A Wuling Hongguang Mini EV was spotted on a flatbed truck in Malaysia recently by Zulfadzli Mustafar, a member of the Malaysian Electric Vehicle Owners Club (MyEVOC), fuelling speculation that the small city car could be launched here.
The Mini EV is the product of a joint venture joint between SAIC Motor, General Motors, and Liuzhou Wuling Motors and first went on sale in China in July 2020. Outside of its home market, the electric vehicle has also been showcased in Indonesia and is expected to go on sale there sometime this year.
In terms of specifications, the Mini EV measures 2,917 mm long, 1,493 mm wide and 1,621 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 1,940 mm. It features a 27 PS (27 hp or 20 kW) and 85 Nm electric motor for a top speed of around 100 km/h and is powered by either a 9.3- (120 km range) or 13.9-kWh (170 km range) lithium-ion battery. This particular unit appears to be the Macaron edition of the Mini EV – based on the badge seen on the C-pillar – which is priced from 43,800 yuan (RM29,107) in China.
Tan Chong Motor Holdings (TCMH) could look to sell the Mini EV in Malaysia, although there’s no clear indication that this is happening, and the sighted unit might very well be brought in for evaluation purposes – we’ll have to wait for an official confirmation in the meantime.
Back in 2019, the company announced on Bursa that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile (SGMW) to explore a cooperation in the assembly, sales, import and distribution of motor vehicles in Vietnam.
In a following Bursa filing dated November 20, 2019, the company said it was studying the potential and feasibility of introducing SGMW commercial vehicles in Southeast Asia, with initial countries like Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
Subsequent filings were made to announce extensions for the MoU, with the latest dated March 25, 2021, revealing that TC Motor Vietnam (TCMV), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of TCMH, has been nominated by TC Manufacturing (Labuan) Pte Ltd to enter into a export contact with SGMW.
With this, TCMV became SGMW’s sole and exclusive importer and distributor of vehicles and parts of the N111P and N300P pick-up trucks as well as the N300L cargo van in Vietnam.
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this is a golf kart lmao. needs to be banned from highway if sold here
Maybe penang govt should use this as their official car as part of their cost saving measure. Guan eng must be thrill to be driving this on the island and later can recommend it to his father who has retired for good…ohh what a feeling!!!
No airbag ler…
No worries. When in trouble, dig a tunnel. Or at least, pay big bucks for a study that never ends…
Got, driver only
You are so stupid, I don’t know what to say.
Ya buy a Honda, stupid.
I am a fan of EVs but have to agree with you. The crash test results of this is horrendous.
60kmh head on at 50% overlap with another non-brand neighbourhood EV of the same weight and the driver of the Wuling Mini “…..would have a chance to survive with some leg and head injury. It was difficult to open the doors of the Wuling, but the battery appears to be mostly intact with only some damage.”
Crash against any normal car in MY (say Myvi at ~950kg) and I don’t fancy surviving in a Wuling Mini EV.
Have checked the crash test of motorbike instead? Is it better than this mini EV? You have low IQ
you can watch wuling mini crash test on youtube
are you stupid? You’re saying this is more dangerous than a motorbike? We need more affordable cars in Malaysia so lower income people can also enjoy safer and more comfortable transportation
another toy glorified Chinese golf car. why they all dump their junk here? where are the good proper Chinese EVs? Xpeng? NIO?
Not everyone rich enough to buy xpeng.
Why don’t you bring them in yourself?
razz
Government is so slow to adopt EV. Electric bikes r practically non existant. Obvious answer is they do have their hands in the pie so they cannot profit from it. Hang the environment and hang the future generations. On the other hand if they had cared 1/2 the bikes on the road would be EVs by now
https://paultan.org/2022/03/29/80-of-malaysian-drivers-want-to-see-more-evs-on-the-road-but-59-will-still-buy-petrol-cars-next-bmw/
Not Gomen fault when market is not receptive of EV even when given the option to buy one they still prefer ICE.
Great car for secondary school and college kids
Agree with you. Is not for a long distance drive but meant for town driving.
Maybe Malaysia will be the manufacturing base for right-hand drive models.
This car is cheap but its power amd speed is limited to city limits.
When a car runs on full electric that cost even cheaper than Axia.
Mr Yeoh this is the true competitor for your 199km range MX-30. It adheres to the same principles you chose how to spec up your MX-30 i.e for utility, daily use, lightweight, save cost on brakes, tyres, and need to replace battery after some time. Truly inspiring :)
Its the right time for Perodua to utilize all their experiences in manufacturing and marketing small capacity cars.
Its the right time for Perodua to utilize all their experiences in manufacturing and marketing small capacity cars. EV!
Bring in and let the market decide.
Bring in and let the market decide.
Würde ihn sofort kaufen ,aber wenn man mal an den Coocies vorbei kommt ,findet man nur Preise von 14 000 bis 16 000 E !!!Da muß ich erst meine Rente vervierfachen !