I bought an ELECTRIC pickup truck from China (seriously!)
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- čas přidán 21. 06. 2021
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Sorry I didn't include the link earlier guys. I added it to the description, but here it is as well: www.alibaba.com/product-detail/4-wheel-electric-tricycle-Cargo-electric_1600079365560.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normal_offer.d_title.42854458EeKIzk
Thanks. I'd love a vehicle like this. Subscribed!
Grand risings King. Your courage in shopping brings hope to all us adventerous nerds looking to enjoy innovation internationally. Alibaba has so many specials and this particular pickup would be great for Fort Worth Texas
By chance do you have an Instagram page. I would love to communicate further with you as I am now shopping for electronic investments. Your decorum is exceptional and one would trust your networks.
Wow. The man was so honest. He didn't check the battery. Lol
This is so awesome, love these quirky but awesome Chinese stuff!
Omg, my English is horrible. Yes, I'm Robert in the video. I hope you will enjoy the truck.
Thanks Robert, and you did great!
Ni da Ing wen shr hen hao,,, but my pinyin is more wade giles influenced than current pinyin...
@@bradaltemeyer4472 “Ni de ying wen hen hao” Thank you
你的英文很好! Awesome truck!
No! I am Spartacis!!
I'm really impressed by the sellers communication. That's a great level of customer service considering that you're really not spending that much money.
Well 116k people are seeing this video. So thats advertisement
hm is this
They may know he's an influencer, but know that you or I have basically no legal recourse with goods purchased from China. The Chinese government does not care and the US government has no power. They could send you a vehicle that's a total lemon and breaks in three weeks and you would have no buyer protection, as alibaba gives only the most basic protection with returns for 2-weeks, and likely you would have to pay the return shipping fee which for a truck could be huge since you don't get the commercial discounted shipping rates.
@@BoopSnoot It's fine to buy from Alibaba if you find a highly rated /reputable manufacturer and set up a good line of communication (as seen in this video.)
I'm no influencer but have had similar excellent service experience buying construction machinery from China.
But we are different use cases as I don't live in the USA and shipping to my country from China is fast.
@@Simonisms Its just so much safer to buy from a distributor in your own country, as then they have to abide by all laws in your country and you have full protection of the law. With a Chinese company direct import, if there is any problem, you're at the mercy of the kindness of the company of a Chinese company that often change names every couple of years and have virtually no brand value to protect in general, as they don't have a culture of forming long term relationships with their customers the way say Apple does.
When a $2,200 truck has the same size bed as a new Ranger, lol. There's so many simple mods you can do to these things to make them faster, and it's not too expensive to add more battery packs!
Lol that's when the fun begins
Tesla motor swap..😆
@@MiguelRodriguez-nt5eq 0-60 in 0.5 seconds since this truck weighs 0.1 grams or something
$2,000? Damn that's cheap
I'm trying to order one now
This was awesome! The company rep 'Robert' is pretty cool, seems like a regular guy. You can tell they are an up and coming company. Wild that they did the video call. I think it adds to the confidence level of buying directly from China.
That's actually kind of cool. I like the transparency of the company very much. I mean these are all pretty much street legal Golf Carts but I like that they're straight up about what they produce.
Haha, I have to tell you that my 70-year-old neighbor has a similar one. I'm in China.
He uses it to pick up his granddaughter to kindergarten every day.
The factory in China deliberately reduced the power of the vehicle's engine so that he could not drive very fast, so he did not need a license or even a driver's license.
It has air conditioning, can protect against wind and rain, can also transport goods if necessary, and even better, it is very slow to ensure safety, which meets almost all the needs of an elderly person.
Sorry I really want to laugh when I look at your young face. This is really an old man's car. 😄
I hope the car exported to the US has a better engine.
Haha old man car!
It’s a toy electric motor, not a gas engine 😬
@@melissasmess2773 Haha factories even use low-power motors so that they can drive without a license
Maybe it is good for the USA for the NEV category (neighborhood electric vehicle) that category can include golf carts if they have proper turn signals and lights, and are limited speed, and limited to roads with speed limits of 35mph or less. **but not as challenging as getting a normal "car" on the road here.
I stopped using the word "cheap" and started calling stuff I get from China as "affordable". The quality of their products has definitely improved over the years as well as their customer service.
Great advertisement, first test drive, “Oh the battery died!...I have to push back and charge.” That cracked me up.😂 Cool little truck. I’m looking forward to the EV future, oh yeah, I want one too😁
I purchased a 55 hp 4x4 backhoe from Alibaba. Took over 2 months to get to Panama. Got to the port to pick up the backhoe from the RoRo and the batteries were dead. Had to pay a $125 port jump off fee. Ok, I paid it. Finally got it to my coconut plantation 8 hours away. Jump in the cabin and found out all my electric switches were turned on. A nice little battery charge scam from the port of Panama.
So, I imagine his batteries will be dead being in a shipping container for over a month.
The dump bed sells the whole deal! I would say this vehicle and ones like it could replace 90% of our cars and huge trucks we drive. And we would have so much more fun! I am not agonist big trucks and suvs, I love them, but we had a Austin minor converted to a pickup truck in the ‘70’s, if it had been electric it would have been perfect. Mostly in town driving, we bought and sold items so we’re always needing a small pickup bed. Each stop was like a celebrity photo shoot! Taking all the kids to festivals and fairs and swap meets, and it went everywhere! Looking forward to your first drive .
Absolutely! I would LOVE a little truck like this for just basic work and moving stuff around.
🤷 a bigger Electric Van or a Box Truck
would be the best delivery or freight vehicle
🤷 running cost would be significantly smaller
@@jasperdomacena6491 Yeah but for home use and around the town it's great.
I'm think of getting a Ford Maverick. It's only 25,000 here. I run a lawnmowing buisness and it would be great
You would say that until reality hit home. 3kw is decent electric pushbike power. This isn't going to replace any f150 anytime soon.
Initially I thought it's expensive but when you compared with the golf cart then it made sense.
This is much more practical with a bunch of loaded features.👍🙂
This is not a Tesla with the premium build, premium feel and a premium price tag. You pay for what you get and you aren’t buying a high end electric vehicle. Although I expect it to be more practical than a golf cart.
@@NormanF62 Tesla does NOT have a premium build lol
This looks AMAZING! Not sure where you're located but if in SoCal I'd love to see this in person some time
Go back to the beach man you sound burned out
@A Dog some people just don't pay attention at all.
Where in Florida I live in Tampa and would like to see it. If it's not too far.
@@MikeSmith-cl4ix me too,I'm in pompano beach
@@josegomez7051 yeah I looked into it a little bit more and it doesn't look like their Street legal so it wouldn't be much use to me after all.
I've had my eye on these to use around the farm.
Me too. But there is no way the truck could handle off road or hills with cargo.
@@noti7555 how hard would it be to modify it? compared to expensive side by sides its a good deal
China also have ATV electric with cargo type or mini trailer type you can hookup. I just checked in Alibaba. Cool for farm use. 🇺🇸🇮🇱
Robert was so friendly and I loved how proud he was and how happy he seemed to show you around the shop 🤙🏼
Robert is an amazing sales person! Make sure to give him some tips!
Such a great level of customer service. I wonder how many other automobile manufacturers will show you around like this.
This sounds insane! Can't wait for it to arrive, Micah!
Great vid! I've purchased things from those areas, but never anything that big. The systems they have set up are unique that's for sure. Keep us in the loop as you use that truck.
I've been teaching your alibaba articles for months now! Been wanting to pick up an alibaba electric car for a long time, glad to see you're getting one to review soon :)
Can't wait to see your pickup when it arrives.
I've been following your articles on Electrek and this series especially is great ! When you get it home finally, it would be great to see the frame, structure & assembly details.
A car had the same name
lol. I love this vid Micah. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Keep on rolling.
I have been excited about this exact pickup for a while, i wanted a third party review soo bad, thank u man
I'm a retired autoworker and found your video on this truck to be amazing. I never would have thought it possible to purchase a vehicle at this price in today's market. I purchased a Honda car in 1971 and it cost me less than $2 thousand dollars, tax, title, and out the door. It only had a 600cc engine and was the first model Honda imported to the USA. I wish I still had that little car. I got over 40 miles per gallon with the car. It was so small that it had a plastic trunk. It would never pass the rigged restrictions imposed on American cars today. I would like to save up my little retirement income to purchase either the same truck model or the car model.
I hope their company gets a lot more traffic after this, they deserve it for that level of transparency. Watching this after TheInja's incident with his 30k electric car is so refreshing
Many elderly drive this around in rural areas around small cities in China. They are by no mean street legal, but that’s how they get around now. They used to drive those single cylinder diesel tricycles with a dump bed that release like a ton of black soot as they go. Now they just use this as it’s much more affordable.
Super interesting. I appreciate you sharing this unique process with us Micah!
I just CAN'T WAIT for the next video in this series! And the communication between you and the seller puts a bit more of my faith back in alibaba and the chinese market! Very cool to see!
So cool! Congrats on the purchase. Can't wait to see the full review.
I love reading those car articles you post! I think I was finding the articles on electrek first then randomly found your youtube channel
That truck looks sweet, especially with the hydraulic bed
Our large senior community allows golf carts. Are the truck footprint similar?
I wonder if it can dump a full payload without tremendously draining the battery.
What a wonderful and unique new vehicle purchasing experience!
I hope you fully enjoy this very cool little truck.
I am so excited to see it arrives 🤗
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Nice, I'll be sure to follow along with the progress/updates!
Can’t wait for the unboxing video.
I would love to see a video on the do's and don'ts and any other information you have for purchasing an electric vehicle from Alibaba.
Great content!
Sad that restrictive US laws make use so limited.
Lightweight EV use should be encouraged by our laws instead of discouraged and made illegal.
Little EVs FTW!!
I looked at this ad over the last few days and each day the price has changed its now gone up too. Can't wait for you to actually received this !
I'm excited to see the video when you get it. Upload as soon as you get it! 😀
Looks cool. I look forward to learning about how hard it is to get it registered.
should be easy. vehicles like this are classified as nev (neighborhood electric vehicle) so they are exempt from a lot of specs required for highway vehicles but you are restricted as to where you can drive them.
Yeah its not going to get a.regular plate but still would awesome around some property or as a work site truck
You just treat it like a neighborhood golf cart. Right? You may have to get cautionary triangles on front and back like a farm tractor. I would put golf course wheels on it and play golf with it!
@@AlexAquarius963 🤣. I would love to see one of those on the golf course.
@@marzsit9833 good point, in my town you are limited to streets with posted speed below 30 mph, big problem most of the roads between subdivision are 50 mph and higher . That means you're stuck inside your subdivision. You can't even go to the shopping center because it's located on a transition road.
imagine filling the bed with batteries and getting insane range
exactly what I thought
And take it to the ocean shore
why not solar panel on the hood, and the top of it. then you could have in the second seat a a little recumbent bike that could charge the battery. now you can go anywhere. plus if you have a passenger with you, they have something to do besides be on their phone
That would weigh a tonne, hindering acceleration greatly.
It's doubtful you could *go* any 'insane range' on the road in the US in that, and what would be the point in taking a cheap pickup there if you couldn't carry anything but batteries? :)
Whenever I check your channel I’m always waiting for the next part
I saw these awhile back. Pretty sweet.
Can’t wait for your truck to arrive for a honest review of this.
From what I've seen Chang Lee, despite their low cost actually make pretty good short range evs.
Based on Jason Torchinsky's experience with his Chang Li over at Jalopnik, I have a feeling you will like yours. Your model is pretty sophisticated compared to his, though. Can't wait to see you take delivery! He took his to Michigan for inspection by an engineering QA expert and they were impressed.
Can’t wait to see when it arrived
Can't wait for the review of this one! Looks super fun! 😎😁
In the 70s the us automotive industry was making huge expensive “boats” which gave Toyota and Mazda an opportunity to get established selling cost effective compacts. There’s a huge market of people who don’t want to spend 50,000- 80000 on an over sized SUV. Ford take notice or History is going to repeat...
If this is it No thanks
The body lines are reminiscent (to me) of the 1970s Ford Ranger.
Haha thats so cool! I laughed so hard when it went flat on the test run 😅 So excited for your review now and maybe your modifications too it oneday 😉😈
Nice truck! Looking forward to hearing more about the importation process and what it's like actually using it.
Can't wait to see the next video on this!
“Oh, your battery is dead!” Lmao.
The bed makes it easy to dump your crazy girlfriend. Hell yeah dude I'll pull you out, but 1st, have you seen a charger out here in the woods?
I think we need to embrace emerging technology I just wish it was here in the USA at the prices we can afford
still very cheap labor in China
I definitely want one🔥
Thanks brother
thank you for such a great video! that is the truck i wanted to get except in black. i started to order but got confused a little with their emails and then sidetracked. i wondered what the shipping cost was like. thank you for so much information and i just love your laid-back way of dealing with robert and with your presentation. love your smiling and soothing laughter so much. again thank you.
Very interested in the AC for AZ use! Looking forward!
Genius professional seller honest complete transparency friendly makes me want to buy from you!
that truck looks very very fun. kudos to Robert for the tour and ride along
That was really cool! I would probably do the four door one. That would be so perfect to commute to work in! Thank you for the video !🙏
This video was a riot! It did however make me think that this would be a useful vehicle for maintaining the many miles of rail trails that I work on... There is enough room for chainsaws, fuel, safety equipment, shovel, rake, pole saw, etc. while having a low impact on the trail and leaving room for trail users to pass by.
Can't wait to see the follow up video on this.
An actual tipper with all the tech! I love it!
When I saw this I knew it had to be Chang Li.
Been following then for over a year now and their electric vehicles look quite well built.
Im waiting the speed test of this sweet truck¡!!
You are the coolest dude! So chill about the whole thing.
Can't wait for your update on this.....
I would absolutely love to have this truck! 💜
I am gonna use the bed hydraulic as a campervan leveling system.
So fun! Thanks definitely enjoying your journey 2nd hand on these neat purchases 🤗
Very Cool, I look forward to Part Two!
I would be very interested in a truck like that. I currently have an electric golf cart for my camping trips. Working on upgrading the electronics to solid state and also upgrading the motor. I am new to the whole lithium battery scene.so therefore I bought your book on lithium batteries. Haven't read it yet but will soon as I am getting quite a collection of cells. I want to build an electric bike for my wife and I to use while camping as well. Great videos and full of info. Keep up the great work Micah, till next vid take care.
This looks really neat, the factory was really keen to talk about their product. When you get the truck how about putting it up head-to-head with a golf cart and doing a round of golf with it?
I just read your article it was amazing and then I found your video about the same truck. It's my lucky day.
Love it! Looks like something I need around the place. Thanks!
Dang man. Living on the West coast, something like this honestly looks pretty tempting for the price. Realistically, I don't plan on getting one, but I'd sure as heck take this over a golf cart any day.
Given how cheap they make vehicles. I wonder if they could make electric conversion kits to update older US street legal vehicles to electricity, upgrade electronics and refresh interiors.
Gas companies won't like it.!!!
That truck looks like its going to be fun. Can't wait for it to arrive.
That eTruck is sooooo tempting.
I just laughed out loud when the battery died, that chinese guy is funny
This is so great!! haha
Would love to know bed size and registration process (for anywhere but also HI)
Can't wait the review buddy 👍
I need an update!!!!! How good it is exactly!!!!! Awesome can not wait!!!
This thing is so cool if I had more property I would get one.
"can we get a Ford lightning EV?'
"no, we have a Ford lightning EV at home"
the Ford lightning EV at home:
Sorry I don't get this comment did I miss something or am I just dim? Lol!
@@timwegman5776 Basically he is saying this is a dollar value version of the F-150 lighting. But I think this ride is pretty cool. I cant wait for the review.
Looks like the front is a Chevy Silverado 2500 and the back is a Ford f250
It probably has the same parts.
Yo I love your articles been reading them for a minute this first time seeing one of your videos.
Thank you for sharing your EV interests. I will need one of these as soon as I upsize my estate.
Don’t know that I’d want to drive this on the street or if it’s even street legal in the US, but I can see it coming in handy instead of an ATV for someone that has a large property that they need to move things around on. Might need to upgrade the tires to something more suited for off-road.
Would definitely buy one of those mini SUV’s, that thing looks cool
Awesome hope everything goes well. After you get it I'm going to look into it and get one myself.
Cant wait for the update. The car is look amazing.
This is great customer service! I'd love to have one to get to my offroad farming property. But there is zero chance they'd let me drive it in Germany. No matter if it's safe, the german car industry is way to influential. B.t.w. I'm waiting for my solar/electric car Sion (Sono motors germany), I really hope you'll be able to feature it once it hits the streets.
You cannot drive this in Germany even on your own off road property? That's incredibly odd. Here in the US, at least the MN state, these cars can get registered as Low Speed electric vehicles, which won't make them highway legal but you can go on any street marked up to 35mph. I'm not sure if there is a classification or process in Germany that is similar
that is the most quietest EV ever; that's awesome.
Can't wait for this E-Car to arrive and have it reviewed by you!
I like your extended coverage. keep on going
If it’s electric vehicle ..it should have a solar panel in it to charge the battery and plug it during the night..👍🏽
That's a great idea but not sure if a solar panel is sufficient to charge such as large vehicle.
@@bobbylow175 maybe it could give just enough juice to make it to power outlet to charge
I'm very interested in seeing you drive this thing. I want one! That being said I work for a golf cart dealership and have seen performance problems with 4k motors. I can't imagine a 3k.
This is awesome and the company is really great! I'm excited about the 4wd model!
I can't wait to see how it's put together and the modding potential for it
Interested for how Customs deals with this and the import tax you will need to pay.
@@FarmerFpv Do you have a link for that thing?
i am also wondering if this could be deemed street legal..perhaps as a "neighborhood vehicle" and could then be driven on streets?
butthole before customs -----> .
butthole after customs --------> O
How to register this thing?
@@manp1039 Depends on the state and exact locality.