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General Motors Electric Car Sold for R$ 16,000 Becomes the Cheapest Electric Vehicle in the World

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published on 10/08/2022 at 13:27
Carro elétrico da General Motors é vendido por R$ 16 mil e se torna o veículo elétrico mais barato do mundo na indústria automotiva
O Wuling NanoEV é a reencarnação do Baojun E200, de 2019 Wuling Divulgação
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General Motors (GM) Launched An Electric Car That Costs Only R$ 16 Thousand. The Vehicle Is Focused On Urban Environments And Is Currently The Cheapest In The Automotive Industry.

The Wuling NanoEV Is Currently The Best Choice For What Is Expected From A Truly Popular Electric Car In The Automotive Industry. The Appeal Of This Vehicle Is Not Its Configuration, But Its Great Price, Which Is Around US$ 3,100, Which In Direct Conversion Corresponds To R$ 16 Thousand. Wuling Is A Chinese Brand That Resulted From A Partnership Between General Motors (GM) And Saic.

General Motors (GM) Electric Car Is Focused On Urban Environment

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Nano Ev – Reproduction/YouTube

The Electric Subcompact Is An Update Of The Wuling Baojun E200, A Model Launched In 2019 Without Much Success. However, In This Version, The Electric Car Did Not Arrive With A Better Design, But With A Much More Accessible Price In The Automotive Industry, About A Third Of The Previous One.

However, As Not Everything Is Perfect, To Achieve An Even More Attractive Price, The Vehicle From General Motors (GM) Lost Its 39 Horsepower Engine And 11 Kgfm Of Torque And Now Uses A Motor With 33 Horsepower And 8.5 Kgfm. It May Not Seem Like Much, But It Is A Significant Loss For An Electric Car That Weighs About 860 Kilograms.

Additionally, Its 28 kWh Battery Provides An Excellent Range Of 305 Kilometers, More Than Enough To Move In An Urban Environment. The Design Of The Electric Car From General Motors (GM) Is Quite Charismatic, To The Point Of Having Inspired A Special Edition Based On The Disney Animated Film Zootopia. One Of The Goals Of The Partnership Between GM And Saic Is To Develop A Model That Is Desired By Younger Drivers In China’s Automotive Industry.

Dimensions Of The GM Subcompact Electric Car

The Dimensions Of The Wuling NanoEV Are 2.50 Meters In Length, 1.52 M In Width, 1.61 M In Height, And 1.60 M In Wheelbase.

Although This Last Figure May Seem Small, The Electric Car Has Only Front Seats. Another Fact Is That The Trunk Lid Opens Only Downwards, Just Like The Tailgate Of A Pickup Truck.

The Interior Is Clean, With A Focus On The Digital Instrument Panel. There Is No Multimedia Screen. Nevertheless, The Electric Car Offers Airbag (Only For The Driver), Stability Control, Isofix System, For The Passenger Seat, Hill Start Assist, Rear Parking Sensors, And Power Windows.

General Motors Joint Venture Launches Successful Vehicle

In Addition To This Electric Car, The Joint Venture Has Also Launched Other Vehicles, The Most Famous In The Automotive Industry Being The Small Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, Which Surpassed The Sales Of The Tesla Model 3, Previously Considered The Best-Selling In That Category In The Country.

The Vehicle Costs About 28,800 Yuan, Equivalent To About R$ 23,700, And Has Already Sold Over 120,000 Units In The Second Half Of The Year When It Was Launched There. For A Cheap Car, The Small Vehicle Measures 2.917 M In Length, 1.621 M In Height, 1.493 M In Width, And 1.940 M In Wheelbase, The Model Has Two Variants And Weighs Only 665 Kg.

As It Is A Car Designed For Urban Environments, The Model Fits In Small Parking Spaces And Is Allowed To Drive In Large Centers In China, Always Crowded With Cars. The Mini EV Has Only 27 Horsepower And 8.6 Kgfm.

Valdemar Medeiros

Formado em Jornalismo e Marketing, é autor de mais de 20 mil artigos que já alcançaram milhões de leitores no Brasil e no exterior. Já escreveu para marcas e veículos como 99, Natura, O Boticário, CPG – Click Petróleo e Gás, Agência Raccon e outros. Especialista em Indústria Automotiva, Tecnologia, Carreiras (empregabilidade e cursos), Economia e outros temas. Contato e sugestões de pauta: valdemarmedeiros4@gmail.com. Não aceitamos currículos!

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