Mexico’s First Homegrown EV Seats Six And Costs Less Than $9,000

Mexico has become the latest country to develop its own electric vehicle project, following in the footsteps of Turkey with its Togg brand and Poland’s Izera.The Latin American country has a rather different approach than Togg and Izera, though, as its EV project is a low-cost one. The Olinia Uno prototype unveiled on June 7 is a small six-seat urban EV that carries a starting price of just 150,000 Mexican pesos, the equivalent of $8,600.The Olinia Uno Is Tiny, But It Can Seat Six PeopleNamed after the Nahuatl word for mobility, the Olinia is powered by a 14.7-kWh lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery pack that offers a limited range of up to 77 miles. The battery powers a 13-kilowatt (17-hp) …