Another day, another hard-core electric SUV over $100,000 in China.
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Category: Electric cars
VW plans to sunset gas and diesel VW Golf in favor of EVs
Volkswagen is not planning new gasoline or diesel versions of its staple Golf hatchback, long Europe's bestselling car, as it looks to go all-electric, brand boss Thomas Schaefer told German publication Automobilwoche (via Reuters) Sunday. The move, which would end the internal-combustion Golf lineup after eight generations going back to 1974... BYD became the best-selling EV brand in Thailand in Q3 2023
BYD sold 5,579 EVs in Q1 2023, accounting for 37.8% of the market share, ranking first in Thailand for three consecutive months.
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IM L5 EV from SAIC and Alibaba spotted in China during road tests
The IM L5 electric liftback was spied in China. This vehicle should increase the brand's sales volume. But is it good enough?
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2023 BYD e2 electric hatchback with an 8-in-1 electric powertrain will launch on April 6
The e2 was mainly aimed at the ride-hailing market, but now BYD is rebranding it as a family car.
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Preview drive: 2025 Volkswagen ID.7 hatchback shows why aero rules for EVs
Obsessive wind-tunnel work—of the sort that used to be reserved for racing and supercars—has become an essential in building modern electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.7. Aero can go a long way toward accelerating EV adoption. It isn’t just the key to more miles of range and better efficiency. It helps keep battery packs... Review: 2023 Mercedes EQE 350+ 4Matic SUV surfs the electric wave
Off the coast of Portugal near Lisbon, a vast underwater canyon tosses up some of nature’s fiercest waves at the cliffs at Nazaré. Surfers set records here on dizzying curls that can unleash thousands of kilojoules of energy. In 2020, Sebastian Steudtner rode an 86-foot wave for nearly half a minute toward the Praia do Norte on surf... Tesla sold 88,869 China-made cars in March, 80% sold domestically
It's up 35% YoY and historically the second best result for Shanghai plant. Every second car delivered by Tesla was China-made
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Wireless battery management could add EV range, downsize packs
LG Innotek, a unit of battery supplier and electronics giant LG, has introduced a wireless battery management system (BMS) it claims will boost EV range. Introduced in February, and first spotted by Charged EVs, the system is the first to marry wireless battery management with 800-volt electrical architecture, LG Innotek claims. The company aims... Mercedes-Geely JV’s Smart #1 EV delivered 12,697 units in Q1 2023 in China
The Smart #1 model has delivered 21,909 units in China since its launch in September 2022. The price is 26,000 - 40,500 USD.
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