VinFast’s affordable mini SUV has officially started deliveries in Vietnam, about six months after the announcement earlier this year. The EV starts at VND 322 million (€11,900) with the battery included in the price, but customers can get a VF 3 for just VND 235 million (€8,620) through the company’s battery subscription model. VinFast offers its cheap mini SUV through… Read more…

Citroen unveiled the e-C3 as the savior of the European EV market last year, with its price starting at €23,300 and thus being able to take the Chinese competition head-on. Its launch hasn’t been smooth sailing at all, however. It has now emerged that the e-C3 has been delayed due to software bugs. The car is now said to be… Read more…

Renault’s sporty sub-brand Alpine has released the A290 – a Renault 5 E-Tech-based EV. The A290 comes in four main variants – A290 GT as an entry-level configuration, A290 GT Premium, A290 GT Performance and A290 GTS. The hot hatch was announced in June this year and is now reaching the streets with a starting price of €38,700 for the… Read more…

Back in May, the US Trade Representative’s office proposed to quadruple import tariffs on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100% and batteries from 7.5% to 25% in order to protect local manufacturing. The new tariffs should have gone into effect on August 1 2024, but the USTR has delayed the implementation of the tariffs. The delay is due to the… Read more…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is once again trying to ignite excitement for the forever-awaited next-generation Roadster. Known for his bold statements and outlandish promises, this time, he envisions a groundbreaking demonstration in 2025 that will showcase the electric sports car’s ability to “fly.” Speaking at the recent Tesla-focused X Takeover event, Musk reiterated his ambitious timeline for the Roadster, stating… Read more…

Audi has unveiled the A6 e-tron, demonstrating that its most recognizable model can remain relevant in the electric vehicle era. Available as a Sportback (hatchback) or Avant (estate), the A6 e-tron uses the same platform as the Q6 e-tron SUV, but offers an even more impressive range and performance. There are three powertrain options for the A6 e-tron. The base… Read more…

Even though Elon Musk repeatedly said the Model Y refresh isn’t coming this year, it’s quite evident that the company is working on the updated model. After all, the Model Y is the company’s best-selling model (and even the best-selling vehicle in 2023), and it was released back in 2020, so it’s high time the compact SUV gets a refresh.… Read more…

In a move that is seen as a watershed moment for autonomous driving in China, electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng has initiated a nationwide rollout of its advanced driver-assistance system XNGP. Following extensive beta testing and over 7.56 million kilometers of real-world trials, XNGP is now accessible to all eligible XPeng vehicles across China. XNGP, similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD),… Read more…

Leapmotor International, the joint venture between Stellantis and Leapmotor which was established earlier this year, has started shipping the first batch of vehicles from Shanghai, China to European ports this month. The models in question are the T03 and the C10, the former a small city EV, the latter an SUV. More shipments are promised to come in the following… Read more…

Kia has officially released pricing for its latest electric vehicle, the EV3, in the UK and the Netherlands, giving us a clearer picture of how its compact SUV will fit in the European EV market. In the UK, the base EV3, equipped with a 58.3 kWh battery, starts at €37,959. The Dutch can expect to pay €36,995 for the same… Read more…

Opel announced its first fully electric minivan back in December 2023 and is now opening the order books at a much lower price than initially anticipated. All the available trims are about €15,000 cheaper than what Open announced back in December. The Zafira Electric is based on the EMP2 platform and comes in two variants – 50 kWh battery or… Read more…

Tesla has begun the wide release of its latest Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, version 12.5. While CEO Elon Musk has used the occassion to once again promise the imminent arrival of fully unsupervised self-driving, we should probably know better by now. This latest FSD update, is now hitting vehicles equipped with Tesla’s Hardware 4 (HW4) suite of sensors and processors.… Read more…

The Audi Q8 e-tron gets a minor update and a modest price hike in the US for the model year 2025. That includes the Audi SQ8 e-tron as well. Both variants, including their Sportback versions are now $400 more expensive and the destination fee has been upped by $100. Hardly a major increase on a $80,000 vehicle, but still going… Read more…

Since partially unveiling the Mona 03 earlier this month, XPeng has been generating a lot of interest with its upcoming EV, positioned to directly compete with the Tesla Model 3. While the company published official photos of the exterior, the interior remained a mystery – until now. The latest Mona M03 spy photos offer us a glimpse of a minimalist… Read more…

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio held its annual Tech Day event, IN 2024, showcasing a wide range of innovations in the field of electric cars. At the heart of Nio’s innovations is the Shenji NX9031, the industry’s first 5 nm high-level smart driving chip that the company unveiled at the start of the year. This chip, set to be used… Read more…

Electric vehicle enthusiasts who waited for years for the Tesla Cybertruck have been met with a series of disappointments, from pricing to bulletproofing. Tesla has fallen short again when it comes to the Cybertruck’s range . To rectify the Cybertruck’s underwhelming range, Tesla proposed a “range extender,” an additional battery pack that takes up a third of the truck’s bed.… Read more…

Xiaomi’s electric vehicle division, Xiaomi EV, has just announced the completion of its factory capacity ramp-up. The company previously set an ambitious target of 100,000 EV deliveries this year, but with the factory upgrade completed, it expects to meet this target by early November – nearly two months ahead of schedule. This news comes after the successful launch of Xiaomi’s… Read more…

Maserati is one of the world’s most recognizable brand names and is an echelon of luxury and prestige. Even though the brand has aimed at more mass-market models in recent years, its pure-bred roots allow it to maintain one of the best reputations in the automotive industry, and it is with great pleasure that we approach the chance to review… Read more…

The sales of EVs might be going up and down, but the electric vehicle market is getting busier and more competitive. Audi has thrown down the gauntlet with its all-new Q6 e-tron quattro and made some bold promises. Those promises were put to the test, and Audi managed to outpace its rivals in a 1,000 km endurance test, proving its… Read more…

The sales of EVs might be going up and down, but the electric vehicle market is getting busier and more competitive. Audi has thrown down the gauntlet with its all-new Q6 e-tron quattro and made some bold promises. Those promises were put to the test, and Audi managed to outpace its rivals in a 1,000-km endurance test, proving its prowess… Read more…