Vehicle
Wuling Hongguang MINI EV
The micro-EV that became one of the best-selling electric cars in the world, and the model whose deliberate omissions are the diagnosis. Most trims have no DC fast charging at all — a car that refuses a rapid charger is behaving exactly as designed, and that single fact accounts for a large share of the complaints brought about it. There is no thermal management on the base pack either, so cold-weather range collapse and slow charging in winter are inherent rather than faults. Underneath it is about as simple as a modern car gets: a single rear motor, a small LFP pack and very few modules, which means genuine electronic faults are rare and most work is twelve-volt, connector and charger-cable related.
Generations
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First generation 2020–present
No DC fast charging on most trims and no pack thermal management — both by design, and behind most complaints.
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- SGMW GSEV
- Engines
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- 26.5 kWh electric — electric · Macaron and later trims
- Battery packs
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- 9.3 kWh — LFP
- 13.9 kWh — LFP
- 13.4 kWh — NMC
- 13.8 kWh — NMC
- 17.3 kWh — LFP · Gotion
- Transmissions
- Single-speed reduction · 1-speed direct-drive
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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