. That’s because markets like China and India are probably the most likely candidates for scaling affordable electric vehicles for the masses in their home markets, and thereafter helping to facilitate a transition to electric mobility in other places around the world as well.following the launch of the new BYD Seagull in China where the new Seagull was launched at prices that are lower than a comparable popular internal combustion engine hatchback such the Honda Fit.
There is another cool small hatchback that has also been launched recently in the Chinese market, which is the Wuling Bingo. The Bingo looks like another smash hit from the SAIC, GM, and Wuling joint venture. Here are the specs of the Wuling Bingo: The Bingo’s dimensions are 3950/1708/1580 mm with a wheelbase of 2560 mm. It will have two options, one with a 30 kW motor and another with a 50 kW motor. These options will come in a 17.3 kWh and a 31.
The Wuling Bingo is even cheaper than the BYD Seagull. The Wuling Bingo starts from around $8,600. With such attractive pricing, surely both the BYD Seagull and the Wuling Bingo should do well in China and easily beat ICE vehicles in a similar segment on the sales charts. Well, we are starting to see the first signs of that. As reported in the latest China sales report,, its first full month of sales, beating the Honda Fit in China .
The result from the China’s April sales figures could point to what’s to come in the very near future in other markets as well. The BYD Seagull and the Wuling Bingo are only available in China at the moment, but as these OEMs ramp up production, we will hopefully see these models being offered in many more markets around the world sooner rather than later.