LDV eT60 Ute $41,990 + ORC (Was $79,990 Including GST/ORC at Launch in 2022) @ LDV

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LDV eT60 Ute $41,990 + ORC (Was $79,990 Including GST/ORC at Launch in 2022) @ LDV
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scott on 26/07/2024 - 15:33 ldv.co.nz (2260 clicks)
Last edited 26/07/2024 - 18:13 by 1 other user

LDV has cut the price of it's runout eT60 electric double cab ute to the point where it is now the cheapest EV in NZ (Previously the GWM Ora held the title at $42,990).

Double Cab, RWD wellside Ute, with 88.55 kWh battery, 130kW motor & 325km WLTP range. 750kg payload & 1500kg tow rating. 2300kg Tare & 4050kg max train weight, so can't max those both out at the same time.

Note that this Ute is a bit of a weak offering. The motor being unsprung and mounted directly to the rear sold axle is the main issue. But things like having a traditional key start, and lower power, payload & tow rating than the diesel completion were hard to accept at the original price point.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/media/images/9Tzi8ywRz924XE3uHaD6DZ3…

However for less money than a GWM Ora, a lot can be forgiven.

Specs here:

https://glmdfilehosting.com/specs-ldv/et60-specs.pdf

Ex demo's can be had for under $40k.

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Comments

  • Matrixx on 26/07/2024 - 15:36
    +1

    Daamn thats really cheap!!

  • Donnycrane on 26/07/2024 - 17:31
    +1

    Wow, that's a great price considering the launch price was like 90k in Aussie iirc. No cruse control or lane keep assist is a deal breaker for me tho. Yes, I'm spoilt now by having those on our other car!

    • stevarja on 26/07/2024 - 18:23
      +2

      I don't ask for much, but once I've tried Adaptive Cruise control, feels like i'd never go back to the usual CC. So relaxing.

      • justaddwater on 26/07/2024 - 18:49

        Whats the cheapest ev with ACC?

        • Donnycrane on 26/07/2024 - 20:22

          We have the mg zs ev. Although it has poor implementation of both I'm thinking that when we upgrade that I'm looking for better implementation rather than not having them haha.

    • Fragluton on 26/07/2024 - 19:28

      Is the lane keep assist because you can't stay in the lane yourself? Legit question, lol.

      • Donnycrane on 26/07/2024 - 20:24
        +1

        Lol fair! I can but I travel long distances for work (rentals mostly) and am greatly less fatigued when I have a vehicle with great lane keep and radar cruse control. Tho it's a mistake to rely on them or think them infallible as on most models they turn off when they feel like it seemingly with little to no warning, just to keep things spicy :)

        • Fragluton on 26/07/2024 - 21:59
          +1

          Yeah I just don't trust technology in cars enough yet haha.

          • Jaxson on 27/07/2024 - 08:39
            +3

            @Fragluton: I find them immensely more safe because you are not concentrating quite as much on basics and have more time for scanning and situational awareness.

          • Fiskaba on 27/07/2024 - 11:27
            +2

            @Fragluton: It's great because you can outsource easy parts like braking and steering, and just concentrate on everything else.
            It really opens your eyes as to how bad and inconsistent other drivers are.

            • Fragluton on 27/07/2024 - 20:46

              @Fiskaba: Fair enough, driving is like riding a bike for braking and steering IMO. If that takes your attention it's not great. Can easily notice the bad drivers without the extra technology. ANCAP is currently looking into all this lane detection sort of thing as they are not sure it's actually safer in its implementation. Things like the car yanking the steering if it decides it knows better. Only reason cars have it is because ANCAP forces manufacturers to include it if they want 5 stars. Big sham. Kind of like parking sensors, if you need them, perhaps driving an automobile isn't for you lol.

              • Fragluton on 27/07/2024 - 20:54

                @Fragluton: Here is a link to the info, I have also seen myself people mention fleets of cars with the technology were handed back as the cars ran their drivers onto the wrong side of the road. Not this brand and i'm not going to name it. But it shows how poorly the "safefy" systems can work / not work.

                https://www.ancap.com.au/media-and-gallery/media-releases/a6…

              • Everettpsycho on 28/07/2024 - 09:36
                +1

                @Fragluton: The thing is the assists make you lazy. I didn't need parking sensors, then I had them and used them which slowly led to lazyness and reliance on the beeps which did improve my parking ability to get in to much tighter spaces. Now my current car doesn't have them again and I struggled going back as I'd got used to the help. I still check my surroundings but with sensors you found yourself looking less as you did have ears on all directions at all times.

                There's a line though, slow speed parking collision detection you still need to look and pay attention. Cruise control is nice but you still have to watch the car in front to avoid an incident. Adaptive cruise control and lane assist feels like crossing in to not watching the road is an option but it's not self driving some may treat it as.

                • KevlarCoated on 30/07/2024 - 08:52

                  @Everettpsycho: I get the concern and it is something that I actually think about a lot but in my experience I lane keep and adaptive cruise control do make for a better driver. You have the types of drivers where this takes the cognitive load off of doing the simple things (keeping the right speed and in the lane) and gives a lot more cognitive time to monitoring vehicles around you so if you need to need to do something to avoid an accident you already know what is around you, in theory you should be doing this all the time but most people dont. The other types of people this helps is the ones that are distracted, they shouldnt be driving distracted but plenty of people do, even looking down to change the radio station or to look at your kids takes your eyes off the road, let alone the people that are using their phone while driving, the systems will generally keep the car on the road at a reasonable speed with momentary distractions. Does this lead to people being distracted more often? Maybe but I suspect the increased safety while people are distracted counteracts the dangers of this. Also Tesla's autopilot just a good enough job to be perfect 95% of the time and terrifying the other 5%, its enough that people that do use it generally keep a close eye on the road because you never know what it will do.

  • victor47 on 26/07/2024 - 17:57

    Previous post from 2023: https://www.cheapies.nz/node/43374

  • BOBO on 26/07/2024 - 19:30

    Complementary to the impressive standard specifications, the eT60 boasts equally impressive performance specs accredited to its 150kW/310Nm motor partnered with an 88.55 Kwh battery which produces a WLTP city range of up to 325kms and a fast charge of 80% in 40 minutes, when using a D.C. charger.

    • scott on 26/07/2024 - 20:54

      That's not ideal. They quote the motor as 150kW as the start of the brochure, and 130kW in the spec sheet in the same document…

  • limepanda on 27/07/2024 - 08:56
    +1

    You wouldn't believe how many of these I see come through the insurance companies with complete drivetrain failure that the dealer can't rectify within the first 25,000km…

    • JMV1080 on 28/07/2024 - 08:46
      +2

      Somehow I bet I do believe…

      I find a lot of these Chinese vehicles are box ticking exercises. So they always look great on paper vs their Korean or Japanese counterparts but if you were to drive them side by side it's a night and day difference.

      That's not to say they're not a good deal or aren't going to get better, but just the reality of where they are today. Chinese vehicles will probably be great in 5 to 10 years time.

  • UnitedWeFall on 29/07/2024 - 16:02
    -1

    More utes on the road, that's what we need

    • Mykey on 30/07/2024 - 13:54

      What's wrong with having more utes on the road?
      Please explain.

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