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A newly launched EV that reaches customers adhering to the initially announced delivery timeline? That's a pretty rare sight these days, but one company that has managed to create just that is Avatr, the Chinese joint-venture between Changan, CATL,...

The electric Subaru Solterra, which is the sibling of the electric Toyota bZ4X, could only be purchased at the time with a single-phase charger that provided AC charging at a maximum of 6.6 kilowatts. An upgrade for the new model year of the...

QuantumScape is one of the most promising battery manufacturers that aims to bring scalable and efficient solid-state battery production to the EV market. The firm started the development of solid-state batteries back in 2010 and now it announced...

Human Horizons announced its second flagship electric car the HiPhi Z just went into production yesterday. First cars have already left the factory and are on the way to showrooms across China with the customers expected to take deliveries next...

If you own a Porsche Taycan and like using AC charging, the company has some great news for you. It's making available a new 19.2 kW AC on-board charger (OBC), which can be retrofitted to all Taycan models. In the US, the only market it was...

Rivian recently added a boost in range for the R1S and R1T through a software update, and today the company is at it again. This time around, if you own an R1S or R1T, and install the latest update, you'll then magically have a brand new Snow mode...

Volvo's upcoming EX90 electric SUV is expected to hit the roads in early 2024, but the company is busy promoting it and revealing more details along the way. An advanced Bose sound system is the latest addition to the long list of...

Huawei established its car-making business back in May 2019 with a view of not making its own vehicles at some point down the road. The company started with establishing a marketing department and commenced wide-ranging research into the automotive...

Audi is accelerating its transition to electric-only automaker with ambitious plans for all of its global factories making EVs by 2026. But it is 2026 that marks the end of new ICE-powered cars - it will be the last year Audi plans to introduce a...

If you are in the EV or smartphone news cycle, you can't possibly have missed the Sony-Honda joint venture that aims to deliver a smart EV in the very near future. Now Sony posted a short YouTube teaser, that the two companies will give us a...

Hyundai literally pulled a rabbit out of a hat - without any leaks, teasers or major rumors the company just unveiled its brand-new Kona. It’s not a refresh either, it is a completely new vehicle, substantially larger than its predecessor and with...

Geely's Panda Mini EV is rumored to have a very un-EV-like price - the diminutive car unveiled last week in Geely's home market of China is allegedly going to start at just about $5,700. No, there isn't a digit missing there. Of course for a tenth...

Audi's versatile concept EV called Activesphere will be fully revealed during the company's Celebration of Progress event on January 26. The event's name in line with Audi's motto "Progress through technology", and the Activesphere is just one of...

Rivian will update the suspension on both the R1S and R1T to the latest Monroe CVSA2/KInetic H2 solution from Tenneco. The company is supplying McLaren with its sophisticated racing setup and the updated solution for Rivian is meant to not only...

Local Chinese media outlets shared more spy photos of the yet to be announced Nio EC7 spotted testing somewhere in China. The media attention is clearly focused on this upcoming electric SUV from Nio with its expected launch to happen at this week’s...

The Chinese arm of Buick is preparing to launch its first electric car based on the GM’s Ultium platform. The MIIT regulatory body already released details of the car providing some insight and giving a final clue that the car is nearing its...

In a recent interview with Reuters, VP of PepsiCo Mike O’Connell confirmed the company is planning to have 100 Tesla Semi electric trucks in its fleet before the end of 2023. That ambitious plan is met with an infrastructure rollout - new 750 kW...

China - the world of wonders. Great food, great people and about 100 electric car brands. Big names just keep adding sub-brands to corner every possible market niche, new joint ventures compete with brand new start-ups for every slice of the...

M-Vision from Zeekr is one of many concept vehicles that showcase the future of driverless taxi service. The difference is that M-Vision is coming to the US and will be part of Waymo’s autonomous taxi fleet. The vehicle was designed based on the...

The order backlog for Tesla vehicles is dropping and not by small margins - compared to October when there were estimated 285,000 orders in the pipeline, November was the lowest month in over a year with just 190,000 orders left unfulfilled. Is that...