BYD’s luxury brand Yangwang is inching closer to officially launching its second electric vehicle – the U7 sedan (or should we say supercar?). Luckily plenty of details became available before the unveiling of the beast, either due to regulatory procedures or the ever-active army of car spotters and internet sleuths. Yangwang already applied for a sales license last month for… Read more…

Tesla has hit a speed bump in its California stronghold. Registrations of Tesla vehicles in the state saw a surprising 10% decline in the fourth quarter of 2023, marking the first dip in over three years and this time there’s no pandemic to explain it. This decline is even more of a surprise in a market where EV adoption grows… Read more…

Consumer Reports’ annual owner survey is out, and Rivian takes the lead as the most loved brand of all car makers, scoring 5 out of 5 stars. The brand also pulls ahead in the “owner would buy again” ranking, with 86% of the owners saying they would buy another Rivian-made vehicle in the future. The results from the questionnaire are… Read more…

Tesla debuted the Model S some 12 years ago and ever since it has been known as one of the best EVs, playing a key role in driving the switch from ICE to EV. The Model S currently lives in its third generation, but there are almost no major differences on the outside, which is also the reason the model… Read more…

Geely Holding Group, not content with its growing portfolio of global EV brands, is spreading its tentacles into outer space. The Group’s own commercial satellite operator Geespace, launched a second batch of 11 satellites that eventually will create a dense constellation providing super precise positioning services. Geely confirmed the satellites were successfully launched from the Sichuan province in China on… Read more…

Out of the corner of the world we’d never expect to hear such news, comes an announcement with world-shattering repercussions. That’s by no means a hyperbole. While the world is struggling to embrace an efficient EV transition, with electric vehicle sales going up and down seemingly without much sense and with proponents and critics squaring off at any opportunity, Ethiopia… Read more…

Lancia decided that there’s no use trying to keep the new Ypsilon hidden away while most of its details have already leaked on the internet. While the official debut is still scheduled for the Valentines, today the company unveiled the limited edition of its first-ever EV. The 2024 Lancia Ypsilon Cassina will come in a limited run of 1,906 units… Read more…

Porsche has taken the upcoming new Taycan for a spin between LA and San Diego, to demonstrate its “long-distance potential” with a range test. The pre-production car managed to go for 587 km, which Porsche praises as impressive. The improved efficiency of the new model (don’t call it a facelift) is one of its main advantages, according to its maker.… Read more…

BYD finished 2023 on a high note, nudging Tesla out of the first spot in EV sales for Q4. The January sales numbers are already in and reaveal the growth continues. In January BYD managed to shift 201,493 cars out of which 105,304 were battery-powered. the rest wete plug-in hybrids as BYD stopped making ICE cars back in 2022. The… Read more…

The Great Wall Motor group (GWM) is currently China’s eighth largest automaker, but it plans to grow, and of course these days that can only be achieved by launching new EVs. Or, as it seems to be customary in China these days, new EVs from new brands. GWM is reportedly doing just that. It will introduce a new brand, for… Read more…

The relentless teaser campaign for the upcoming Renault 5 EV continues. So far, we’ve seen a prototype at Roland Garros, some design details along with pricing and battery capacity, as well as a teaser video. Today, it’s time for colors. Renault revealed the three “flagship colors” for the upcoming car. The use of the word “flagship” implies there may be… Read more…

A recent report broke out that the most recent Cybertrucks are shipped without the aerodynamic wheel covers and now we know why. Their unorthodox angular design causes severe wear and tear on the tires. Even though the tires have a recess that accommodates the seven pointy angles of the covers, they rub against the side wall of the tire. This… Read more…

Mini has only just completed the grueling extreme weather testing of the upcoming Aceman and now we know the debut date. The Aceman will be unveiled at the 18th Auto China show in Beijing on April 24. The funky crossover brings a lot of design ideas from the concept car we saw way back and promises decent performance, more room… Read more…

Motor.no carries out winter tests each year in Norway to see which EV performs best in these harsh winter conditions and more often than not it was one of Tesla models on top with the Model S Plaid achieving 530 km last year. However, this year it was the HiPhi Z to come on top. It did 522 km on… Read more…

Shortly after launching its latest model, the Polestar 4, the EV manufacturer faces trouble. The former performance arm of Volvo, and now a separate company, still relies on funding, which until now was flowing from Volvo. As the EV sales seem to slow down for some manufacturers, Volvo is looking to cut down its expenses and wants to shed its… Read more…

BYD teased the upcoming Yuan Up on its official Weibo, sharing six images of the car. The Yuan Up is based on BYD’s e-Platform 3.0 and is a compact SUV with sporty and youthful styling. BYD says the Yuan Up is an A0 segment EV, which should mean a compact car with a sub-2.7 meter wheelbase. According to a leaked… Read more…

BMW is taking the spring clean seriously. First, the company added new models to its electric vehicle portfolio, with new entry-level iX2 and new i5 xDrive40 and now the company is making changes to its digital services. The Level 2 Highway Assistant, first introduced with the new i5, is heading to more vehicles across the BMW range accompanying the updated… Read more…

The new, refreshed Tesla Model 3, codenamed Highland, is now starting to be delivered to customers in North America. And, luckily for us, one of those customers decided to put it through a range test, driving it from full to empty at or around 113 km/h. You can watch the full video below to find out how the new Model… Read more…

Xiaomi’s SU7 is set to begin the mass production phase in mid to late February, according to local media reports in China. We assume that means right after the Chinese New Year break ends, which would be on February 19. There’s no point in starting the production process before the Chinese New Year, since the huge festival will cause an… Read more…

Mini, a subsidiary of BMW, has taken a step closer to production with the new Mini Aceman EV. This electric SUV has recently been undergoing rigorous testing, and BMW was more than happy to share a few spectacular photos from it. Mini took the Aceman extremes, subjecting it to both the icy tundra of the Arctic Circle and the scorching… Read more…