Science & Tech · Gadgets & EVs · 4 hrs ago
Chinese Jinpeng UNI electric car enters comparison with Mexico’s Olinia
Chinese company Jinpeng sells its UNI electric car in Mexico, alongside other electric vehicles.
The UNI is a compact model with three doors and four seats, and its advertised top speed is 100 kilometres per hour.
Its published range is up to 140 or 200 kilometres per charge, depending on the battery version.
The listed prices are 215,000 pesos for the shorter-range version and 289,900 pesos for the longer-range one, though prices and availability may vary.
Published figures put the UNI’s running cost at 0.1286 pesos per kilometre, compared with 0.50 pesos for Mexico’s planned Olinia Uno.
Olinia is a Mexican government-backed project to develop affordable electric vehicles with national institutions, and the Uno is planned to carry six people.
The comparison makes operating cost a key difference between the Chinese model already marketed in Mexico and the Mexican project; no further steps or launch timing for the Olinia Uno are given here.
Jinpeng’s UNI electric mini car is being compared with Mexico’s Olinia project as another option for urban mobility.
The UNI is a three-door, four-seat vehicle with a stated top speed of 100 kilometres per hour.
Its advertised range is up to 140 kilometres for one version and up to 200 kilometres for a longer-range version.
The prices listed in Mexico are 215,000 pesos and 289,900 pesos, depending on the version.
The article estimates that travelling 100 kilometres costs 12.86 pesos with the UNI, compared with 50 pesos for the Olinia Uno.
- Who
- Jinpeng, a Chinese electric vehicle company, and Olinia, a Mexican government-backed project.
- What
- Jinpeng’s UNI is being compared with the Olinia Uno on price, speed, range and estimated operating cost.
- When
- The article was published on October 15, 2026; it says the Olinia Uno was presented in June 2026.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- The comparison concerns electric vehicles for urban mobility and their costs and specifications.
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Jinpeng says it was formally established in China by 16 people.
Jinpeng says it had established a position in electric tricycle sales.
The company entered the low-speed electric vehicle market.
Jinpeng’s annual electric tricycle sales exceeded one million units for the first time.
The Olinia Uno was presented with a starting price of 150,000 pesos, including VAT.
Expansión MX published its comparison of the Jinpeng UNI and Olinia.
- UNI price, lower-range version
- 215,000 pesos
- UNI price, longer-range version
- 289,900 pesos
- UNI stated maximum speed
- 100 kilometres per hour
- UNI advertised range
- Up to 140 kilometres or up to 200 kilometres per charge
- Estimated cost per 100 kilometres
- 12.86 pesos for Jinpeng; 50 pesos for Olinia Uno