Kaiyi Shiyue拾月

The Shiyue is a battery-electric microcar from Kaiyi bodied as a sedan and sold on the domestic Chinese market. Over 12 months it found 5,857 buyers there.

The motor delivers 35 to 55 kW, roughly 48 to 75 hp. Drive is to the front wheels through a single-speed reduction gear, with no conventional transmission involved. Batteries vary far more than motors do, from 17.3 to 39.8 kWh, and the quoted range from 201 to 410 km.

The cars are not all the same size either: length moves from 3,360 to 3,725 mm and the wheelbase from 2,160 to 2,520 mm, height from 1,599 to 1,608 mm, while width stays at 1,700 mm. Cabins accordingly seat four or five. Factory prices are spread just as widely, from 47,900 to 99,800 yuan, and the series has been built since 2023.

All 27 versions stay below the 58.84 kW threshold, the strongest one at 55 kW included. Choosing inside the family therefore comes down to body length, battery capacity and price rather than to power.