BYD’s premium sub-brand Yangwang posted a cool new video of its U9 fully electric supercar. The vehicle was announced back in January 2023, but pre-sales began in February this year. To promote the U9, Yangwang tested on a race track and topped 375.12 km/h. The test was carried out in May this year, but the company is releasing the video… Read more…

The electric vehicle market has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last fifteen years. What was once a niche and expensive product is rapidly becoming mainstream, thanks in large part to a dramatic reduction in the cost of its most crucial component: the battery. A new study by the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office reports a staggering 90%… Read more…

BYD’s high-end Yangwang brand is set to launch a three-row variant of the U8, an all-electric SUV with off-road capabilities that will give the likes of the Range Rover and Defender a run for their money. The Yangwang brand debuted earlier this year with the U8 SUV and the U9 electric supercar. The five-seater SUV boasts features like “float mode”… Read more…

Toyota is expected to release its updated Proace Verso and Proace City Verso all-electric vans this September, but it’s opening up the order book in the UK starting today. The new Proace Versos comes with a new design, better powetrains and a slew of new features. The Proace Verso is arguably the more interesting of the two as it’s a… Read more…

BMW pushed an update for its mobile apps offers a helping hand to drivers considering the switch to electric vehicles. Working with BMW and Mini connected cars it aims to dispel the lingering anxieties surrounding EVs and streamline the transition to a greener future. Unquestionably, the standout feature is the “Electric Vehicle Analysis” tool. This clever function uses your real-world… Read more…

The much-anticipated Tesla Cybertruck has finally made its way to a second market – Canada. It starts at CAD 137,990 (€93,700) for the All-Wheel Drive Foundation Series and CAD 165,990 (€112,800) for the Cyberbeast Foundation Series. Tesla opted to maintain consistent pricing across the border, essentially converting US prices directly into Canadian dollars. Currently, only the limited-edition Foundation Series is… Read more…

Modern cars gain more and more passenger safety features, moving past crash survivability, and attempting to prevent accidents from occurring at all. However our experience with car reviews tells us that they are also getting increasingly more intrusive in their beeps and chimes and other “nudges”, so we decided to delve into the reason why they differentiate so much and… Read more…

Tesla’s ramp-up of Cybertruck production seems to be going well, as you can now, for the first time, order one from the company’s website in the US without having a reservation. You only get two options, however. The Foundation Series dual-motor AWD with 512 km of estimated EPA range, a 4.1-second sprint to 97 km/h, 180 km/h top speed, 600… Read more…

Rivian unveiled the R2 in March, and people seem to love it, given how many reservations the company has received for the model. The R2 is now rumored to have switched the location of its charging port. According to a user on Rivian’s forum, at the Rivian Space in Pasadena one of the company’s VPs confirmed that the charging port… Read more…

Xpeng announced the Mona M03 in early July, and now production is already underway. The first finished Mona M03 cars have rolled off the production lines, ahead of the official release which is expected to come at the end of August. The news has been shared by none other than Xpeng chairman and CEO He Xiaopeng. Xpeng is doing everything… Read more…

The 2025 BYD Seal is official, and it’s the first BYD sedan to use the e-Platform 3.0 Evo architecture and the first BYD model to feature LiDAR. The e-Platform 3.0 Evo is an 800V architecture with better performance and faster charging than the e-Platform 3.0. The 2025 Seal is 4,800 mm long, 1,875 mm wide, 1,460 mm tall, and has… Read more…

The electric vehicle industry in China, while brimming with potential and breaking sales records, is also known for its fierce competition. One of its better-known contenders, HiPhi, once lauded as one of the most exciting players on the block, now faces a bleak future as its parent company, Human Horizons, grapples with bankruptcy. The Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone… Read more…

The Kia EV3 is on the verge of starting deliveries in South Korea, but other markets are still in the dark as when they might expect it. We’ve got some good news for the US now, even if Kia hasn’t announced anything officially. An EV3 was spotted on the streets in California, indicating an imminent release. We already know all… Read more…

China’s automotive market witnessed a remarkable milestone in July 2024. For the first time, electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids combined to outsell their gasoline-powered counterparts. This momentous occasion clearly shows the rapid pace of EV adoption in the world’s largest auto market, fueled by a mix of government incentives and a growing domestic EV industry. Data from the China Passenger… Read more…

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N seems to be the most hot-hatchy EV launched so far, with its fake exhaust sounds and fake transmission, which are both meant to emulate the feel of a traditional ICE-powered hot hatch. On the other hand, the Tesla Model 3 Performance has recently been refreshed, and stands as one of the best accelerating EVs of… Read more…

Xiaomi set its sights on the high-performance electric vehicle market when it unveiled its latest creation, the SU7 Ultra. However, high pace of the development, and impressive specifications prompted rumors of outside help employed by the company. Some claimed Prodrive was heavily involved in getting the SU7 Ultra from a sketch to reality, but Xiaomi now confirmed it was developed… Read more…

The Dodge Charger Daytona is the first EV from the company announced in March this year and ahead of the mass production start this summer, we have the prices of the two trims available – R/T and Scat Pack. Dodge Charger Daytona EV The starting price of the vehicle is $59,595 for the base R/T trim with the so-called Direct… Read more…

Hozon Auto’s Neta brand just introduced its latest offering: the Neta S wagon. Officially dubbed the “Neta S Hunting Edition,” it adds to the busy EV landscape in the world’s largest market for these vehicles. Coming with shooting brake design, the Neta S wagon has a closed front face, hidden door handles, and panoramic heat-insulating roof. The glass roof features… Read more…

The Mercedes-Benz EQS was originally released back in 2021, so it’s just about time it got a refresh. And by the looks of it we won’t have to wait long for that as someone spotted a parked facelifted EQS, in partial camouflage wrap. Let’s begin with the front. The camo does a decent job of hiding the fine details, but… Read more…

Tata Motors just unveiled its latest electric vehicle designed for the Indian market – the Curvv EV. The first mass-market coupe SUV comes with a very aggressive price and a decent set of features. The Curvv EV is built on Tata’s Generation 2 EV architecture, featuring a 45 kWh battery pack in the standard variant and a larger 55 kWh… Read more…