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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Here at Arena EV, we've been tracking the chaotic evolution of the electric vehicle market for a while now, watching automakers swap between wild electrification pledges and panicked U-turns. But nothing quite prepared us for the bureaucratic poetry...

I have lost count of the hours I have spent deep in the digital trenches of online car configurators late at night. For anyone who genuinely loves cars, clicking through countless paint samples, ticking boxes for different upholstery, picking...

Back in April, Smart revealed that it would be going back to its roots, working on an EV that would be the spiritual successor to the original Smart ForTwo city car. Then, the company presented the Concept #2 a few weeks later in order to give us a...

The auto industry's obsession with stuffing electric cars with heavy battery packs to fix range anxiety sounds a bit like a lazy engineering shortcut. It seems automakers believe that making an EV heavier is the only way for it to go farther - an...

It seems that the slow-burning EV revolution that we are witnessing, is going through a curious corporate shell game. On paper, things look spectacular. In the German market, which basically is Europe’s automotive barometer, battery-electric vehicle...

There's no two ways about it - modern car interiors are changing fast. For many young motorists, talking directly to a vehicle is now an everyday habit rather than a futuristic novelty. Voice commands provide a simple way to bypass the complicated...

Tesla just released a balance bike for toddlers, and as all balance bikes do, this one has no pedals, no motor, no brakes - the legs do all the things. However, it has a nice, clean design and a lightweight magnesium frame. The catch? It's priced at...

Small electric vehicles are particularly well suited to urban driving, which is why Nissan has revived the familiar Micra nameplate as a fully electric model based on the Renault 5 E-Tech. The two cars share many of their key components, yet each...

According to a new report, Volvo is currently "studying" the idea to launch a sedan and station wagon in the US - they could be hitting showrooms in 2028. They will both be electric and they are allegedly already in development for the European...

A new trade agreement between Canada and China opens the door for Chinese car manufacturers to enter the Canadian market. The trade deal reduces the 100% tariff on Chinese-imported cars to 6.1% for up to 49,000 vehicles in 2027. We've already seen...

Today, Honda has confirmed that it is discontinuing the Prologue EV in the US. This follows the discontinuation of the Acura ZDX in September of last year and the cancellation of the RSX in March. A Honda spokesperson explained: Honda will...