TL;DRMexico’s government-backed EV startup Olinia unveiled its first prototype, the Olinia Uno, at a ceremony featuring President Claudia Sheinbaum. The six-seat vehicle is designed for urban use at up to 50 km/h, carries a 14.7 kWh battery with 125 km of range, and will sell for about 150,000 pesos ($8,600) when deliveries begin in summer 2027. A cargo variant is expected in July.
Mexico’s government-backed electric vehicle project Olinia has unveiled its first prototype, a six-seat passenger vehicle called the Olinia Uno, at a ceremony where President Claudia Sheinbaum drove the car onto a stage inside a Mexican Air Force hangar north of Mexico City. The vehicle is priced at 150,000 pesos, roughly $8,600, and is designed for short urban trips rather than highway use.
“For a long time, people talked about how Mexico was a place only destined to produce what other people imagined,” Sheinbaum told a crowd that included dozens of engineers and designers involved in the project. “Olinia is the proof that Mexico can go far beyond that.”
The Olinia Uno is not competing with Tesla or BYD. It is a low-speed vehicle capped at 50 km/h, built for city commutes, last-mile transport, and taxi replacements in dense urban areas. The 14.7 kWh battery delivers more than 125 kilometres of range per charge and can be plugged into any standard household outlet, removing the need for dedicated charging infrastructure.
