Mexico City /
china company Changzhou Xili Vehicle, a specialist in the manufacture of tricycles, built athe cheapest electric car in the world. Its value is 930 dollars (20 thousand 240 pesos) and its sale is online through the Alibaba website.
The car is called Chang Li, is electric, is 2.5 meters long, 1.5 meters high and 1.8 meters high. It weighs 323 kilograms, with a capacity of load up to 300, has suspension independent and drum brakes and, according to its creators, “is designed to meet the most basic mobility needs”. It can accommodate two people, although a slightly larger version for three passengers is also being sold. price at 1,500 dollars (just over 32,000 pesos).
The maximum speed that can the reach of the car is 30 kilometers per hour, exceeding slopes of up to 30 degrees, in addition to the possibility of achieving a range of 40 to 100 kilometers.
It has a small electric motor with three power options: a base of 1.15 horsepower, which is the one that comes standard; the second engine option 1.36 hp or more powerful 1.6 hp. Its autonomy of use depends on the chosen battery pack: it can come with 800, 1000 or 1200 W and is charged in a period between seven and ten hours.