Morris Garage (MG) has presented the new Comet EV, a small electric car with an unbeatable price that costs less than 9,000 euros and has a range of 230 km.
MG has arrived with the sole objective of revolutionizing the electric car market with interesting proposals at prices that are currently unbeatable by its competitors. With its new small electric car, the MG Comet EV, the British company with Chinese capital wants to offer one of the cheapest electric vehicles you can buy today.
Revealed in India, where it will be initially marketed according to reports from Motor.es, the Comet EV is a small electric vehicle that will position itself as the brand’s range-access option. The car is based on the Wuling Air EV with a series of cosmetic changes that allows it to be directly differentiated from its Chinese namesake.
The small electric car with an unbeatable price
The body features boxy shapes, a light strip that runs the full width of the vehicle at the front, low-set headlamps, short overhangs, a lowered rear side window and a front bumper with a single air intake. Also, the battery charging port is located under the MG logo on the front.
The MG Comet EV is a vehicle that is only 2.97 meters long, 1.50 meters wide and 1.64 meters high with a wheelbase of 2.01 meters, making it a slightly larger vehicle. than the Citroen AMI.
It’s also better equipped than Citroën’s quad, with a four-seater interior that features a digital instrument cluster and a 10.25-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system, as well as Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility. . It also has a rear view camera with parking sensors, USB connections and ABS.
Regarding the mechanical section, the MG Comet EV is an electric vehicle that is equipped with a 31 kW (42 hp) rear motor with 110 Nm of torque. It is powered by a 17.3 kWh lithium-ion battery with which it certifies up to 230 kilometers of autonomy, according to the Indian approval cycle.
In fact, in India it will be where it will initially go on sale in mid-May and will have a starting price of around 8,850 euros, making it only around 300 euros cheaper than the Citroën AMI. However, the French company can rest easy, since MG does not plan to put the Comet EV on sale in Europe.
