Man who bought Chinese electric truck for $2,000 shares how it's faring months after its unboxing left him stunned
Published on Jan 07, 2026 at 8:23 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jan 07, 2026 at 9:54 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
This guy bought a $2,000 electric truck from Alibaba in China and then ended up using it a lot more often than he initially thought.
The price seems attractive, the truck seems good, but there are a couple of things the owner would like to point out to anybody who’s thinking about doing the same.
The experience has mostly been great.
But there’s a massive catch that must be considered.
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This EV is proof that cheap and cheerful can go together
Micah Toll, the guy behind the EbikeSchool.com YouTube channel, spent $2,000 to buy a cheap electric truck from Alibaba that ended up going viral.
His subscribers absolutely loved it, and Micah ended up building the entire channel around this funky truck.
And it’s easy to see why.
It’s cheap, simple, and it looks great.
Toll used it for months, pretty much on a daily basis, and his experience was mostly positive.
While he did see the type of corrosion you wouldn’t expect after just 18 months, the truck did its job, and it never broke down and needed maintenance.
Obviously, corrosion isn’t exactly something you want to see in a vehicle that’s basically new, but this was $2,000 after all.
Beggars can’t be choosers, as they say.
And there’s another massive catch that’s a lot more important than the truck’s corrosion.
You have to bear this in mind before you buy this electric truck
As Toll explained, the truck is fun and cheap, but it isn’t street legal.
So while ultra-cheap vehicles such as this one may be fun to buy and own, you can’t really use them on the road.
Toll didn’t have a problem with this because he used this tiny EV around his sizable property in Florida.
In fact, his property is so large it even has a pond that he used to test another cheap vehicle he bought from China, an electric boat, that he bought for just $1,000 and modified to make it a better.
But, for everyone else, that’s definitely something to bear in mind.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
