The market for affordable electric cars in the United Kingdom is getting a new contestant. Chinese automaker BYD has officially launched its Atto 2, a compact electric SUV, challenging established players with an aggressive price point and a generous list of standard features. The new model slots neatly into the company’s growing European lineup, positioned between the smaller Dolphin hatchback… Read more…

Nissan announced the first-ever Nismo edition of its X-Trail SUV. The company turned the family-friendly X-Trail into a performance SUV with improved dynamics, great cornering and refined ride. It also offers the new, more aggressive styling and sporty interior. However, there’s no performance gain this time from the Nismo badge. Nissan X-Trail Nismo The 2026 X-Trail Nismo is equipped with… Read more…

A camouflaged BMW has been spotted cruising the streets of downtown Shanghai, far from the usual remote test tracks. Sporting German license plates, the vehicle is none other than the next-generation BMW iX3. Based on the futuristic Neue Klasse X concept revealed last year, the SUV is undergoing routine tests in China and sizing up the competition in the most… Read more…

At one of the world’s most prestigious car shows, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, Bentley Motors its new EXP 15 full-size concept, a rolling sculpture meant to give the public a clear look at where the brand is headed. For a company famous for its powerful gasoline engines, this concept is literally a sign pointing directly toward its… Read more…

One of the tell-tale signs of a car packed with advanced driver-assistance technology has always been an unflattering bump on its roof. That bump was hiding a sensor known as LiDAR – a key component for many electric cars offering higher levels of autonomy. Chinese automaker AITO is now challenging that design convention with its all-new M7, a new EV… Read more…

The European EV market is already a crowded party, with both EV-specific brands like Tesla and BYD fighting it out against legacy automakers. But Xiaomi is not afraid of a challenge and confirmed its commitment to bringing its popular EVs to Europe by 2027. Less than two years ago, Xiaomi’s automotive division was little more than an ambitious project. Today,… Read more…

Opel has just revealed one of its wildest concepts ever, one that blurs the line between a video game fantasy and a tangible future for electric cars. The German automaker revealed its Opel Corsa GSE Vision Gran Turismo, a striking all-electric show car with performance figures that seem to defy its small-car origins. The new Corsa is far from being… Read more…

Tesla has launched a ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area, calling it “Robotaxi,” but a key figure in the world of autonomous vehicles is just as unconvinced as we are. John Krafcik, the former CEO of Waymo, suggests that Tesla’s offering is not the breakthrough in self-driving electric cars that its name implies. His main point is simple:… Read more…

Nissan unveiled the new, 2026 Leaf back in June, and today it’s finally ready to share pricing and availability information for the US market. The car will reach Nissan dealerships “this fall”. It starts at a pretty impressive $29,990, which makes it the cheapest EV currently on offer in the US. It’s also cheaper than the original Leaf, which launched… Read more…

Xiaomi is proving it has serious ambitions in the car space. The tech giant’s new electric vehicle division reported impressive financial results for the second quarter, showing that its entry into the crowded EV market is more than just an experiment. In the second quarter, Xiaomi’s EV business brought in €2.45 billion (RMB 20.6 billion). This is nearly a 14%… Read more…

In another reversal of a controversial design choice (yoke steering wheel was the last one), Tesla has brought back the humble turn signal stalk to its Model 3 sedan in China. The automaker, known for its minimalist and often polarizing interior designs, is now including the traditional stalk as standard equipment on all new Model 3 vehicles sold in the… Read more…

The much-anticipated Tesla Model Y L is now official in China, offering six seats instead of the standard five. The vehicle comes with a couple of cool new features, and it’s technically the longest range from the entire Model Y lineup. The Model Y L starts at RMB 339,000 ($47,180), making it slightly more expensive than the Model Y Long… Read more…

Tesla is preparing to launch the larger version of its popular Model Y in China, in the hope to revitalize sales and compete in the country’s booming market for family-sized electric cars. The new vehicle, named the Model Y L, adds a third row of seats and offers more space, directly targeting a segment where Tesla has faced growing competition… Read more…

Model S and Model X haven’t been performing well over the past couple of years, despite the minor refresh that both models received. And the latest move by the company risks cooling the demand even further. Described as a higher value package, the two models now come with a $10,000 price hike in the US. For the extra cost you… Read more…

Model S and Model X haven’t been performing well over the past couple of years, despite the minor refresh that both models received. And the latest move by the company risks cooling the demand even further. Described as a higher value package, the two models now come with a $10,000 price hike in the US. For the extra cost you… Read more…

Mahindra has pulled the wraps off a new electric vehicle that looks like it drove straight out of a Gotham City garage. In a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, the company is launching the Mahindra BE 6 Batman Edition, a limited-run electric SUV inspired by Christopher Nolan’s cinematic masterpiece. On the outside, the vehicle commits fully to… Read more…

Mahindra has pulled the wraps off a new electric vehicle that looks like it drove straight out of a Gotham City garage. In a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, the company is launching the Mahindra BE 6 Batman Edition, a limited-run electric SUV inspired by Christopher Nolan’s cinematic masterpiece. On the outside, the vehicle commits fully to… Read more…

Renault was among the first manufacturers to ride the electric car wave in the early 2010s but despite the initial push, developments of new models decreased as competitors started to catch up. Now, Renault debuted a modern version of the iconic Renault 5 more than 50 years after the original hatch was unveiled. Renault revolutionized urban mobility with the 5… Read more…

Electric cars are no different from their gas-powered cousins when it comes to this one thing: official range figures. Those “official” numbers are one thing, but real-world performance is what truly matters to drivers. A comprehensive test conducted by the Norwegian Automobile Association (NAF) put 27 new electric vehicles to the test, and the results were quite interesting. The Lucid… Read more…

The subscription model has officially moved from your TV screen to your driveway. Volkswagen is now asking some of its customers to pay a recurring fee to unlock the full performance of their electric cars. The days of buying a car and getting everything it was built with may be changing, one software update at a time. The program focuses… Read more…