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fmf67 · 08-01-2019, 01:39

China’s “Cheapest Electric Car” — The ORA-R1 — May Cost Around $28,000
January 8, 2019 by Ronald Brakels Leave a Comment
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Does this electric car really cost less than $13,000? Err, unfortunately no.

Great Wall Motors has has released the electric ORA R1 passenger car in China. Or at least I think they have.

I can’t be certain because the Great Wall Motors website has no information about it in any of my favorite languages.1 Fortunately, they put out a press release so I can be certain it’s not a hoax by a bored graphics designer. But even if it was a hoax there are now so many articles on the internet about it that enough belief has probably been generated to will the EV into existence like an electric vehicle version of Leonardo Dicaprio’s acting talent.

By poking around on the internet I was able to discover the EV was developed as a joint venture with BMW . But it seems most people writing about the ORA R1 have been unwilling to do even a minimal amount of poking because most of the eleventy billion2 or so articles I’ve seen on it are chock full of bullshit. This bullshit includes claims that…

It’s the cheapest electric car in the world — this is complete bullshit.
It’s the cheapest electric car in China — absolute bullshit.
Its range is 320km — bullshit, but bullshit that started with Great Wall Motors.
Its cost is $12,230 to $15,910 in China — This may be the price people pay in China but because it’s heavily subsidised the total cost is much higher.

The vehicle will only be sold in China but BMW appears to be planning to produce something similar this year, though I’m sure their version will have a more powerful motor. Some technical details of the Chinese vehicle are:

It has a 33 kilowatt-hour battery pack.
When its battery pack is flat it can be “supercharged” from 0% to 80% in 40 minutes.
Its small motor can only provide 35 kilowatts of power to the wheels.
Its top speed is around 100 km/h
Its real world range may be 240km.

Just how much the car receives in national and local subsidies is difficult to determine but it may be about $14,000. This makes the electric car’s total cost around $26,000 to $30,000.

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fmf67 Member Iscritto dal: Jul 2004 Città: Ferrara & Verona Messaggi: 139	ora r1 China’s “Cheapest Electric Car” — The ORA-R1 — May Cost Around $28,000 January 8, 2019 by Ronald Brakels Leave a Comment Share4 Tweet Share Reddit +1 Email 4 Shares ora-r1 Does this electric car really cost less than $13,000? Err, unfortunately no. Great Wall Motors has has released the electric ORA R1 passenger car in China. Or at least I think they have. I can’t be certain because the Great Wall Motors website has no information about it in any of my favorite languages.1 Fortunately, they put out a press release so I can be certain it’s not a hoax by a bored graphics designer. But even if it was a hoax there are now so many articles on the internet about it that enough belief has probably been generated to will the EV into existence like an electric vehicle version of Leonardo Dicaprio’s acting talent. By poking around on the internet I was able to discover the EV was developed as a joint venture with BMW . But it seems most people writing about the ORA R1 have been unwilling to do even a minimal amount of poking because most of the eleventy billion2 or so articles I’ve seen on it are chock full of bullshit. This bullshit includes claims that… It’s the cheapest electric car in the world — this is complete bullshit. It’s the cheapest electric car in China — absolute bullshit. Its range is 320km — bullshit, but bullshit that started with Great Wall Motors. Its cost is $12,230 to $15,910 in China — This may be the price people pay in China but because it’s heavily subsidised the total cost is much higher. The vehicle will only be sold in China but BMW appears to be planning to produce something similar this year, though I’m sure their version will have a more powerful motor. Some technical details of the Chinese vehicle are: It has a 33 kilowatt-hour battery pack. When its battery pack is flat it can be “supercharged” from 0% to 80% in 40 minutes. Its small motor can only provide 35 kilowatts of power to the wheels. Its top speed is around 100 km/h Its real world range may be 240km. Just how much the car receives in national and local subsidies is difficult to determine but it may be about $14,000. This makes the electric car’s total cost around $26,000 to $30,000.