About China's Coolest Cars
This is the NIO ET5T, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing in the summer of 2024. The ET5T, T for Touring, is an electric station wagon, based on the NIO ET5 sedan. It is a great-looking car, especially in this pretty Aurora Green color. The slender daytime running lights are integrated into the hood, the real lights are in the bumper below.
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Here’s an Avatr 11, a futuristic electric car that looks like a spaceship from the future. I saw this Bright White example in Beijing in the summer of 2024, right after a rainstorm.
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Here’s a BYD Sealion 07 EV in the Chinese capital Beijing. It was brand new, and yet without license plates. The Sealiaon EV is an electric SUV-coupe launched in 2024. It looks great in black, with black-gray 20-inch wheels and darkened windows. A stealthy machine!
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and This is the Denza X BEV Classic, a rare SUV for the Chinese car market. Production lasted only 3 years. I saw this Nebula Blue example in 2013 in Beijing. The striking alloy wheels with a red center were factory standard.
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This is the Beijing EX3 R600, a Chinese electric car. I saw this Cold Blue EX3 in the Chinese capital Beijing in the summer of 2023. It is one of the strangest-looking Chinese EVs I have ever seen.
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This little red beauty is a Chery eQ, an early Chinese electric car. I met the eQ in the summer of 2024 in Beijing. It was still in use and looked like it was perfectly maintained. The color name is Passion Red. The five-spoke alloy wheels were factory-optional.
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This is the Leap C16, a Chinese electric SUV. I saw this Glazed Green example in southwest Beijing in the summer of 2024. The green color looks great on the C16, combined with darkened headlights and matte gray wheels.
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This is a Hongqi E-HS9 Flagship, a gigantic luxury full-electric SUV from China. I saw this example in south Beijing in the summer of 2024. The color is Charming Night Black. Hongqi also offers other colors, but all the E-HS9s I have seen have been black, just like this one. Black is the traditional Hongqi color, and this habit dies hard.
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This is a Dayang Chok G2, seen in the Chinese capital Bejing in 2018. It was a bit dusty but in good shape, and dressed up with Hello Kitty stickers. The Dayang Chok G2 was a low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV), with a design inspired by the Suzuki Jimny.
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This is an Exeed Sterra ET, seen in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Sterra ET is a large SUV with a clean but somewhat anonymous design. The car I met is painted in Canngling Green with a Tile Green Gray interior.
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