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There is a huge annual study conducted in the US called Strategic Vision’s New Vehicle Experience Study. It asks people who just bought their car, how they feel about the quality of over 45 vehicle brands - would they consider any of the brands for...

VinFast put on a special event to celebrate delivery of the first units of the VF8. The celebrations took place at its factory in Hai Phong and was streamed live. The very first unit, in metallic orange, was handed over to the Ambassador of the...

SVOLT belongs to the group of China’s largest battery manufacturers, it sits comfortably among giants like BYD and CATL. The company was initially just a battery division within the Great Wall Motor, but in 2018 it was spun off as a separate...

Peugeot has been teasing the fully-electric versions of the its 308 for some time now and today the company released some specs for us to go through. The E-308 and E-308 SW models primarily focus on efficiency and promise a consumption of just 12.7...

Audi will use the R8 reincarnation to assert its position as a leading electric car manufacturer and plans to launch the all-electric supercar in 2025. The design has not been signed off yet but the car is under development already and apparently it...

BMW is making life easier for EV owners. From mid-2023 the company is enabling the Plug & Charge service for its EVs with customers being able to top up their cars at public charging stations without having to use either a payment card or a mobile...

Nio is keeping busy, the company commissioned another 6 battery swap stations just the other day, bringing the total to 1,103 up and running across China. 292 of the stations are located along the highways and together deliver on average 30,000...

Li Auto's next SUV is the Li L8 and it's supposed to launch in November but before that, it has to go be certified by China's Ministry of Industry and Information (MIIT). The regulatory filing is still a draft, but it's already public and people can...

Renault is bringing all the classic icons back to the 21st century, first it was the Renault 5 that we know is going into production next year. Now the company is bringing back the iconic Renault 4 - revised and updated of course but still...

Oh the joys of charging your EV at a public DC station, after finding one that actually works and is in a safe spot. Times of public chargers being tucked away at the back of supermarkets or storage units are slowly going away with many retailers...

Nissan has taken a novel approach with the latest version of its X-Trail SUV. The car comes to Europe exclusively with a unique powertrain that includes both electric and petrol components. We don’t really talk about hybrid vehicles in general on...

It is not the end of the XC90 yet, in fact the car will get a facelift and will carry on alongside its electric sibling which technically will be a completely separate model. It looks like Volvo is planning to break with another tradition as well...

Another gem straight from the pages of the Chinese press. This one required a triple take to make sure it wasn’t a joke or a misdirection by Chinese sources but no, this contraption is very real and Great Wall is responsible for bringing it to...

What’s small, cute and has big round eyes? Oh - and it’s electric? No, it’s not Pokemon, it’s Geometry G2 - the latest addition to a growing market of tiny electric cars from China. They may look tiny but come with everything you expect from a...

Not a day goes by without lithium or Tesla being in the news, Tesla is not alone in the struggle to secure raw materials for battery production. The supply itself is not an issue, apparently we have plenty of lithium around the world. The issues are...

It’s been a busy week with a lot of news and what better way to open the weekend with something a little bit lighter? Or rather, bigger? VW decided it wants to experiment with its electric car lineup and wants to see how far it can push the public...

BMW announced its 6th generation of lithium-ion battery cells. The new generation offers 20 percent higher energy density which translates to 30 percent increase in a vehicle’s driving range. The new design allows for 30 percent faster charging and...

Curious story this one - XPeng G9 is already in showrooms, according to the local Chinese press, despite its official launch not happening until September 21 and no official prices have been yet released. The Chinese EV market is going through a...

You've probably heard by now that Xiaomi is looking to expand its business to making self-driving EVs and even showcased its Pilot Technology for self-driving about two months ago. The company's CEO, Lei Jun, thinks that the Chinese tech giant is...

As the electric car adoption speeds up and breaks new records, the raw material suppliers are ringing alarm bells all over the world. Politicians set up ambitious goals, manufacturers promise new cars and new technologies. The emissions-free future...