China-based MG Motor recently brought to market the cheapest EV in India. MG Motor is owned by China’s SAIC Motor and competes in India against automakers, including Tata Motors, among others. 

We often talk about China being the world’s largest EV market and a current hot spot for EVs. The country’s local automakers have been successful to launch affordable EVs, and now yet another Chinese company is reaching the world’s third-largest auto market. However, many of the local electric cars you’ll find in China and India aren’t the type that would appeal to most Americans. 

According to Autocar, the MG Motor Comet EV – which is actually a rebadged Wuling Air EV – is a two-door with four seats. If you didn’t know what you were looking at, you might initially guess that it’s some variation of a Smart ForTwo. It has 230 kilometers (143 miles) of estimated driving range and starts at just 798,000 rupees ($9,763). For comparison, Tata’s Tiago EV starts at 849,000 rupees ($10,400). However, it’s a four-door with a bit more range (250-315 kilometers).