Just in case you haven’t heard, the digital dashboard has officially swallowed the automobile. I still remember when the real thrill inside a new cockpit was the heavy, mechanical click of a tactile switch, or the smooth resistance of a perfectly machined aluminum volume knob. Yes, it does make me old. Unfortunately, those simple, hardware-driven days are disappearing into automotive… Read more…

Mitsubishi first revealed the Eclipse Sportback EV in early June, and now it’s come back with some details about its charging capabilities. The car will have an NACS port and will thus gain access to the Tesla Supercharger network. It will charge at up to 150 kW DC, going from 10% to 80% in approximately 35 minutes. The car will… Read more…

The rumored BMW i4 Convertible is indeed happening, as it was spied testing in camo gear. Some of the prototype’s design traits are clearly visible. It uses a soft fabric top, rather than the retro folding hardtop. The i4 Convertible will be BMW’s first convertible EV and will enter into a very sparse market – some notable names are the… Read more…

Today, Baidu has announced that its autonomous ride-hailing platform, Apollo Go, is road testing in London, in partnership with Freenow by Lyft. The testing will begin in the borough of Brent, and there will be safety operators on board. The testing will cover “a mix of urban and suburban driving environments”, according to the official press release. The service will… Read more…

BMW unveiled the China-exclusive iX5 Long Wheelbase, a stretched version of its all-electric SUV designed specifically for local buyers. The longer wheelbase is intended to improve rear-seat comfort and legroom, reflecting strong demand for chauffeur-friendly luxury SUVs in China. The iX5 LWB has exactly 130mm more wheelbase than the regular model. The exact wheelbase is 3,165mm. Unlike the global iX5… Read more…

Following many leaks and rumors, today Xiaomi has officially announced when its first EREVs will be launching under the SkyNomad lineup: on July 30 at 7PM Beijing time. That’s 4AM Pacific, 7AM Eastern, 12PM in London, 1PM in Central Europe, and 4:30PM in India. Xiaomi’s teaser image shows the SkyNomad N90 Max 7-seat SUV, which will be the range-topping model… Read more…

The market for small city cars, traditionally referred to as the A-segment, is faced with huge challenges due to rising production costs. Many automakers abandoned these small platforms entirely, leaving drivers with fewer affordable options. Thankfully, falling battery prices are breathing new life into this almost-forgotten category. The new Honda Super-N arrives in the UK as an electric four-seater priced… Read more…

The identity crisis of the modern electric vehicle age has officially arrived, and it is wearing the badge of a single, sleek coupe SUV. When XPeng pulled the silk off the L03, they quietly laid bare the great powertrain schism of our time. On one side of the garage sits the pure electric enthusiast’s choice – the RWD Long Range.… Read more…

If you listen to the people talking at the local pub or scroll through the darker corners of automotive internet forums, you would think the electric vehicle dream is stone-cold dead. They will tell you the public has lost its appetite, the charging infrastructure is a joke, and everyone is secretly running back to petrol pumps. But when you look… Read more…

Today Ford and Apple have announced that the automaker’s next EV platform, Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV), will have Apple Maps built-in powering the navigation experience. This was made possible by Apple’s MapKit for Automotive SDK, which Ford is using. Apple says this SDK “enables automakers to deliver a cohesive navigation experience for drivers that is consistent with the look and… Read more…

If you still think electric vehicles are only good for urban commuting or frantic dashes between highway fast-chargers, China has been changing that perspective for a while now. We are witnessing an absolute arms race of capacity and road presence. Just the other evening, BYD was celebrating the delivery of their ten-thousandth Da Tang SUV in Altay, and during the… Read more…

I was sitting in a conference room in Germany at the global launch of the new XPeng L03 last week. The mood among the executives was electric, full of optimism you only get when a brand feels it is on the cusp of conquering the world. We talked extensively about their plans for North America – they have already carved… Read more…

We’ve been watching the automotive landscape go from burning fossil fuels to humming on electrons over the last couple of decades. It has been quite a journey, and you’d think we’ve seen it all. As it turns out, nothing can prepare you for the financial acrobatics of Tesla’s latest quarterly report. On one hand, Elon Musk is celebrating a record-breaking… Read more…

When tech companies stick their noses into the automotive world, we all expect half-baked software experiments wrapped in uninspired sheet metal. But when Xiaomi dropped the sleek SU7 sedan, followed by the YU7 SUV onto the world stage, it completely shattered that cynical illusion. Hot on the heels of that electric triumph, the Chinese tech titan is executing a clever… Read more…

The newest chapter in the ‘European and American automakers just giving up and inviting the Chinese to take over’ saga has just been written. Ford will produce Geely vehicles at its plant in Valencia, Spain, alongside the Kuga and “a new generation of low- and zero-emission vehicles for European markets”, according to the official press release. Actually, Ford has established… Read more…

I spent the last couple of days dissecting the news of a Tesla Robotaxi ending its journey abruptly against a tree stump, but it turns out the real story isn’t a lonely not-so-autonomous prototype bending metal in a quiet cul-de-sac. The true jaw-dropper is buried within fresh data mapping out the behavior of ordinary, customer-owned Teslas operating in the wild.… Read more…

There is a profound (and beautifully ironic) twist unfolding in the global automotive landscape right now. The proud titans of Wolfsburg dictated exactly how cars were built, stamped, and sold to the rest of the planet for nearly a century. If you wanted absolute mechanical perfection, you bought German hardware. But in the ruthless, warp-speed arena of modern electric vehicles,… Read more…

Tesla is preparing to roll out its summer 2026 software update. It should become available shortly. The company has published the full list of new features that will be part of the update. Grok will be able to make phone calls, search for and play music, adjust climate settings, open the glovebox, and answer any questions you might have about… Read more…

Remember the original 2010 Nissan LEAF? Properly unpretentious, slightly bulbous eco-pod that screamed practicality from every line of its jellybean silhouette. It did not want to have anything to do with performance – it just wanted to help you skip the gas pump. Fast forward through 700,000 global sales, and Nissan has pulled off a rather fascinating surprise. In January… Read more…

The standard recipe for British luxury has always been reassuringly predictable: take a towering, brick-shaped vault of absolute opulence, line it with the finest hides, and give it the ability to conquer a muddy hillside or cruise down a boulevard with equal disdain. But the rules of the road are changing, and the newly teased Range Rover GT is a… Read more…