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Today at CES Qualcomm unveiled its newest SoC family built for cars. The latest addition to the Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio is the Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC, which supports mixed-criticality workloads on the same hardware. This means your...

Kia has added a new member to its Niro EV lineup - the Kia Niro EV Cargo. The car will be on sale in the Netherlands both as a standalone model and as a conversion kit for an existing Niro EV. There are two tiers - Basic kit, which costs €1,990...

BYD marked the official start of its premium YangWang brand today with the launch of the U8 SUV. And while those bits were expected, the company also had a surprise up its sleeve - a second car that wasn't previously spotted and that goes by the...

Right on schedule BYD unveiled its new premium brand YungWang and showcased its first vehicle. The new U8 SUV was driven on stage by the chairman of BYD, Wang Chuanfu himself. The YangWang U8 is 5.3 meters long with a wheelbase of 3.05m - a...

BMW unveiled its i Vision Dynamics electric concept vehicle today, representing the "next level of human-machine interaction," in the German automaker's view. This vehicle gives a preview of the high-tech future in store for the BMW 3 Series. The...

Sony and Honda just took a major step forward in their joint EV journey by unveiling the name of the brand and its first electric vehicle. Afeela is the name for the first production model of the joint venture and we saw the first concept on stage...

Maserati's global head of e-mobility, Ana Paola Reginatto, has some weird ideas about EVs. She thinks what's needed in the EV space is for manufacturers to shift consumers' attitudes towards slower charging. Yes, you read that right: slower...

Sony Honda Mobility has not revealed much about its forthcoming vehicle, but what little it has shared has generated excitement. The joint venture plans to start manufacturing its first electric vehicle in 2026, with a focus on North American...

Eleanor Sand, the Network Development Lead at Nio, announced that the company will be installing Power Swap Stations (PSS) throughout the United Kingdom in 2023. Sand posted a message on LinkedIn stating that Nio is looking for locations in all...

Lotus will allow buyers in China to configure the Eletre SUV with e-mirrors. The option will cost CNY 16,000 (€2,190, converted) and can be added for those who've already made an order. The Lotus Eletre is set to ship to customers from July 1,...

Volvo chose to unveil the EX90 at CES, a technology trade show, rather than an auto show because the company believes the vehicle will be "a highly advanced computer on wheels," as stated in a press release. The company is now taking pre-orders...

This VW prototype, disguised in colorful and glowing camouflage is attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and provides a sneak peek at the all-new Volkswagen ID.7. Previously known as the Aero B concept vehicle, it will initially be...

If you want the highest performing, sportiest Polestar 2, you can't have one anymore. That's because the highest performing, sportiest Polestar 2 is the Polestar 2 BST 270 Edition, which was a limited edition of 270 units - all reserved already. The...

Today at CES in Las Vegas Nvidia announced that its GeForce Now game streaming service is headed to cars. Specifically, cars from BYD, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, and Polestar. No special equipment (other than one or more controllers, we presume) will...

Nio is in the process of transitioning its models from the NT 1.0 platform to the newer NT2.0. The ES8 already made the switch and the ES6 will seemingly be next in line. A picture of a heavily camouflaged SUV built on the NT 2.0 platform...

China abandoned its zero-COVID policy in December, leading to a surge in infections that has impacted the automotive industry. However, the head of Nio (NYSE: NIO) expects the effects on the industry to lessen in the coming months. William Li,...

Tesla is having one heck of a start to the new year - 2023 began with the company posting the biggest sales, but still missed analysts' expectations. Then came the appointment of Tom Zhu as the second-in-charge of the company and now we have news of...

Tom Zhu, Tesla's China chief, has been promoted, so now he'll be overseeing the company's assembly plants in the United States, as well as sales operations in North America and Europe. According to an internal posting by Tesla obtained by...

Tesla had a wonderful 2022, and the company wants everyone to know about it too. It just released its sales numbers for both the fourth quarter (October-December) as well as the full year that's now behind us. The record-breaking Q4 saw Tesla...

Although total vehicle sales in China declined in November, the demand for electric and plug-in hybrid cars remained strong and did not experience any slowdown. According to Clean Technica, a total of 625,205 new electric passenger vehicles were...