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It seems Tesla has come out with another perfect business idea. First, force people to buy a car with an unworkable option - such as the yoke steering. Then push back against the feedback and keep selling more cars, and once the number is...

Tesla Model 3 Project Highland is no longer a secret, the cat has been out of the bag for a while now. We have seen the updated Model 3 covered in camouflage several times, we have seen reports of Project Highland's intended production start date,...

Zeekr X was unveiled not so long ago, but until now we only saw the funky exterior. Zeekr is the upmarket brand of Geely and while all of its models so far have been intended for the Chinese market, Zeekr X is the first EV designed for European...

Smart's new model, the Smart #3, will debut at the Shanghai Auto Show in April and will go on sale in China by year-end, with Europe to follow in early 2024. Smart is the electric car joint venture between Mercedes Benz and Geely, and the company...

The integration of mobile phones and electric cars is increasing with every passing day. While some EV manufacturers - we are looking at you, Volkswagen - believe the late 90s graphics and clunky user interface are fine, companies like Rivian have...

Apple’s car project may as well be the most secretive in the automotive industry. The company has been working on Project Titan for many years and it has seen its ups and downs - it was reportedly nearly scrapped at one point, while now it's back to...

Over in China, a local self-driving startup called DeepRoute has today unveiled its Driver 3.0 solution for car makers, which it says eliminates the need for high-definition maps, thus facilitating quick and cheap adoption. AliBaba is invested...

Hyundai and Electrify America have a track record of special offers - Hyundai Kona and Ioniq 5 owners were given free charging in the past. Electrify America doesn’t offer promotions exclusively with Hyundai, it works with other manufacturers as...

The first electric hypercar from China, with ambitions to compete against the fastest electric cars in the world, has entered a low-volume production at Aion’s facility. The Hyper SSR comes with a 900 kW (1,225 hp) powertrain and is capable of 0 to...

The 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 is finally going on sale in the US. This largest electric SUV from the brand is hoped to sway customers away from the likes of the Audi Q8 e-tron and Mercedes EQE SUV, but in fact, is much smaller and its direct...

Engineers working for Hyundai Motor Group in South Korea developed a fully automatic charging robot, called ACR for short. The company claims the ACR is capable of working in any environment and in any weather, making electric car charging easier...

CATL unveiled its 3.0 CTP (cell-to-pack) Qilin battery back in 2022 and on paper, its specs look impressive. The battery production reportedly achieved the level required for reliable distribution, which means the first cars with the 1,000 km...

Ford has finally unveiled its first - of two - VW MEB-based electric SUV designed for Europe. While the technical details are still being kept away, the all-new and all-electric Ford Explorer is a really interesting vehicle. For starters, it shows...

It is quite interesting how the automotive, and electric car in particular, brands evolve. Take the Polestar - first a tuning company for Volvo, then an in-house performance division that eventually became an independent brand within the Geely auto...

Kia has only just debuted its largest electric SUV - the EV9 - and the company is already following with a smaller EV. At the EV Day in China, the company introduced the Kia EV5, a much smaller electric SUV, but clearly inspired by its larger...

BYD becomes yet another company to wade into the smartphone accessory market. While Xiaomi went into making cars, Huawei went into supplying carmakers with its technology and Nio is making its first smartphone, BYD decided that the best idea is to...

Kia Niro in its second generation was first introduced in the US late last year. As a quick reminder, the refreshed Niro comes with a new design which is quite a departure from its previous version. The vehicle comes with just one electric motor...

Nio is ramping up the production of the third generation of its battery swapping stations, with the volume production to be achieved in May. The company is bringing the first 10 stations online on March 28 - a month earlier than it originally...

The VW ID. 2all attracted a lot of attention when it was unveiled just last week. While many people felt underwhelmed by its conservative design, they missed out on technical details which make the VW ID. 2all a real nugget in the Volkswagen...

Polestar’s first electric SUV, th ePolestar 3, was unveiled last year, and while its European and US pricing has been on the more expensive end of this category EVs, its Chinese debut originally came with a shocker. The company officially...