Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: A $7,000 armored golf cart?

Electrek01-04 20:20

What would you get if you created the illegitimate love child of a Mercedes G-Wagon and a Brinks armored truck (and perhaps if the Mercedes chain-smoked through the pregnancy)? I think you’d wind up ...

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CSNeo
01-05 07:22
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還沒醒以經有很多行號了

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I think you’d wind up with something like the wacky-looking electric cart that has earned the dubious honor of being named this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! </p>\n<span></span>\n<p>I’m not sure this is exactly an armored golf cart, so I wouldn’t invite any unnecessary potshots while cruising your hood, but I’m at a loss of how else to describe it.</p>\n<p>It’s definitely not a “real” car, as evidenced by its US $6,999 price tag and the 30 km/h (18 mph) top speed. If you ask me though, that speed goes in the ‘advantages’ column. When you drive something that looks this good, you want to be going slow enough to give people a good, long look.</p>\n<p>A vehicle like this is designed to send a statement. Unfortunately, I think that statement might be, “I wanted a Jeep but my spouse wanted to remodel the kitchen.” </p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1348\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" srcset=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg 1350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=768,767 768w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=1024,1022 1024w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=350,350 350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=140,140 140w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=1001,1000 1001w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=500,500 500w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/cart-alibaba.jpg?resize=96,96 96w\" width=\"1350\"/></figure>\n<p>So if it’s not a real car, then what is it?</p>\n<p>Measuring a stubby 306 cm long (an entire half inch over 10 feet), this four-seater mini-SUV is less G-Wagon and more “Oh, gee” wagon. It can supposedly carry up to 370 kg (815 lb) in passengers or cargo, but there’s no telling how much of a dent that puts in the already challenged top speed.</p>\n<p>Safety might also be a passing concern. It doesn’t have any seatbelts, but the tires look like they just about extend out past the front and rear, so at least you’ve got some nice shock-absorbent bumpers built into the design.</p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"956\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png?w=1024\" srcset=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png 1350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png?resize=150,106 150w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png?resize=300,212 300w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png?resize=768,544 768w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png?resize=1024,725 1024w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png?resize=350,248 350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-3.png?resize=140,99 140w\" width=\"1350\"/></figure>\n<p>The advertisement claims a maximum range of up to 80 km (50 miles) per charge, which seems like several more miles than anyone needs from something like this. </p>\n<p>There’s no word on battery technology, which means I’m assuming either features older lead acid tech or there’s a frunk full of lemons and a bunch of loose wires running through the firewall. </p>\n<p>I’m glad to see that the roof rack is at least equipped with enough LED lights to make an airport runway jealous, just in case I find myself stuck in the wilds of my backyard after dark. And that roof rack even looks pretty heavy-duty, though since the cart is considerably taller than it is wide, tight turns with a heavily-loaded roof rack should probably be avoided.</p>\n<figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1084\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?w=1024\" srcset=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png 1350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?resize=150,120 150w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?resize=300,241 300w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?resize=768,617 768w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?resize=1024,822 1024w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?resize=350,281 350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?resize=140,112 140w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart-2.png?resize=1245,1000 1245w\" width=\"1350\"/><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" type=\"button\">\n<svg fill=\"none\" height=\"12\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" width=\"12\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n<path d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" fill=\"#fff\"></path>\n</svg>\n</button></figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1251\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?w=1024\" srcset=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png 1350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?resize=150,139 150w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?resize=300,278 300w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?resize=768,712 768w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?resize=1024,949 1024w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?resize=350,324 350w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?resize=140,130 140w, https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/alibaba-cart.png?resize=1079,1000 1079w\" width=\"1350\"/><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge image\" type=\"button\">\n<svg fill=\"none\" height=\"12\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" width=\"12\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n<path d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" fill=\"#fff\"></path>\n</svg>\n</button></figure>\n</figure>\n<p>As much as I love this thing, I don’t think I’ll be whipping out my credit card any time soon. </p>\n<p>Don’t get me wrong, I’ve bought plenty of bad ideas on Alibaba before. But since my $2,000 electric truck ending up costing me nearly 4x that much by the time it landed in the US, I’m a bit worried what the final price tag on a $6,999 Mini-MegaOverlander would become.</p>\n<p>I don’t recommend anyone actually try buying this cute little TinyTrailblazer either, and I’m certainly not vouching for the vendor, who I discovered by chance while scrolling through Alibaba to procrastinate real work. Keep in mind that this is all part of a tongue-in-cheek column I write, diving into the depths of Alibaba’s weird and funny collection of awesome electric vehicles.</p>\n<p>But hey, if someone does go that route, it wouldn’t be the first time my advice has been ignored and some awesome photos have landed in inbox several months later. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you if it turns out some Nigerian prince has your last paycheck and you’re up a creek with no MicroMudder to come bail you out!</p>\n<figure><div>\n</div><figcaption>When your local HOA finally gets its own tactical response unit</figcaption></figure>\n</div></body></html>","source":"electrek_highlight","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: A $7,000 armored golf cart?</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAwesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: A $7,000 armored golf cart?\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2025-01-04 20:20 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://electrek.co/2025/01/04/awesomely-weird-alibaba-ev-of-the-week-a-7000-armored-golf-cart/><strong>Electrek</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>What would you get if you created the illegitimate love child of a Mercedes G-Wagon and a Brinks armored truck (and perhaps if the Mercedes chain-smoked through the pregnancy)? I think you’d wind up ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://electrek.co/2025/01/04/awesomely-weird-alibaba-ev-of-the-week-a-7000-armored-golf-cart/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/Alibaba-Patrol-Car-3-lg.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600","relate_stocks":{"BK4581":"高盛持仓","LU1267930227.SGD":"TEMPLETON GLOBAL BALANCED \"AS\" (SGD) ACC A","BK4504":"桥水持仓","LU1823568750.SGD":"Fidelity Global Technology A-ACC SGD","LU0072913022.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND -  GREATER CHINA \"P\" (USD) ACC","BK4548":"巴美列捷福持仓","LU0128525689.USD":"TEMPLETON GLOBAL BALANCED \"A\"(USD) ACC","BK4565":"NFT概念","LU0067412154.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND -  CHINA OPPORTUNITY \"P\" (USD) ACC","LU1105468828.SGD":"Allianz Total Return Asian Equity AM DIS H2-SGD","LU0918141705.HKD":"ALLIANZ TOTAL RETURN ASIAN EQUITY \"AM\" (HKD) INC","BABA":"阿里巴巴","LU1152091754.HKD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND - CHINA OPPORTUNITY (USD) \"PM\" (HKD) INC","LU0348814723.USD":"ALLIANZ TOTAL RETURN ASIAN EQUITY \"A\" (USD) INC  NC","BK4554":"元宇宙及AR概念","LU1048596156.SGD":"Blackrock Asian Growth Leaders A2 SGD-H","LU1282648689.USD":"ALLIANZ TOTAL RETURN ASIAN EQUITY \"AMG\" (USD) INC","LU0821914370.USD":"贝莱德亚洲成长领袖A2","LU1688375341.USD":"贝莱德中国灵活股票基金","LU1008478684.HKD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY FUND -  CHINA OPPORTUNITY \"P\" (HKD) ACC","BK4531":"中概回港概念","LU0797268264.HKD":"ALLIANZ TOTAL RETURN ASIAN EQUITY \"AT\" (HKD) ACC","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","09988":"阿里巴巴-W","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","BK4575":"芯片概念","BK4587":"ChatGPT概念","LU0651946864.USD":"贝莱德新兴市场股票收益A2","LU0918141887.USD":"安联亚洲实际收益股票基金","BK4524":"宅经济概念","BK4220":"综合零售","LU1880383366.USD":"东方汇理中国股票基金 A2 (C)","LU1051768304.USD":"贝莱德新兴市场股票收益A6","IE00BFMHRM44.USD":"NEUBERGER BERMAN GLOBAL EQUITY MEGATRENDS \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4527":"明星科技股","BK4538":"云计算","BK4579":"人工智能","BK4588":"碎股","LU1046422090.SGD":"Fidelity Pacific A-SGD","LU0251143458.SGD":"Fidelity Emerging Markets A-SGD","LU1515016050.SGD":"Blackrock Emerging Markets Equity Income A6 SGD-H","BK4526":"热门中概股","BK4503":"景林资产持仓","BK4122":"互联网与直销零售","BK4502":"阿里概念","LU0052756011.USD":"TEMPLETON GLOBAL BALANCED \"A\" (USD) INC","IE00B0JY6N72.USD":"PINEBRIDGE GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS FOCUS EQUITY \"A\" (USD) ACC","LU2226246903.HKD":"ALLIANZ TOTAL RETURN ASIAN EQUITY \"AT4\" (HKD) ACC","BK4505":"高瓴资本持仓"},"source_url":"https://electrek.co/2025/01/04/awesomely-weird-alibaba-ev-of-the-week-a-7000-armored-golf-cart/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2500438418","content_text":"What would you get if you created the illegitimate love child of a Mercedes G-Wagon and a Brinks armored truck (and perhaps if the Mercedes chain-smoked through the pregnancy)? I think you’d wind up with something like the wacky-looking electric cart that has earned the dubious honor of being named this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week! \n\nI’m not sure this is exactly an armored golf cart, so I wouldn’t invite any unnecessary potshots while cruising your hood, but I’m at a loss of how else to describe it.\nIt’s definitely not a “real” car, as evidenced by its US $6,999 price tag and the 30 km/h (18 mph) top speed. If you ask me though, that speed goes in the ‘advantages’ column. When you drive something that looks this good, you want to be going slow enough to give people a good, long look.\nA vehicle like this is designed to send a statement. Unfortunately, I think that statement might be, “I wanted a Jeep but my spouse wanted to remodel the kitchen.” \n\nSo if it’s not a real car, then what is it?\nMeasuring a stubby 306 cm long (an entire half inch over 10 feet), this four-seater mini-SUV is less G-Wagon and more “Oh, gee” wagon. It can supposedly carry up to 370 kg (815 lb) in passengers or cargo, but there’s no telling how much of a dent that puts in the already challenged top speed.\nSafety might also be a passing concern. It doesn’t have any seatbelts, but the tires look like they just about extend out past the front and rear, so at least you’ve got some nice shock-absorbent bumpers built into the design.\n\nThe advertisement claims a maximum range of up to 80 km (50 miles) per charge, which seems like several more miles than anyone needs from something like this. \nThere’s no word on battery technology, which means I’m assuming either features older lead acid tech or there’s a frunk full of lemons and a bunch of loose wires running through the firewall. \nI’m glad to see that the roof rack is at least equipped with enough LED lights to make an airport runway jealous, just in case I find myself stuck in the wilds of my backyard after dark. And that roof rack even looks pretty heavy-duty, though since the cart is considerably taller than it is wide, tight turns with a heavily-loaded roof rack should probably be avoided.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs much as I love this thing, I don’t think I’ll be whipping out my credit card any time soon. \nDon’t get me wrong, I’ve bought plenty of bad ideas on Alibaba before. But since my $2,000 electric truck ending up costing me nearly 4x that much by the time it landed in the US, I’m a bit worried what the final price tag on a $6,999 Mini-MegaOverlander would become.\nI don’t recommend anyone actually try buying this cute little TinyTrailblazer either, and I’m certainly not vouching for the vendor, who I discovered by chance while scrolling through Alibaba to procrastinate real work. 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Just don’t say I didn’t warn you if it turns out some Nigerian prince has your last paycheck and you’re up a creek with no MicroMudder to come bail you out!\n\nWhen your local HOA finally gets its own tactical response unit","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"CN"}],"isCommentEnd":false,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":0,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":1,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.29.4","shortVersion":"4.29.4","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2500438418"}