Tesla CEO Elon Muskoften tweets about how you might order one of his vehicles onlinein just a few minutes.
Alibaba has been selling mail-order cars for ages electric ones at that.
Turns out,theres a ton.
Here are some of my favorites, and yes, I want them all.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
Rather than a bench seat, you get full size car seats with headrests.
But they are hella cheap.
All for around $7,000; pinch me because this cant be real.
The M2 also has significantly more range than the X-1, with 120 km of quoted range.
BD Cloud or an Isetta?
Last, but by certainly no means least, is theBD Cloud Model Electric Truck.
Ok so its not the most inspiring name, but it is perhaps the most inspired design here.
And by that, I mean most inspired by the iconicIsetta bubble car.
Just compare the images.
Whats more, BD Cloud even references the Isetta.
However, beyond the paint scheme and the color of the vehicle, there arent many more similarities.
The BD Cloud is longer, wider, has more doors, and is electric.
It could be yours for somewhere around $7,500.
Even so, its yet another wonderfully cute little thing.
China really seems to have nailed making cars that have personality yet remain totally inoffensive in terms of design.
There are literally hundreds more small cheap electric vehicles on Alibaba.
Honestly, Im kind of envious that China has so much choice.
Its also worth noting that these cars are largely unproven, and we cant say anything about their reliability.
Story byMatthew Beedham
Matthew is the editor of SHIFT.
He likes electric cars, and other things with wheels, wings, or hulls.
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