in Europe and for those they have that adjustment too. It is meant to be used when you have a load in the back (passengers) to prevent blinding other traffic. By default it must be at zero (and then not blind anyone, which is an MOT item) and then lowers when used up to 3 (or 5) in most cars. The lights switch comes from Mitsubishi. That has foglights.
It just has to be at the "0" mark during MOT and have correct beam height, they don't actually check that the lights are adjustable! (tip for those who have an old car where the lamp motors burned out decades ago)
This expected for such a cheap car. The more higher priced Chinese cars show that their quality shouldn’t be below comparable European model. Good review.
A minor correction: Uber sold all their of China holdings to Didi in 2016 (if I am not mistaken) On a side note, I am starting to understand why BYD was the default choice when it comes to Chinese EVs. (Though Geely, SAIC, NiO & GAC are starting to challenge that) Sorry to hear about your compressor issues and problems with BAIC
I wonder if the Uber sale was out of Uber's own interests, or strong government pressure to either sell out or get out. I would believe either, but what I know about the internet service market here says that unless you're willing to act as an arm of the national government, you won't get far. Maybe Uber just cut their losses when faced with government pressure. And maybe not.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Nah Uber expanded too quickly during that time in too many countries and were facing massive losses (Billions) from stiff local competition. In fact, they very nearly folded (And would have before the IPO). As far as government pressure go, it is true for all countries, big or small, developed or developing, democratic or socialist or autocratic or oligarchic. If your presence does not please the Gman, it will not be tolerated.
While that's true (government influences business everywhere), I think it's an especially big factor in this particular environment, as compared to many other markets.
great video, very enjoyable to watch. just one correction here, uber was allowed to operate in China, but they failed to compete with Didi so they sold their business to Didi the Chinese cab app.
Oh. Come on. Unless you have concrete evidences, why make such assumptions that a Chinese company outcompetes a foreign company must be because the government’s help? Back in the days when wechatpay and Alipay were competing for the mobile payment market share, pretty much everyone in China get subsidised, if not free rides when using a taxi/ride-sharing service from those two companies. There was no way any other company including Uber would have been able to compete with them. Plus didi is part of wechat ecosystem. It’s no surprise to any Chinese people that didi would outcompete Uber.
Yes. I had to get a local driver's license (mine from back home is no good here, nor are international driving permits) and the car needs to be insured to be road legal.
Really enjoyed hearing about your car. it seems to me that we could use a car something like yours in Canada.....you know, no bells and whistles, just basic electric transportation. Most EVs that are available here used come from California, and still carry price tags from $16,000 on up. Still not what I could call affordable. It seems we're kind of in an EV black hole where everything goes to Cali first, and nothing comes direct to us, except for the new Nissan Leaf, and the Niro, Kona and Soul if they're ever available. Something like this would definitely fill a demand here. One thing I was wondering about was the enforced scrapping in Shenzen. Hadn't heard of that before. Could you elaborate? Thanks for your video.
The enforced scrapping comes into play in a few situations. I'm not 100% up to date on everything, but I know my car is up for destruction in 2023 because it was once a leased or rental car (the nuances of that are lost in translation). There are also a series of "national standards" (国标) for cars that can cause cars to become obsolete. There's talk that a new national standard will come out soon which will likely force some older cars to either be scrapped or re-registered in more rural areas, which means they lose certain privileges in big cities like Shenzhen. I have a 2006 Volkswagen that is registered in another small city where I used to live. I can't register it in Shenzhen for a number of reasons, but the biggest one is its age and the national standards issue. Anyway, national standards won't prematurely end my EV160's life because being a fully electric car means it's already going to meet any new standard for a good while, and given the reliability problems with it, I'm sure it will have died before the 2023 deadline. If not I'll store it somewhere in the countryside with family members. That's all just "knowledge" I've gained from listening to people talk and reading things, though. It could be wrong. Finally, I very strongly agree that north american markets really need entry-level, bare bones EVs, but for some reason they don't get marketed.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Thanks very much for your reply. Had never heard of such a thing before. I guess it's partly due to the government making sure the streets aren't full of older, unreliable cars, or it could be part of their pollution mandate. Anyway, it's interesting enough for me to do my own bit of research on it. Thanks again, and enjoy it while it lasts!
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 i think the Chinese EV cars are still hard to meet North American safety standards with that kind of costs. The selling price will be significantly higher when it goes to western market. Actually one of these Chinese made EV mini cars are already launched in Spain and Portugal. The price is about 14000 euros. But it is still very basic and only serves the purpose of taking a passenger from point A to point B.
@@weldorman8495 the EV cars made in China are heavily subsidized by the government. Its real cost could be much higher when exporting to another country. A smaller mini EV car exports to Spain is selling at €14000.
Head light ajust is for if car is loaded and back weighed down you head lights are then higher up and not on the ground it’s probably Chinese drivers have not used that function and when thay have people in car there lights are blinding you from behind
The EV160 handles short steep grades like a dream thanks to its high torque. I’ve only taken it up a proper mountain once and I didn’t get to see how it was because I was stuck behind someone driving really slowly. It’s rated at 73 horsepower which is a very low number, but since it’s an EV at low speeds the high torque means it pulls away from other cars really fast despite the low power rating.
I would think it must be well behind Tesla given the price point and country of origin, but I really don't know. Sometimes things can surprise you in China.
Things in China are like a hook up where you don’t really know the girl take her home and then she starts talking about Freud and Homer she then does something really freaky like she doesn’t choke and then she says I swallow but only for guys I date. (In China you never know what you are getting EVER) the weird thing is most Chinese sort of get it .
chinese ev cars are cheap some of them have great driving range on a single charge that are non certified by wltp or epa tests you live in china and you understand chinese you are one of the few links between china and english speaking world if i were you i’d review another evs to confirm those ranges and test drive them and ask about their reliability anyway good job
45000 CNY. xe.com is a great website to convert that into the currency you're familiar with. It is cheap but as it is in the repair shop again for more than 2 weeks (and I drive my 13 year old Volkswagen which has never broken down again) it was not even worth this very low price.
156Wh/km, much better than Tesla and other giant EVs. This car would only emit 71g CO2/km in the US =2/3 of the average European car, which current EVs sold in Europe and the US can't simply because they are too big and heavy! This is the type of vehicle we need, not remanufactured gasoline cars that just have gotten batteries stuffed into them.
That's an interesting statistic. I wonder if it's because it's comparatively light. I'm assuming it's lighter than many of those EVs because it also has shorter range and simply doesn't have all that many extra weight-adding features. However, this is a previous-generation Mercedes B200 with batteries stuffed in it and rebadged as BAIC, meaning it is actually a gasoline car with batteries stuffed into it.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Damned, I was proven wrong then, but true enough, if you drive at city speeds, rolling resistance is 2/3 of your consumption, so the smaller car wins there.
Seems about typical with Chinese products. They tend to be "good enough" but nothing spectacular and there will always be some area of the product that is laughably horrid. I never really understood the reasoning behind how Chinese companies do things. I mean, the horrible areas of a product could be made a lot better with very little increase in cost. Maybe they think it's a slippery slope and if they spend a little more here, they will have to spend a little more there, and the next thing you know your product is more expensive than competitors and you don't make as much money.
Buddy, I can't agree with you more. I have two pairs of pliers, one China, the other one Germany or US. The Chinese one is as hard and solid as the other one in metal construction; however, the rubber handle covers would get loose when you use a lot of strength. The Chinese one cost about 3-4 dollars, the other one several times more expensive. They did the main metal part good but why not put in a little more effort and improve the rubber, then double the price. It will still be way more competitive than the US or the German one and you can double your profit.
Hi, The nob to raise and lower the headlight beam, is to allow for different body loads. A lot of weight in the rear of the car will raise the main beam, so you twiddle the nob to lower the beam. No weight in the rear, then the beam may be too low, so rais the beam. All modern European cars have this feature.
French car drivers know this since the Middle Ages, because even the 2 CV had this feature due to its weak springs.
I prefer the idea of the revenge evil use 😬😁😂
In the UK all cars have adjustable headlights. They're used to keep the lowbeams below the eye level of incoming traffic. Heavy loads in the back, or a full passanger load will compress the rear suspension and tilt up the beams.
2:57 That control is used to adjust the height of the light beam if you are transporting heavy loads or passengers, if you're driving alone, the wheel must be set to zero, if you have maximum passengers and trunk load, must be set to 3 ;-D
the light switch adjuster is for when you are carrying a load you can then adjust the light height
At 9:58 its a (cool box). That part of the glove box is for keeping drinks cold. You have to turn that black knob at the roof of the glove box.
I feel like this sounds like a practical joke (Chinese people generally don't like cold drinks), but I'll check it out after I get my A/C compressor fixed to see if it's legit.
OK, I liked your video because:
1. Its full of useful advice of an actual owner of an actual, in-use electric car. what makes it especially relatable is that its just a daily grind electric car, the kind of which i am likely to buy one day if i go electric (thus, suburban owner reviews of Tesla arent really useful to me). Such videos as yours are very hard to find, and hereby want to extend my thanks to you. It's TH-cam at it's best, I believe.
2. i love your humor.
3. you had me when you said "you dont have to subscribe". seriously, almost everyone these day is "please subscribe...." and i'm sick of it, honestly. so, kudos for that too.
Keep it up if you want, I will gratefully watch your videos!
Greetings from a Croat living in Netherlands!
That is my goal, just trying to get information out there on a topic that not many people cover (after all, it's not very sensational or exciting.) I'm also partially ethnically Croatian, but American and obviously living in China. Thanks very much for the feedback.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 dobro govoris zemljak
Very funny...."I really don't care if you like or subscribe"........how refreshing. Someone not under the TH-cam thumb. Great honest commentary. Thanks.
YES, I agree, and was gonna make the same comment. Glad I saw your comment first, LOL.
Its a regular 2-Din infotainment, you could just plug in a new unit that probably works a lot better.
Also im honestly kind of impressed that these things exist for the pricing and to the "quality" that they do.
Any updates or additional thoughts on this car? Used models are now currently on sale in some African countries (specifically mine Rwanda) so I'm really interested to hear more about the reliability. Yours is the best English speaking review of the car I have seen...
I junked it before leaving China in early 2021. I can't recommend it in terms of reliability. Toward the end, it started spending more time in the shop than it did on the road. Batteries also degraded significantly (by the end, it was dying out at 42%). That was kind of disappointing because for the first few years I was very fond of the car. I would recommend other brands if they're available to you.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Very helpful. Thanks!
Headlight levelling is usually fitted to vehicle capable of towing. When the towball/tow hitch is weighted, the front of the towing vehicle rises. Thus the need to lower the headlights level. So for non-towing driving, set the headlights to high. If you’re towing or have a very heavy load in the boot/trunk weighting over the rear axle, lower the the level.
@3:42 the knob is about to make sure if you transport heavy load (of a lot of people) to grant to not blend the people in the other direction. If you put 200kg´s or whatever in the trunk, your headlights will start looking into the air, so you can lower them ^^ every regular car I am aware of has this implemented (but at least the more modern car´s might have automatic adjust).
Good to know. Thanks for the information.
Adjustable headlights are compulsory in EU, for instance. They are used to compensate changes when rear bench and boot load is heavy and the headlights start pointing too high.
Awesome, thanks for the update. Would love to see more test drives of it. Chinese EV's now are way better than this was, they're progressing so quickly. Really hope they come to the U.S. soon. They're so cheap and modern and have a ton of features for the price. Would definitely drive a BYD for sure, their new models are gorgeous
Nice to see a straightforward critique of a common Chinese product, without the typical Western negative biases. Have to give credit to BAIC which has made a successful transition from its traditional line of jeep type models.
Hello from Cairo Egypt. Thank you very much. Just as it happens a guy on FB was asking a group if we could get together to buy a few and ship them to Egypt. The group will get a better price for shipping at least. At any rate the scary part was that we might not get the warranty that you used to change the hardware that you talked about. We are trying to force Baic Egypt to support and warne such cars even if we import them privately. I am also trying to force Uber to have a percentage of their fleet electric just like India is trying to do. This way we will reduce the price of the km travelled. Your video is highly appreciated. I am sure many of the guys on the FB group will look at it. So Thank you and best regards from Cairo Egypt.
Thanks for the comment, I'm glad the video was helpful for you!
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 We are wondering if there is a way that we can get our hands on the diagnostic software for this car. Do you know of a way?
How long do you plan to drive the EV car? Do you know replacing the car battery can cost you an arm and a leg? Without warranty this is going to be a risky investment.
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Did you end up doing this? What has been your experience with the vehicles? 5 year old used ones have just arrived in my country (Rwanda) so very interested...
Interesting to see what affordable Chinese EVs are like, thanks! Time for another annual update?
Do you still have the car.
Has there been any real problems since the fuse blown.
Has the battery starting to degrade.
Good video by the way.
The reason why this kind of looks like a Mercedes B-Class is that BAIC does business with Mercedes-Benz in China, so maybe MB doesn't care as much. BAIC EV160's gasoline version is called Senova D20 and all of them are based on the old Mitsubishi Colt platform which was also used for Smart ForFour 1st gen.
Rear drum brakes are still standard in compact or smaller cars. They cost less than disks and drums still are sufficient for rear wheels on light vehicles.
That is advice that was outdated twenty years ago and needs to stop.
They're installed because they're cheap.
Also if you are towing the headlight adjustment is to allow you to adjust it!
I use the lowest beam setting for city and highest for outback
Hi ! I have a question the radio has Bluetooth and FM rds?
Great info on MIC EV. In Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philipines, Thailand) some of the mid-range Japanese cars (SUV, MPV, sedan) still employ front disc brakes and rear drum brake configuration. Can MIC EV's battery be easily replaced?
Not a ringing endorsement. Not surprised
Love the car so many good points more than the bad one , I know some Mercedes and Tesla they need to visit the Garge every 3 weeks none stop .
great info i have been planning of owning an ev I would prefer BAIC MZ-45 ev version the range is good with me
I wanna buy Baic EU5 in Egypt, not sure about spare parts availability but they give 3 years warranty on motor, battery, and controller do think it's a good idea? Will it need a lot of maintenance or it's reliable?
Don’t *** you wont get the same level of service like you would in China.
I have been driving electric cars here in the USE for 5 years not, first a Nissan leaf, now a VW E-Golf, since I live 8 miles from work, range is not an issue (80 mile range) and I only charge at home, no real charging structure in my city unless you own a tesla
Nice video. It's very hard to find reviews from the chinese stuff since most youtubers rate them as very poor quality. Another thing is that chinese people and company are not such a good TH-camrs to present their things.. when you see an interesting product from them you hardly can't find reviews.
Well I'm from Mozambique and that quality is more than ok for us here.. for that price I think its reasonable that somethings will always break.. but maintenance of these EVs are also cheap.
I'd like to see a review on the new models coming with solar panels for 4500 to 5500 usd... Still a ok price when you compare to more popular brands from big companies. And by the end of the day we just drive less than 40kms a day average. I can happily live with a car like that...
I currently own a chinese eletric scooter and Im in the third year.. stuck cuz the charger stop working and I had to import a new charger that was not suitable and damaged all my batteries.. problem is just hard to find the right things from here..
His brake light is out. I am surprised he hasn’t been stopped yet. You should do more reviews they are very popular for us ev drivers . Also you speak English
The traffic police in my area are so busy forcing electric scooter riders to get on the sidewalk and off the road that they hardly have time to look at my brake lights. But I have got that fixed since taking this video.
Anybody knows if in China people buy often BAIC MOTORS electric cars? Do you see a lot around in the cities? Thanks a lot!
Nice video , very informative
Hola amigo, me gustaría saber si el ev 160 tiene algún problema, por que estoy comprando en China esos vehículos 2017 usados, me gustaría tu consejo
Por favor
The beam adjuster is obligatory in the EU. Therefore it is world standard outside the USA. USA does not sell a lot of cars in Europe and for those they have that adjustment too. It is meant to be used when you have a load in the back (passengers) to prevent blinding other traffic. By default it must be at zero (and then not blind anyone, which is an MOT item) and then lowers when used up to 3 (or 5) in most cars. The lights switch comes from Mitsubishi. That has foglights.
It just has to be at the "0" mark during MOT and have correct beam height, they don't actually check that the lights are adjustable! (tip for those who have an old car where the lamp motors burned out decades ago)
Please try Kandi car. Much improve still affordable.
This expected for such a cheap car. The more higher priced Chinese cars show that their quality shouldn’t be below comparable European model. Good review.
Hey there - cool video and cool car! Have u still got the car and have you got another year on video on the way :) cheers
A minor correction:
Uber sold all their of China holdings to Didi in 2016
(if I am not mistaken)
On a side note, I am starting to understand why BYD was the default choice when it comes to Chinese EVs.
(Though Geely, SAIC, NiO & GAC are starting to challenge that)
Sorry to hear about your compressor issues and problems with BAIC
I wonder if the Uber sale was out of Uber's own interests, or strong government pressure to either sell out or get out. I would believe either, but what I know about the internet service market here says that unless you're willing to act as an arm of the national government, you won't get far. Maybe Uber just cut their losses when faced with government pressure. And maybe not.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Nah Uber expanded too quickly during that time in too many countries and were facing massive losses (Billions) from stiff local competition.
In fact, they very nearly folded (And would have before the IPO). As far as government pressure go, it is true for all countries, big or small, developed or developing, democratic or socialist or autocratic or oligarchic.
If your presence does not please the Gman, it will not be tolerated.
While that's true (government influences business everywhere), I think it's an especially big factor in this particular environment, as compared to many other markets.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Not in the case of Uber (They pulled out of SEA at the same time)
great video, very enjoyable to watch.
just one correction here, uber was allowed to operate in China, but they failed to compete with Didi so they sold their business to Didi the Chinese cab app.
Yes, I know. Do you think Didi, the local app, didn't have support from the Chinese government?
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 I don't know, maybe yes, maybe no. I don't have evidence.
Oh. Come on. Unless you have concrete evidences, why make such assumptions that a Chinese company outcompetes a foreign company must be because the government’s help? Back in the days when wechatpay and Alipay were competing for the mobile payment market share, pretty much everyone in China get subsidised, if not free rides when using a taxi/ride-sharing service from those two companies. There was no way any other company including Uber would have been able to compete with them. Plus didi is part of wechat ecosystem. It’s no surprise to any Chinese people that didi would outcompete Uber.
I think what you're saying actually feeds into my point.
Didi has support from Chinese government they basically just copied and made a Chinese version the Chinese government could control.
That cigarette box spot he talked about, looked like it had 6 USB ports in the back
What its like now?
This car is based on old Mercedes Benz A-class frame. Electric part is designed in China.
Might be a stupid question but do you need a license or insurance to drive ?
Yes. I had to get a local driver's license (mine from back home is no good here, nor are international driving permits) and the car needs to be insured to be road legal.
Thank you 🙏 ✔️
Really enjoyed hearing about your car. it seems to me that we could use a car something like yours in Canada.....you know, no bells and whistles, just basic electric transportation. Most EVs that are available here used come from California, and still carry price tags from $16,000 on up. Still not what I could call affordable. It seems we're kind of in an EV black hole where everything goes to Cali first, and nothing comes direct to us, except for the new Nissan Leaf, and the Niro, Kona and Soul if they're ever available. Something like this would definitely fill a demand here. One thing I was wondering about was the enforced scrapping in Shenzen. Hadn't heard of that before. Could you elaborate? Thanks for your video.
The enforced scrapping comes into play in a few situations. I'm not 100% up to date on everything, but I know my car is up for destruction in 2023 because it was once a leased or rental car (the nuances of that are lost in translation). There are also a series of "national standards" (国标) for cars that can cause cars to become obsolete. There's talk that a new national standard will come out soon which will likely force some older cars to either be scrapped or re-registered in more rural areas, which means they lose certain privileges in big cities like Shenzhen. I have a 2006 Volkswagen that is registered in another small city where I used to live. I can't register it in Shenzhen for a number of reasons, but the biggest one is its age and the national standards issue. Anyway, national standards won't prematurely end my EV160's life because being a fully electric car means it's already going to meet any new standard for a good while, and given the reliability problems with it, I'm sure it will have died before the 2023 deadline. If not I'll store it somewhere in the countryside with family members.
That's all just "knowledge" I've gained from listening to people talk and reading things, though. It could be wrong.
Finally, I very strongly agree that north american markets really need entry-level, bare bones EVs, but for some reason they don't get marketed.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Thanks very much for your reply. Had never heard of such a thing before. I guess it's partly due to the government making sure the streets aren't full of older, unreliable cars, or it could be part of their pollution mandate. Anyway, it's interesting enough for me to do my own bit of research on it. Thanks again, and enjoy it while it lasts!
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 i think the Chinese EV cars are still hard to meet North American safety standards with that kind of costs. The selling price will be significantly higher when it goes to western market. Actually one of these Chinese made EV mini cars are already launched in Spain and Portugal. The price is about 14000 euros. But it is still very basic and only serves the purpose of taking a passenger from point A to point B.
@@weldorman8495 the EV cars made in China are heavily subsidized by the government. Its real cost could be much higher when exporting to another country. A smaller mini EV car exports to Spain is selling at €14000.
interesting review thanks
Head light ajust is for if car is loaded and back weighed down you head lights are then higher up and not on the ground it’s probably Chinese drivers have not used that function and when thay have people in car there lights are blinding you from behind
I dont understand, who much did you paid for the car?
How far it can go on fully charged?
160km. Pathetic by today's standards, but fine for the way I use it.
I wonder if you could describe its hill climbing abilities.. also the power rating..
The EV160 handles short steep grades like a dream thanks to its high torque. I’ve only taken it up a proper mountain once and I didn’t get to see how it was because I was stuck behind someone driving really slowly. It’s rated at 73 horsepower which is a very low number, but since it’s an EV at low speeds the high torque means it pulls away from other cars really fast despite the low power rating.
please make more videos reviewing Chinese cars
Thanks a lot sir
I wonder if the battery management and cooling system is as good or better than Tesla's?
I would think it must be well behind Tesla given the price point and country of origin, but I really don't know. Sometimes things can surprise you in China.
Things in China are like a hook up where you don’t really know the girl take her home and then she starts talking about Freud and Homer she then does something really freaky like she doesn’t choke and then she says I swallow but only for guys I date. (In China you never know what you are getting EVER) the weird thing is most Chinese sort of get it .
fyi, bms faults/miscalibrated does not equal battery degradation
Yes, I can understand that. How would I identify the difference between those two problems?
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 service
Where is the update ?
chinese ev cars are cheap some of them have great driving range on a single charge that are non certified by wltp or epa tests
you live in china and you understand chinese
you are one of the few links between china and english speaking world
if i were you i’d review another evs to confirm those ranges and test drive them and ask about their reliability
anyway good job
Price
Prise in usd?
rmb45000=us7500
Do you need a driving licence to drive that in china?
Hi,how much is it?
45000 CNY. xe.com is a great website to convert that into the currency you're familiar with. It is cheap but as it is in the repair shop again for more than 2 weeks (and I drive my 13 year old Volkswagen which has never broken down again) it was not even worth this very low price.
156Wh/km, much better than Tesla and other giant EVs. This car would only emit 71g CO2/km in the US =2/3 of the average European car, which current EVs sold in Europe and the US can't simply because they are too big and heavy! This is the type of vehicle we need, not remanufactured gasoline cars that just have gotten batteries stuffed into them.
That's an interesting statistic. I wonder if it's because it's comparatively light. I'm assuming it's lighter than many of those EVs because it also has shorter range and simply doesn't have all that many extra weight-adding features.
However, this is a previous-generation Mercedes B200 with batteries stuffed in it and rebadged as BAIC, meaning it is actually a gasoline car with batteries stuffed into it.
@@extraordinarilyuglycouch9410 Damned, I was proven wrong then, but true enough, if you drive at city speeds, rolling resistance is 2/3 of your consumption, so the smaller car wins there.
You can definitely upgrade this car. Go to Alibaba.com and buy your parts there. Ship from China to China.
You did not buy a NIO.
South America still uses drums for the cheap cars
😍❤️ beautiful, what is the $$$ Thanks
haha i've only used it for Evil:) good idea
Looks like they’ve tried coping a Merc
U r from china???
I'm from the USA. I just live in China.
i am driving the car. it is reliable and easy to park. brake is terrible of course. anyway, cheap car got worse performance.
Hitting the gas could cause an explosion.
I wanted to buy chinese electric car but now I refused !
Seems about typical with Chinese products. They tend to be "good enough" but nothing spectacular and there will always be some area of the product that is laughably horrid. I never really understood the reasoning behind how Chinese companies do things. I mean, the horrible areas of a product could be made a lot better with very little increase in cost. Maybe they think it's a slippery slope and if they spend a little more here, they will have to spend a little more there, and the next thing you know your product is more expensive than competitors and you don't make as much money.
Buddy, I can't agree with you more. I have two pairs of pliers, one China, the other one Germany or US. The Chinese one is as hard and solid as the other one in metal construction; however, the rubber handle covers would get loose when you use a lot of strength. The Chinese one cost about 3-4 dollars, the other one several times more expensive. They did the main metal part good but why not put in a little more effort and improve the rubber, then double the price. It will still be way more competitive than the US or the German one and you can double your profit.
mercedes b class clone...
Yes it is lol
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you are shaking too much, at least use phone which have eis
Ot looks like a Mercedes B class
That's correct. It's the same body as a first-generation B class.
你可以不把车牌号露出来
应该不会有影响吧
lol HDMI
All Chinese lectric cars have the same fault they are dangerous the battery goes flat the brakes fail crap wouldn’t have a free Chinese car