Man Buys "300km-Range" EV Pickup Online, Receives 32km "No-Name" Low-Speed Vehicle Instead

A man in Kaifeng, Henan Province spent RMB 25,800 to purchase online a new-energy pickup truck advertised with a 300-kilometer range. However, upon receiving the vehicle, he discovered its actual range was only 32 kilometers. Moreover, the vehicle could not be registered or legally driven on public roads, and both the accompanying certificate of conformity and license plate appeared to be forged, making it a typical "three-no" product (no manufacturer info, no production date, no quality certification). Three days after delivering the vehicle, the seller blocked him and went completely unresponsive, leaving him with no recourse for redress. Local market regulators have now launched an investigation into the case. The incident sparked intense public discussion shortly after being exposed, with related topics amassing over 780 million views within two hours. Netizens strongly condemned such practices—disguising low-speed, substandard electric vehicles as new-energy cars—as carefully orchestrated scams, urging consumers to buy vehicles only through authorized channels and remain vigilant against products with suspiciously low prices and missing certifications.