This $18K Electric Vehicle Has a Face—and a Plan to Drive Itself | Meet Chip
Chip Motors CEO Jameson Detweiler explains his quirky $18,000 six-seat EV: 100 miles of range, a 25-mph top speed, remote operation, and a smiling digital face. He also shares plans for autonomy, distributed manufacturing and winter 2026 deliveries in Miami.Chapters
0:00 - Meet the Electric Car With a Face
1:41 - Chip Motors Founder Jamieson Detweiler
2:04 - Why Chip Looks Like a Cartoon Car
4:12 - What Is a Low-Speed Vehicle?
8:38 - Can an $18,000 Low-Speed Vehicle Compete?
9:11 - Chip’s Road Map to Autonomous Driving
16:31 - How Remote Drivers Will Operate Chip
24:29 - Why the Car Has a Smiling Digital Face
34:03 - Interior Technology and Features
36:29 - Pricing, Configurations and Options
41:17 - Battery, Charging and 100-Mile Rangee
48:11 - Distributed American Manufacturing
53:49 - How Autonomy Could Reshape Cities
59:46 - Reservations and Customization
1:04:31 - Safety Testing, Team and Delivery Plans
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