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Despite lack of official statements from Meizu, it appears that Geely has completed the purchase of the Chinese phone company. This is a quite interesting move by a company that brought us Polestar and the latest Smart #1 to name a few. Geely is...

There is a growing consensus in the automotive industry that the future of land transportation is electric propulsion. However as e-mobility reappeared as a concept (don’t forget that at the dawn of the automotive era ICE and electric cars...

Lightyear 0 promises to be the revolution the whole world has been waiting for - apparently. The idea is truly amazing, can you imagine a car you pay for only once and never have to recharge? According to Lightyear - it is possible. Lightyear has...

Samsung is reportedly becoming Tesla's biggest supplier of camera modules for its cars, following a recent multi-billion-dollar deal between the two companies. So far, LG Innotek was supplying around 70% of the camera modules Tesla needed, with...

VW introduced another all-wheel-drive version to the hugely popular ID.4 and the new model is called the Pro 4Motion. This is the second twin-motor model available in the lineup after the ID.4 GTX. The ID.4 Pro 4Motion has slightly less power than...

Hyundai showcased the autonomous driving capabilities of its Ioniq 5 last year and now the car is used in the newly launched taxi service called RoboRide. The new service opened in Seoul, in the Gangnam District and for now every car will come with...

Renault Megane E-Tech Electric went on sale in February this year and during the Sofia Motor Show we had our first chance to have a closer look at it. This is Renault’s first model built on the dedicated CMF-EV platform and is available with two...

Cadillac's all-out EV, the show car Celestiq, has been shrouded in mystery, ever since GM showed it off in 2020. We know that it's a show car and that a production car based on it is coming in 2025. We also know that it will be Cadillac's Tesla...

The EU Parliament voted yesterday on eight climate protection laws that will address the renewable energy targets, the aviation sector, pollution control as well as how forests management and vehicles. Compulsory speed limits in France in order...

Over in China, internet giant Baidu and car maker Geely have set up a joint venture called Jidu. This company will make EVs using its two parents' combined expertise in AI and software (Baidu) and car manufacturing (Geely). Today, Jidu has unveiled...

Indian ride-hailing firm BluSmart Electric Mobility and Tata Motors announced a deal for 10,000 Tata XPRES-T EV cars to join BluSmart's fleet, making it by far the largest EV fleet order in India. The 10,000 cars will complement a previous 3,500...

Cupra had a busy day today announcing its plans for next three years and committing to a complete electrification of its lineup. After spinning the company away from Seat following Polestar and Volvo's example, the company aims to sell 500,000 cars...

BYD might be one of Tesla's biggest competitors in the very lucrative Chinese EV market, but it's also the country's second biggest battery maker - in fact it recently surfaced that it's buying its own lithium mines in Africa to ensure supply for...

The Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) is equivalent to the German ADAC, the American AAA or the UK AA. It was established in 1924 and is responsible for national vehicle safety testing, while also offering roadside recovery services and camping...

Tesla has just officially opened the Moss Landing Megapack project in California. The energy storage facility is being built for PG&E and is one of the biggest such projects in the world with 730MWh capacity. It was switched on for the first time...

This is our first look at the Polestar 3, the carmaker's first SUV. The snap comes directly from Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath, who shared a quick teaser video of the car yesterday. The Polestar 3 will debut in October, and Ingenlath shares that...

Apple showed the world a glimpse of the future during its 2022 Worldwide Developer Conference. A part of its iOS 16 announcement was a real gem - a fully updated Apple CarPlay that is no longer interested in just playing your favorite tunes. This...

When Sony and Honda announced their partnership to make EVs, they said that they'll make a separate company. Now, Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony Chairman, President, and CEO, is doubling down on that message, saying that making the joint venture...

Mercedes-Benz introduced the AMG versions of the EQE sedan back in February this year but the cars themselves were hardly available to order and spotting one was nearly impossible. Mercedes is clearly working hard on electrifying its entire range...

Hyundai will pull the plug on the original Ioniq this year, marking the end of the model, whose production ran from 2016. Production at the Ulsan plant will cease after July. When it arrived in 2016, it was the first car with three electric...