FIA added Shanghai to one of 16 electric F1 races that will be held next year. Shanghai will organize two races at the end of May 2024.
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Category: Electric cars
Super-fast-charging Polestar EV could gain 100 miles in 5 minutes
The electric vehicle brand Polestar has announced that it plans to make the first EV with extremely fast-charging, semi-solid-state battery cells from the tech firm StoreDot. The announcement was made as part of a Polestar Day event held in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the companies demonstrated both the charging of StoreDot’s... Luxeed S7 from Chery and Huawei hit pre-sales in China. Starts at 35,425 USD
The Luxeed S7 is a high-end sedan with 496 hp, up to 800 km of range, air suspension and a starting price of 34,425 USD.
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BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao Bao 5 SUV launched and proved BYD’s incredible cost control
Bao 5 started sales in China cheaper then pre-sales price - 289,900 yuan.
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GM invented rare-earth magnets but hopes to purge them from EVs
Nearly 40 years ago, General Motors invented the rare-earth magnet and thus laid the foundation for modern electric motors. But now the automaker is moving on to a different technology. GM recently announced a partnership with Niron Magnetics, a Minnesota-based company that claims to have developed automotive-grade permanent-magnet motors without... BMW i3 EV sequel won’t be an “outsider,” claims development boss
The BMW i3 electric car will get a successor, but without the "polarizing design" of the original, the automaker's development boss said in a recent interview with Automotive News. "A lot of people liked it, but in the eyes of others the i3 was not a real BMW. A bit of an outsider in the classroom if you will," Frank Weber said of the original i3... Report: Hyundai is developing LFP batteries for affordable EVs
Hyundai is developing a new generation of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for affordable EVs, The Korea Herald reported this week. The automaker is undertaking a two-year joint venture with battery makers based in its home country of South Korea that aims to see development work on LFP batteries completed in 2024, and for the batteries to... Top-Selling car brands in October 2023 in China – BYD first, VW second, Toyota third
BYD has dominated the Chinese market sales for many consecutive months.
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Wuling Starlight to go on presale at Guangzhou Auto Show
The first Wuling's sedan with a green drive, Wuling Starlight, will start presale at Guangzhou Auto Show next week, while the official sale will start by the end of the month.
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Xpeng, Li Auto plan to double the sales in 2024, Nio eyes 50% growth rate
Li Auto and Xpeng expect a 100%, and Nio a 50% year-over-year increase in 2024 sales, local media reported, citing the Chinese carmakers' supply chain sources.
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