
Owning a high-end electric vehicle has always come with a hefty price tag, but a new study reveals the financial blow you take can be even more significant than you expect. If you’re in the market for a luxury EV, you might want to reconsider the purchase – or consider buying a used one. Headline-making research from US-based iSeeCars demonstrates… Read more…
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Chinese startup Talent unveils record-breaking solid-state battery

Get ready for electric vehicles that could take you further than ever before! That’s as long as you believe the hype in every press release, of course. Talent New Energy, a solid-state battery startup in China, claims it has just raised the bar with an astonishing new battery. Imagine a road trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back… Read more…
Over 100,000 Xiaomi SU7 EVs already ordered

Xiaomi, the electronics company known for its vast ecosystem of devices, is off to an amazing start in the EV market. After unveiling its first-ever electric car, the SU7 sedan, order books erupted like fireworks. The company boasts it has received north of 100,000 registrations from eager buyers, with unrefundable deposit placed for 40,000 of those. This kind of initial… Read more…
Geely upgrades the Zeekr 007 – more luxury, same price

Geely’s premium Zeekr brand is making sure it’s not left behind in China’s competitive electric car market. It is updating its sleek Zeekr 007 sedan with impressive features that promise not to break the bank. The brand has a reputation for cutting-edge tech and eye-catching design, and its newest entry-level model is here to prove that point. Just three months… Read more…
BMW taps Tata’s expertise for developing the software of its EVs

German auto giant BMW announced a partnership with Indian Tata Technologies today. Together, they’ll open a development center focused on electric vehicle software. BMW already has similar setups in places like China and Portugal. However, this new Indian venture is significant because it taps into India’s rich pool of software engineering talent. Christoph Grote, BMW’s Senior Vice President of Software… Read more…
Tesla’s delivery numbers for Q1 are out and they’re not looking great

Today Tesla has come out and shared its production and delivery numbers for the first quarter of the year (January 1 to March 31). They are not great numbers by any stretch of the imagination. However, in Tesla’s defense, the company says it was impacted by both the shipping diversions resulting from the Red Sea conflict, as well as the… Read more…
Xiaomi asks suppliers to pick up pace, amidst mounting SU7 orders

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is rapidly ramping up the production of its inaugural electric vehicle, the SU7. Facing higher than anticipated demand Xiaomi is pushing suppliers to double its production target and ensure customers get behind the wheel of the SU7 sooner rather than later. Early reports suggested production would max out at 6,000 SU7s monthly, but the company is… Read more…
Alpine is revealing the A290 on June 13 at Le Mans

Alpine has been teasing the A290 since last May, when it unveiled the A290 Beta concept. Now, almost one year later, the brand has finally announced when it plans to reveal the actual, non-concept A290. And we say “reveal” on purpose, since that’s the word Alpine uses. We’re not exactly sure how many details about the A290 will be released… Read more…
BYD’s Denza N7 SUV gets a refresh, substantial price cut

BYD-backed Denza gave its stylish N7 SUV a makeover today. Additionally, the 2024 Denza N7 got a new price that’s substantially lower than the outgoing version. Denza’s initial N7 launch in July 2023 didn’t make the splash the company hoped for. Now the updated N7’s starting price of RMB 239,800 (€30,900) represents a massive 20.5% savings over the current model.… Read more…
Xiaomi SU7 first real-world tests show promise

The electric vehicle battleground just got a lot more interesting, courtesy of Xiaomi. The Chinese tech giant launched its first EV, the SU7 midsize sedan. With impressive specs rivaling industry leaders, it was just a matter of time before actual road tests would answer the question – could Xiaomi be a new force to be reckoned with? In what looks… Read more…
BYD’s March sales are second highest in history, showing 147% growth

A new month has started, and so BYD has come out with its sales numbers for last month – March, that is. They are impressive, to say the least. BYD says it sold a total of 302,459 “new energy vehicles” or NEVs (which means battery electric EVs but also hybrids, keep in mind), of which 301,631 were passenger vehicles. At… Read more…
Wind tunnel test challenges Cybertruck’s official drag coefficient

Love it or hate it, the Tesla Cybertruck is rarely away from the spotlight. Its futuristic, wedge-like design has drawn both admiration and criticism. One central talking point has been its aerodynamics. Tesla promises a solid drag coefficient of 0.34, helping the beastly truck maximize range. Independent testers at the i1Tesla YouTube channel set out to find out if that… Read more…
Xiaomi SU7 buyers face 7 months waiting time

It may be April Fools’ Day today, but Xiaomi SU7’s buyers have little to laugh about. Xiaomi’s first foray into electric vehicles is turning out to be a major success, but obviously manufacturing struggles to catch up with demand. The overwhelming early orders pushed delivery wait times to between three and seven months—that’s mid-October for the high-end SU7 Max. While… Read more…
Volvo EX30 Performance review

Volvo has a reputation for making safe and reliable vehicles, which are more luxurious than the average car but more boring than what the premium makers offer. Yet the newest addition to its lineup – the EX30 – aims to shake things up. If ever there was a car to challenge the boring Swedish manufacturer notion – it is certainly… Read more…
BYD adjusts targets: 20% EV growth in 2024, double its international sales

During an investor event, BYD shared its plans for this year and 2025. The company was previously aiming to ship 4 million NEVs this year, including plug-in hybrids and battery-powered cars. Yet, following the below-expectations performance in January and February it adjusted expectations to 3.6 million sales, which is still 20% higher than what it managed in 2023. A big… Read more…
Xiaomi’s second EV will be an SUV coming by the end of the year, report claims

Xiaomi’s SU7 sedan had a very successful launch in China yesterday, but it looks like the company isn’t resting on its laurels and is already working on the next model. According to a new report from China, citing unnamed sources, Xiaomi’s second EV will be an SUV. That in itself is hardly surprising – SUVs have taken over the world… Read more…
The Kia EV9 will enter US production in May, could get full tax credit in 2025

The Kia EV9 is already on sale in the US but units are shipped over from South Korea. That’s about to change as soon as Kia and Hyundai’s Metaplant in West Point, Georgia starts production this May. This will make the EV9 eligible for at least part of the $7,500 tax credit because the EV will be assembled in the… Read more…
Kia EV9 wins World Car Awards’ car of the year

The Kia EV9 was voted the car of the year at the World Car Awards for 2024. The large SUV narrowly beat the Volvo EX30, while the BMW i5 was a close third. The EV9 also won the award for the world’s best EV. BMW’s i5 also won an award. It beat out the Mercedes-Benz E-Class and EQE SUV as… Read more…
Xiaomi SU7 gets 50,000 firm orders in 27 minutes, limited Founders Edition unveiled

Xiaomi just officially launched the SU7 EV in three versions, with an impressive starting price of about €28,000. The company has also made a very special Founders Edition, limited to 5,000 units. Deliveries for this special edition are set to start on April 3, and it’s priced at the exact same level as the standard and Max versions. Additionally, Xiaomi… Read more…
Xiaomi SU7 EV officially launched in three variants, starting at $30,000

Today, Xiaomi finally announced what is arguably the most hotly anticipated EV of the year – the SU7 sedan. During the launch event we got the full list of features and the company unveiled three configurations, which is one more than the initial “Tech launch” event back in December 2023. We will start with the base model, which offers a… Read more…

