The market for affordable electric vehicles has exploded in China, with companies like Wuling and Chery coming out with tiny, cutesy city cars all vying for a piece of that sub-30,000 yuan (RM19,400) pie. We know Geely isn’t interested in going down that route, but the newest model from its Geometry EV sub-brand – cheekily called the EX3 Kungfu Cow (there’s even a fun bovine mascot to promote the car) – provides a new entry point nevertheless.
The goal is to provide a “proper” electric car for young drivers at a relatively low cost. Although the Kungfu Cow retails for around double what those oversized Little Tikes cost, the 59,700 yuan (RM38,700) pre-sale price is still quite a bargain considering what you get in return.
Chief among which is a much larger vehicle. The Kungfu Cow measures 4,005 mm long, 1,760 mm wide and 1,575 mm tall, which isn’t big by any means, but it absolutely dwarfs the recently-launched Chery QQ Ice Cream (2,980 mm long, 1,496 mm wide, 1,637 mm tall). You can fit almost an entire QQ Ice Cream within its 2,480 mm wheelbase, and you get the added benefit of being able to fit five people and their luggage.
The Kungfu Cow also trumps the smaller cars in terms of power, battery size and range. The front motor provides almost five times the QQ Ice Cream’s oomph, pushing out 70 kW (95 PS) and 180 Nm of torque. Geometry amusingly provides an acceleration time of 4.59 seconds, which seems fast until you realise it’s only from zero to 50 km/h.
More impressive is that the car manages to squeeze out 322 km of NEDC-rated range from a relatively small 37 kWh lithium-ion battery – nearly double what the Chery is capable of. Charging from 30 to 80% takes 30 minutes through an unspecified fast charging system; it also accepts up to 6.6 kW of AC charging.
If the Kungfu Cow looks quite familiar to you, that’s because it’s based on the Geely Vision X3, a B-segment crossover that’s been on sale since 2017. The compact body has been lifted almost wholesale from its sibling, including the shapely headlights, cab-forward proportions and trapezoidal two-piece taillights.
Aside from the two-tone colour scheme and lime green highlights, the only real change compared to the Vision X3 is the grille – it is now comprised of several vertical slits and the centre portion flips up to reveal the charging port. The rest of the car remains unchanged, and you can even spot the unused tailpipe hole in the rear bumper.
Inside, the Kungfu Cow receives the modern Geely dashboard design introduced on the Vision X3 this year. The geometric (geddit?) instrument panel with its full-width air vent design, freestanding infotainment touchscreen and streamlined switchgear bring the car in line with newer models such as the Emgrand and Xingyue L. The Geometry version is set apart by a rotary gear selector and a classy two-tone colour scheme.
Available equipment includes an eight-inch digital instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreen, the latter incorporating navigation and voice control. Safety-wise, the Kungfu Cow is pretty basic, only coming with dual airbags, ABS and rear ISOFIX child seat anchors. However, it should still trounce the micro cars when it comes to crash protection.
Looking to sell your car? Sell it with Carro.
What hunny pot are you smoking from to come up with this name Geely? Haha
I wanna smoke whatever they’re smoking hahahahaaa
Good cheap EV with a smaller motor.
Motor is tiny compared to 150km/h Mini Cooper SE but with 184PS/270Nm
Most important is Carbon Neutral
Fully Electric is Not Good Enough to Achieve True Carbon Neutrality.
Confirm laku if send this to Malaysia.
RM39k. Syukur
Provided you don’t mind driving on the left side of the road towards oncoming traffic.
What a weird name…
The petrol version Geely Vision X3 1.5NA CVT
Full spec price 68,900yuan
RM45k
Wow what a name
Is the name “kungfu cow” supposed to be cute in chinese like “hello kitty” is in japanese?
why not ‘hi panda’? (may be panda name copyright by fiat)
Wow. If proton brings this here I wouldnt mind getting one. Looks like a very good city cruiser. Let’s see some facts.
1. Suv style – very up to date, sure laku, everyone loves Suv.
2. Small size – 4m size means comparable to p2 ativa. Should be nice for city drive and parking
3. 30min fast charge to 80% – that’s fast. So no need to charge at home. Just go lunch at some mall with ev charging station to charge the car.
4. 322km EV range – this is a bonus. Plenty of range for city drive. Normal ppl use about 300km for work commute weekly. Its a bonus that you can even drive up to penang.. But that might stretch it up a bit.
Proton should bring this to here
The upcoming Proton silatkerbau.
Does nobody remember the utterly viral, Kung Pow the kungfu cow? I believe they are aiming for similar success.
The more famous name for this car is called Kandi EX3. I think this is the facelifted version?
Iriz platform?
holy cow
To appear in the sequel to Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Hustle’?
Bring this in.. At my age, I don’t mind being slower… My retirement age is closing in fast, and using EVs will lessen my carbon print here though… BRING IN ON!!!
Geely’s plan to sell 40% new energy vehicles in 2025 is way too conservative – look at the EV trends in the recent months. And also need to ramp up introduction of EV to markets outside of China much faster. Geometry EX3 looks very attractive for Malaysia.