I feel like we’re currently living on the cusp of a very exciting revolution in the car market, a revolution that we can all take part in and enjoy, because it’s a revolution of super-cheap shitbox EVs. I myself have done what I could to introduce you to one of the cheapest, . It seems now there’s a new player on the scene claiming to be the : the Kandi K27.

I’m sure you math whizzes out there realized that the Chinese-built Kandi K27's price of $12,999 (with federal tax credit; otherwise they’re asking $19,999) is a hell of a lot more than the Changli’s $930 (well, $1,200 with batteries, and ) but, to be fair, the K27 is a hell of a lot more car.

I mean, relatively, of course.

While lacking much of the Changli’s whimsical charm (and rakish “FASHION” stickers) the K27 isn’t terrible looking, seeming a bit like a new Mini squished a bit to fit on a tight bookshelf and with the bezel of a grille surrounding an area of body-colored plastic that is notably arounbd 98 percent not-grille.

It’s an actual four-door car with a hatchback, though still quite small; compared to a Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback, it’s a foot shorter in length, about eight inches narrower, but about four inches taller.

Significantly, unlike the Changli and it’s horse-plus-a-horse-fetus 1.1 horsepower motor, the K27 has an electric motor good for about 26 HP, which is enough to propel it to a top speed of about 63 MPH, meaning that you can actually drive this thing on the highway, even if it’s just barely.

The 17.7 kWh lithium-ion battery pack is claimed to be enough to shove the 2,270-pound car for about 100 miles, but that’s just an estimate.

Interestingly, this , just like the Changli, though with some key differences. For one thing, the price is much less at $13,000, down to $12,000 if you decide to order seven or more.

This version seems to just have lead-acid batteries, but lithium is mentioned as an option. Most of the other specs seem to line up, though the Alibaba page says it’s rear-wheel drive, and not Front-wheel drive like Kandi America’s site says. I can’t see any hint of a rear differential, so I’m leaning to it being FWD.

Interior pictures show a modern-looking dashboard with a big (blue?) center-stack LCD screen and, confusingly, a tachometer on the dash. I guess electric motors have revolutions per minute to count, too, if you really wanted to?

Compared to the Changli, this is vastly closer to “real car” status, though, I am curious if non-me American buyers will be as quick to slot this 26 HP EV into the real-car ranks as I am.

Personally, I feel like right around $13,000 after the tax credits just isn’t quite cheap enough to make most buyers accept a modern car with Citroën 2CV-levels of power, even if it’s an EV.

I think this car selling for right at the magic $9,999 mark would be enough to generate some kind of following that could be built upon, though.

Still, I’m quite curious to drive one of these; I mean, compared to the 1.1 HP of the Changli, this thing must feel like a supercar.