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The BYD Atto 3 and MG4 are great, but there is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion

EV Central

This a five-star NCAP rated car, and it has more bongs, whistles, alarms and flashing lights connected to its safety systems than the entirety of the control panels at Mission Control in Houston. It would be fair to mention at this point that the GWM Ora is cheap, very cheap, just about the cheapest EV money can buy.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.

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