Mexico Unveils Olinia Uno, Its First Electric Vehicle
- On Sunday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum unveiled the Olinia Uno prototype at the Santa Lucía military base north of Mexico City, driving the six-seat passenger vehicle onto the stage herself.
- Mexico has long served as an assembler for foreign automotive brands; the government frames Olinia as a shift from building other companies' cars to designing and owning a homegrown brand, developed by Mexican public universities and research institutes.
- The compact city car is priced at roughly $7,900 with a range of around 125 kilometers charged from a household socket, positioned as a safer alternative to motorcycles for urban trips under 30 kilometers, with mass-market sales targeted for 2027 in Puebla.
- Sheinbaum shared images of the vehicle on social media, describing it as 'the electric car created by young Mexican women and men,' while the government cast Olinia as both an industrial milestone and a point of national pride.
- Low-Cost Chinese electric models already compete in Latin America, and Olinia must prove itself on price and reliability; Mexico supplied more than two-thirds of U.S. electric vehicle imports in 2024, yet whether Olinia becomes a genuine carmaker or remains a showcase will be decided on the production line.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum presented and drove this Sunday the first Mexican electric vehicle called Olinia 1, which now entered production phase, will be sold from 150,000 pesos (about 8,600 dollars per unit) and will enter circulation in the summer of 2027.
The Government of Mexico presented its first prototype national electric car, at an event led by President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Sheinbaum debuts Olinia, Mexico’s new low-cost EV
A prototype of Olinia 1, Mexico’s first proprietary electric vehicle, made its debut on Sunday. “Today we are showcasing innovation in electromobility and related fields,” Sheinbaum said after driving an Olinia herself onto a stage in the Mexican Air Force hangar north of Mexico City. The Mexican government plans to begin producing and selling the EV in 2027. The Olinia 1 will have a starting price of 150,000 pesos (US $8,590). (José Luis Conde/…
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