Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe

Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by akshatrathi on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:02PM (#19078015)

I didn't say there's no crash protection on the Pickman. It's the $1000 cars sold in China that don't have them. Pretty sure that to qualify in the US and Europe, the Kaiyun car need to a minimum level of safety features.

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by radicalbyte on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:16PM (#19078201)

There are loads of these kinds of vehicles in The Netherlands, both petrol and electric. They can be driven by 16-year-olds on both roads and cycle paths. There is no requirement for a driving license either so you see lots of seniors and disabled people use them.

They fill an important gap although I personally believe that electric bikes are a far better match particularly for the 16 year old kids who drive those things around.

Basically I'd feel much safer driving in the UK if Prince Philip was behind the wheel of one of these instead of the mobile tank that he drives ;)

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by HashHishBang on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:20PM (#19078262)

According to this retailer (I think it's a retailer at least) "crash protection" is not really an included feature.

http://www.trackandfieldmotors.com/info.php?car_id=133

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by tk75x on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @03:19PM (#19089368)

ABS, roof bars, traction control, and airbags are all what I would consider crash protection. EDIT: Didn't see the traction control the first time around.

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Re:Cheap Chinese electric cars are coming to the US and Europe by freehunter on Monday February 04, 2019 @12:52PM (#19078660)

If they're sold as motorbikes they don't need any safety features.

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