Zotye E200 EV

"pjhusa" (pjhuskinja) 01/10/2017 at 14:24 • Filed to: None

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I did not realize that this car existed until today. It’s a LSEV, or “low speed electric vehicle”, for the Chinese market. Retailing at only around $8,000, I find it decently attractive for such a small car (though the proportions are a bit awkward).

The dual tone paint job seems relatively well-executed, and the interior also looks pretty good for what it is, though the steering wheel is seemingly out of place. The center stack has a 10" touchscreen, which acts as a navigation unit, and also controls air conditioning.

I’m surprised that Zotye, the company which copied the Macan, Q3, and more, is actually capable of delivering a decent design from the ground up. Makes me wonder why they didn’t do so in the first place.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > pjhusa 01/10/2017 at 14:28

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I feel like I’d rather spend not that much more for a Mirage, which can go over 300 miles on a tank and only needs a couple of minutes to refill with more dinojuice.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > pjhusa 01/10/2017 at 14:31

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I like the CarPlay rip-off on the center screen.

Jonee > pjhusa 01/10/2017 at 14:33

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I dig it. It’s like a Fit and a Spark had a baby.

pjhusa > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/10/2017 at 14:49

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Ha! Rational decisions. You’re funny.

CRider > pjhusa 01/10/2017 at 16:12

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fintail > Jonee 01/10/2017 at 16:16

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Definitely some Honda flair there.

pjhusa > CRider 01/10/2017 at 16:31

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I won’t say that it wasn’t inspired by the ForTwo, but it sure isn’t a full-on copy.

ranwhenparked > pjhusa 01/10/2017 at 19:12

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All small cars seem to be badly proportioned these days. I don’t know when everyone decided they all had to look like phone booths, but at one time even smaller cars attempted to follow some variant of the proper long hood/short deck arrangement with low rooflines.

CRider > pjhusa 01/10/2017 at 22:03

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Agreed; if anything, it looks like a cartoon Honda Fit.

audicatt > pjhusa 01/11/2017 at 02:14

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It’s probably as good as you can make such a tiny car look.

pip bip - choose Corrour > pjhusa 01/11/2017 at 05:06

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end of the day, it’s still Chinese.

pass.