Check Out GM’s Wuling Air EV Arriving At A Dealership In Jakarta: Video
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GM may only have the Chevy Bolt EV, the Chevy Bolt EUV, the Cadillac Lyriq and the GMC Hummer EV Pickup Edition 1 on the U.S. market so far, but the automaker’s SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) joint venture offer a host of electric vehicles that buyers in the West will probably never get the chance to purchase. One of those is the all-new Wuling Air EV, revealed just last month as the brand’s first-ever global-market zero-emissions vehicle. The all-new minicar recently debuted in Indonesia, and new units began arriving at dealerships in Jakarta.
The Wuling Air EV is one of several battery electric minicars developed by GM’s Chinese joint venture, joining the Mini EV, which has been the best-selling electric vehicle in China for over a year and is also offered in quirky Mini EV GameBoy Edition variant, along with the new Nano EV launched that last year.
The Air EV rides on the Global Small Electric Vehicle (GSEV) platform, which was developed in-house by SGMW in China. It features a modern, minimalist exterior design featuring LED running lights and a horizontal light bar across the front fascia. This theme is carried around to the rear, which features a horizontally oriented taillight on the liftgate, along with side-mounted LEDs to complete the look. It is certainly a small vehicle, measuring in at 117 inches long, 59.3 inches wide, and 64.2 inches tall, and rides on a 79.1-inch wheelbase.
The Wuling Air EV will eventually become available in China, where it will be sold in the second half of the year, joining the Wuling MINI EV, Wuling Nano EV, and Baojun KiWi EV. It was also chosen as the official vehicle of the 2022 G20 Summit.
Check out the video of the Wuling Air EV arriving at the dealership in Jakarta embedded below.
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One of those is the all-new Wuling Air EV, revealed just last month as the brand’s first-ever global-market zero-emissions vehicle.
Zero Emissions? I call B.S. on that… It took energy to build it, that had to come from somewhere? The energy to mine the material to manufacture the batteries had to come from somewhere (likely China which is building coal-powered hydro plants faster than the globalists can shut them down) The list of polluters is long to create a vehicle regardless of how it is powered. And then you have to plug that vehicle in to charge it. That does NOT come from solar or wind energy, which BTW has to be buried in landfill sites at the end of their life cycle because those items are not recyclable.
But, turn the other way when charging your new EV and give yourself a pat on the back for being great global stewards of the earth while ignoring the source from where the energy actually comes from.
Ok, the rant to nobody, in particular, is over… you can come out from hiding now
It takes much more energy to manufacture a gasoline powered car of the same size and specifications. A combustion engine has many more moving parts that need lubrication and more cooling than an electric motor. Then you add the transmission gearing and clutches and that alone adds many more parts.
It seems that you have never assembled or taken apart a gas combustion engine or an automatic transmission. I have several times, starting in 1972. Electric cars are much more simpler and easier to build and maintain. This is why every manufacturer is going for it, even if oil prices drop 50%. EV prices are high due to the battery materials, but soon they will match and later cost less than an ICEV of the same characteristics and dimensions.
It’s all about control. Sorry we have a blackout today you can’t travel. Why develop a car that doesn’t do anything as well as a
regular ICE vehicle?
Try starting an ICEV without a battery. That is the only equivalent measure. You cannot run any ICEV without electricity. including pumping the gas for it. Or does your car run on your piss?
How do you pump gas during a blackout?
Ever pull up to a gas station only to see bags over every nozzle? That’s called “out of service” even happens when there’s no blackout.
-My EV “refills” while I sleep, no stops at gas station for everyday use.. EV is better.
-My EV cost about 3 cents per mile. EV is better.
-Countless EVs accelerate faster than average ice cars. EV is better. If that’s important?
-When do I change oil? EV is better.
-When do I change air cleaner? EV is better.
-When do I change timing belt/chain? EV is better.
-Replace accessory belt? EV is better.
Spark plugs, injectors, water pumps. The list goes on and on.
Only ice advantage is road trip refills, but that’s changing almost by the day. Technology is decreasing refill times and range, charge stations are increasing in numbers.
The WuLing EVs are also needed in the USA, as an everyday efficient commuter car.
Future BUICK Skyhawk?
I think they are ugly and I would never buy one. Besides they are tiny, room for 2 people. Someday when they develop a full size truck that can pull a boat or camper and go 500 to 700 miles on a charge, and has to look good. Then maybe I consider one.
Suppose I want to drive to Australia in a big pickup, hauling a boat ?
Suppose I need a small car to commute to work two miles away ?
My son and daughter had one of these when they were three years old, it was red with a yellow top, I think it said little tikes on the quarter panel. Zero Emission way ahead of its time.
Doesn’t look like anyone would survive a Tahoe crash test