It’s hard to look at the Toyota bZ4X without considering the context in which the Japanese juggernaut’s first volume electric vehicle is arriving. Once the darling of the environmental set with early generations of the Prius, the automaker has become a pariah with the likes of Greenpeace for its seeming recalcitrance to embrace electric vehicles – something shared with numerous Japanese brands – and alleged lobbying efforts. The bZ4X therefore has...
US investors looking to build an EV portfolio are not exactly spoilt for choice. Aside from Tesla, many companies haven’t produced cars, or if they have, they’re in such small numbers it’s difficult to know their true potential. Interestingly, however, if you want to narrow your selection to companies that produce more than 100,000 cars a year, you are reduced to a trio of US-listed Chinese producers. Nio is probably the best known of the three, and comes with its own posy...
Arcfox Alpha-S is the first production car with “Huawei Inside” Arcfox is an EV brand of BAIC - Beijing Automotive Group, the state-owned Chinese automaker. The company is the 6th largest car manufacturer in the country, it was founded in 1958 and apart from its own brand vehicles such as Beijing, BAW, Changhe, Foton, Ruili Doda and Arcfox it makes cars under joint ventures - Beijing Benz and Beijing-Hyundai. Arcfox Alpha-S is the very first vehicle from the dedicated EV brand,...
2024 Nio ET5 Orion: electric estate officially revealed The rival to the upcoming BMW i5 Touring has been spotted on an advertising shoot in Norway ahead of its launch later this year and shows an elegant rebody of the ET5 saloon.The ET5 Orion will be aimed at European customers and will also be made in right-hand drive for sale in the UK. It’s a very beautiful car. It has a lot of interior space, including rear head room,” Nio CEO William Li told Autocar ahead of...
I wrote a long article about NIO in the summer 2022. I had visited NIO and the NIO House in Oslo in the spring. While most of the visit was a conference about NIO, the next day we did have the opportunity to drive and use the battery swap station outside of Oslo. It was not a normal test drive. We had a destination and a car full of participants. I could enjoy the car from the second row, the first row passenger seat, and behind the wheel. I also got the privilege of being the driver when...
This is Changan UNI-K iDD – a plug-in hybrid version of UNI-K. It starts presale today. The price is between RMB 176,900 ($27,700) and RMB 192,900 ($30,000) for the top level. For comparison, the price range of the current fuel version is RMB 145,900 ($22,920) to RMB 184,900 ($29,050) can be a reference. The UNI-K iDD is Changan’s first model equipped with the Blue Whale iDD hybrid system. iDD is Changans’s answer to BYD’s popular DM-i hybrid...
Hongqi E-QM5 Plus Electric Sedan Launched In China, Priced At 30,600 USD The Hongqi E-QM5 Plus electric sedan was officially launched on August 17, priced at 207,800 RMB (30,600 USD). The new car is an upgraded version of the Hongqi E-QM5 launched in March this year. China’s iconic Hongqi brand is best known abroad for its ultra-large state limousines. The car is developed together with China’s ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing. Several brands have developed...
IM L7 Electric Sedan Has Williams-Tuned Chassis, Alibaba Origins The Chinese automotive industry has come a long way since the days it was mostly an imitation of European, Asian, and North American products. There are now more and more local brands that not only build decent cars but also develop new models from scratch to compete against products from mainstream and legacy automakers. To a certain extent, the EV sector in China is even more competitive than in the rest of the world. There’s...
Next-gen 2023 Nio ES6: What to Expect Nio's cheapest offering to shift to the NT 2.0 platform Reports suggest China arrival in H1 2023 May feature the brand’s ‘Aquila Super Sensing’ safety suite Longer range and faster charging could be a possibility Besides entering new market segments, Chinese startup company’ Nio also plans to upgrade current models to the new NT 2.0 platform. Nio appears to be ready with its next-generation ES6 SUV, going by the pictures that have...
BYD Launches The Tang SUV, Han Flagship Sedan, & Yuan Plus In Mexico! The electric mobility sector is starting to get really exciting now, as a lot of the firms that manufacture electric vehicles are starting to seriously ramp up production. This is a welcome development, as we really need to get electric vehicles to as many markets as soon as practically possible to help supercharge the transition away from fossil fuel powered vehicles. One of the leading companies in the EV space is BYD. BYD...
We have new photos of the Yangwang U8, an electric monster SUV with 1100 horsepower. The car was seen on a BYD facility, casually parked along the side of the road like any other car. But any other car it ain’t. The U8 us rather special indeed. Yangwang (仰望) is a new high-end luxury EV brand under BYD. The Yangwang brand was launched in January with two cars: the Yangwang U8 SUV and the Yangwang U9 supercar. Design is in line with many other recently launched off-road SUVs:...
Kia enters China's crowded EV market, 1st model expected to launch in Aug The Kia EV6 will be brought to China as an import and is expected to go on sale in August this year. It will also launch the EV5 in November, its first model to be produced in China. Kia Motors, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co, is entering China's increasingly crowded electric vehicle (EV) market. The South Korean automaker announced its official entry into the Chinese EV market at a launch event today, unveiling...