With the continuous development of the electric vehicle market, many models with distinct personalities have emerged in the market, and the micro/small car market that has gradually disappeared in the field of fuel vehicles in the past has regained a new life under the wave of new energy. Most of the use scenarios of these micro/small cars are commuting to work, buying vegetables and picking up babies, etc., which do not require too much space and long-distance endurance, but to be small and easy to open at the same time, the price is more powerful, very suitable for novice drivers to practice their hands and suitable for daily commuting. Today we will recommend 3 guide prices of about 50,000 yuan, suitable for young consumers to commute to the micro-electric vehicle, to see if there is a wife who has just taken a driver's license to start.
2022 Wuling Hongguang MINIEV Macaron
Guidance price: 4.38-4.98 million yuan
Recommended car: Wuling Hongguang MINIEV Macaron
As a national car in the field of new energy in the past two years, Wuling Hongguang MINIEV has been really popular throughout the country, and this car series has gradually enriched from the original ordinary version, deriving the Macaron version and the GMAEBOY version. In terms of positioning, the ordinary version is the lowest, the Macaron version is at the middle level, and the GMAEBOY version listed last month has the highest positioning.
As a national car in the field of new energy in the past two years, Wuling Hongguang MINIEV has been really popular throughout the country, and this car series has gradually enriched from the original ordinary version, deriving the Macaron version and the GMAEBOY version. In terms of positioning, the ordinary version is the lowest, the Macaron version is at the middle level, and the GMAEBOY version listed last month has the highest positioning.
Compared with the Macaron version, the GAMEBOY version has a certain strengthening of the body size, motor, and battery, but I think that the vast majority of micro-electric vehicles such as MINIEV are still used in the city, whether it is a large city or a small city, the commonly used speed will be below 60km/h, even the ordinary version of the motor can hold - not to mention that the ordinary version of the model can also step on the end to 80-90km/h speed, power is not a short board in the eyes of his target population.
In terms of appearance, Hongguang MINIEV Macaron as a whole continues the appearance of the ordinary version, and the first impression looks a bit like a miniature version of Wuling Hongguang, which is quite intimate. The square head shape allows for higher space utilization while maintaining flexibility. It is worth mentioning that compared with the ordinary version, the Macaron version has more LED daytime running lights, and the halogen headlights in the lamp cavity have also increased the lens, which looks bright and energetic in appearance, and strengthens the cute temperament of the car with the sweet Macaron color matching.
The Body Size of the MINIEV Macaron is 2920/1493/1621mm and the wheelbase is 1940mm, what is this concept? It is only 225mm longer than the "good parking representative" smart fortwo, but the width is 170mm narrower, and the turning radius of the Hongguang MINIEV Macaron is 4.2m, which means that walking the streets is the car's best play.
The rear of the vehicle is also square, the small taillights and headlights echo, and the LED light source used, it does not look cheap at all, the tail is equipped with two radar probes as standard to meet everyone's most basic parking needs.
In the interior part, the price of this car is not high, so there will be no surprises in the interior materials, but the designer uses more elements to embellish the interior of the car does not appear monotonous - at least compared with models such as Wuling Hongguang, it will be more fashionable, and the color is unified as gray and white. However, if you choose the sandwich interior, the trim around the central control button in the car, the cup holder in the car, the door handle and the embellishment on the seat are all in the same color as the body, and the aesthetic is unified. The car adopts a knob-type gear shift mechanism, and the overall line is full of circular elements.
In terms of interior functions, color LCD meters, reading lights, sun visors, USB interfaces, reversing images, manual air conditioners, and power windows are all equipped, which is quite convenient to use although the sparrow is small and complete.
Next, let's talk about the spatial performance of this car. The 1940mm wheelbase looks pretty crotchy at first glance, but according to my actual tests, there's no problem sitting down four adults. I am 187cm tall, except for the head space is slightly cramped, other things are acceptable - combined with the positioning of this car, everyone will not drive for a long time, then this space performance is actually quite good. Of course, most of the application scenarios of this car are just to use the front seats, and some items are placed in the rear row.
In terms of power and battery, Hongguang MINIEV Macaron is equipped with a rear-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 20kW and a maximum torque of 85N·m; the NEDC fashion model with a range of 120km is equipped with a ternary lithium/lithium iron phosphate battery with a capacity of 9.2kWh/9.3kWh, and a slow charge time of 6.5 hours (full); the NEDC 170km perfect model is equipped with a 13.8kWh/13.9kWh ternary lithium/lithium iron phosphate battery. Slow charge time is 9 hours (full charge). That's right, this car only supports slow charging.
I also share with you my in-depth experience of this car, as a model that will play the transportation function to the extreme, we actually did not have much expectations at the beginning, whether it is power or endurance, his performance can meet the needs of transportation, but that's all.
The car is completely fine in shopping for groceries, picking up and dropping off children, commuting to work, shopping in supermarkets, walking relatives, etc. Within a radius of 50km – in fact, these scenes are enough to cover 90% of the car scenes of many consumers. That's why the car sold so well.
Of course, the god car is not without shortcomings, the field of vision blind area is larger, the relatively basic security hardware, the lack of fast charging is what I think is insufficient, but the flaws are not hidden, these shortcomings are not so obvious under the price advantage, aren't they.
Chery QQ Ice Cream
Guidance price: 3.99-49,900 yuan
Recommended version: 2022 Chery QQ Ice Cream Sundae (49,900 yuan)
It is precisely because of the popularity of Wuling Hongguang MINIEV that it has written out a miniature electric vehicle for other manufacturers in China, so there are many benchmark models aimed at Wuling Hongguang MINIEV, and Chery QQ Ice Cream is one of them.
In terms of appearance, Chery QQ ice cream also adopts a more Q Cute design style, U-shaped daytime running lights look a little playful, the charging port position is also at the front of the logo, yes, this car is only equipped with slow charging, but Chery officially launched a Q flash charging module that can be connected externally, which can be understood as the fast charging head of the mobile phone.
On the side of the vehicle, it can be seen that the lines of the doors and wheels will be slightly richer than that of MINIEV, with U-shaped sheet metal rib lines, and the rim also uses 12-inch steel rims, and the shape adds a more Q cute rim cover. The roof is the same as the MINIEV's. Chery QQ Ice Cream has a body size of 2980/1496/1637mm and a wheelbase of 1960mm, which will be larger than MINIEV in all aspects, but the large ones are limited.
The rear of the vehicle I think is not as pleasing as the MINIEV, the U-shaped LED taillights and the round light group below are all reinforcing the cute temperament, and the tail is not designed to say. In addition, the mid-to-high model is equipped with a reversing image function.
In the interior part, Chery QQ Ice Cream is equipped with an LCD screen + standard air conditioning outlet, there is no central control screen, but the mobile phone bracket is designed above the center console to facilitate the owner to use the mobile phone navigation. Like MINIEV, Chery QQ ice cream truck also uses the color of the jump, there is no luxury in the material, fabric fabric + hard plastic is the main material in the car.
Space performance can actually not be said to be much, Chery as a mature factory, in the storage space design and ride space is still relatively good, because the size and MINIEV is basically the same, so the performance of the ride space is almost the same - can ride four people, but the rear row is also an emergency presence.
Power & battery part, Chery QQ ice cream is also equipped with a rear permanent magnet synchronous motor, the maximum power of 20kW, the maximum torque of 85N·m; NEDC cruising range is also divided into 120km version and 170km version, respectively, equipped with 9.6kWh/13.9kWh battery pack, but the battery is only optional lithium iron phosphate. Chery QQ Ice Cream can also use 220V slow charging, and the charging time of 9.6kWh/13.9kWh will be slightly less than THATV, which is 6 hours and 8 hours respectively.
However, you can choose to buy a Chery Q flash charge module for 3980 yuan, so that the charging time can be reduced to 60 minutes/85 minutes. This price is still relatively expensive, after all, with some money, you can buy KIWI EV and small ants with higher battery life and fast charging.
If you pull out the configuration list, you can find that Chery QQ Ice Cream and Wuling Hongguang MINIEV on the hardware can not be said to be exactly the same, but there is more than 95% similarity - the same power, the same battery, the same body size, and even the configuration is only a very small difference. So in fact, many consumers will be entangled in these two vehicles, but the logic of car selection is similar to digital products, in the case of little difference in hardware, the two cars which are pleasing to the eye to choose which one is not wrong.
Due to the weak technical barriers of micro-electric vehicles, it is easy to fall into the same homogenization situation as mobile phones, and under the blessing of head and word-of-mouth effect, everyone is still more inclined to buy the head of Wuling Hongguang MINIEV. Other brands want to catch up with the first place in this market, either by giving a more competitive price or by making up for the shortcomings of Wuling Hongguang MINIEV.
Chang'an LUMIN waxy corn
Guidance price: Unknown (tentatively scheduled to open pre-sale in late May)
Since micro-electric vehicles are so hot, independent brand manufacturers are indispensable to share a piece of the pie. Changan also officially unveiled a miniature electric vehicle last month: Changan LUMIN, Chinese named glutinous corn. It can be seen from the naming that this is also a product that focuses on cute temperament.
At present, although some of this product has been to the dealer, it has not yet been officially listed, and it is expected to open pre-sale later this month. We also brought this Changan LUMIN real shot for the first time, interested friends can understand.
First of all, the overall size of Changan LUMIN is 3270/1700/1545mm, and the wheelbase is 1980mm. From the parameter point of view, the whole vehicle is larger than the above-mentioned Wuling Hongguang MINIEV and Chery QQ ice cream, but the wheelbase is not much more, the wheelbase of 1980mm and the 1940mm wheelbase of Wuling Hongguang MINIEV can only bring a small space advantage.
The appearance adopts a more cute design style, whether it is a round headlight or a rounded shape of the whole vehicle, the shape of the whole vehicle is cute. The front and rear taillights are deliberately created to create an anthropomorphic effect, except for the "sleepy-eyed" light group, there are not many design elements in the front and rear of the vehicle. Similar to the previous two models, the waxy corn also adopts a two-door four-seat design. The charging port of the vehicle is located at the left front fender, and the front of the car is still relatively simple.
The side suspension roof is also a common design technique, the door handle and the body are different colors, the clover-shaped wheel rim cover is embellished, supplemented by a lean body shape, which will be closer to the aesthetics of female consumers than the above two cars. In addition, due to the increase in body size, this car is equipped with a 14-inch rim, and the visual effect will be much stronger. From the appearance and naming point of view, the main consumer group of Changan LUMIN car is still female consumers.
In the interior part, the overall design elements are also mainly round, and the interior color is also matched with color blocks. Here are two points that can be said, the multi-function steering wheel and the suspension of the central control screen, it will look more advanced than the other two cars, of course, the price will also be correspondingly floating. Although Changan LUMIN does not have a specific configuration table, it is reported that the reversing image is standard in the whole series, and the high-end model also has keyless entry/start, voice control and other functions.
In terms of power, the maximum power of the motor of Changan Glutinous Corn is 30 kilowatts, and in terms of endurance, the new car is equipped with a lithium iron phosphate battery in the Ningde era, which will provide two versions of 155km and 210km to choose from, and may launch a high-endurance version with a range of more than 300km in the future. From the perspective of power and cruising, the positioning of Changan LUMIN will obviously be higher than the first two cars, including more standard functions, and the experience of Changan LUMIN in use will be stronger than that of the first two cars.
However, if you want to become a dark horse product, then the price is a more important factor, we expect that the price of Changan LUMIN or 4.X-6.X million yuan or about, within 50,000 yuan may only be able to win the 155km version of the low-end version, then choose a larger, more powerful Changan LUMIN or word-of-mouth sales guarantee MINIEV Macaron is also a problem.
Let's take a look at the heat performance of the three cars separately, in the popularity list of independent brand new energy models, we can see that Wuling Hongguang MINIEV is still a performance of riding the dust, which also ensures its sales base, while Chery QQ Ice Cream and The unlisted Changan LUMIN are ranked at 22nd and 37th respectively, and the latter two are similar from the attention index. However, I think Changan LUMIN should receive more attention after its official listing. In terms of sales, Wuling Hongguang MINIEV has about 40,000-50,000 monthly sales, and Chery QQ ice cream can also reach the passing line of breaking 10,000, so the pressure is given to Changan LUMIN.
Full text summary: The three cars we talked about today belong to the small and cute entry models that are easy to practice, and the pure electric model is also a model with extremely low cost of use, especially suitable for novice friends to commute, even if there is a scratch, it will not be too painful. Which of the three models do you prefer? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss, follow me, and bring more fun and useful model recommendations!