Electric Cars Were The UK's Best-Selling Powertrain Last Month At 30% of the entire UK market, the country is buying more EVs than any other vehicle type. Tesla is still on top. InsideEVs · Sep 3
Surprise: someone’s actually making a new 4K Blu-ray player! But it’s not exactly a mainstream option — this reference player is for audiophiles as much as cinephiles Magnetar's Ultima is a reference-grade player for UHD Blu-Ray, SACD, DVD, CD and digital sources too TechRadar · Sep 3
Electric cars outsell petrol rivals for the first time Fuel prices are up and so are electric vehicle sales, with Australian drivers now buying more battery-powered cars than either petrol or diesel models. AAP · Sep 3
China Opens Nationwide Inspections After BYD And Geely Fail Quality Checks Regulators are tightening inspections and test rules as Chinese automakers chase faster product cycles and export growth into skeptical overseas markets. Motor1 · Sep 2
Honda tells suppliers to cut costs in $9 billion push to fend off China Honda plans to cut more than $9 billion in costs by 2030 and has asked suppliers to sharply reduce prices as it struggles with rising competition from Chinese automakers such as BYD. The Economic Times · Sep 2
BYD Is Building Its Ultra-Fast Flash Charging Network At A Ferocious Pace Chinese automaker BYD managed to double the size of its ultra-fast Flash Charger network from 5,000 to 10,000 chargers in just five months. InsideEVs · Aug 29
From Nike to Starbucks, some American brands are losing aura in China Global companies once relied on China for consistent growth and expansion. Economic challenges and strong local competitors now impact foreign brands significantly. Brands like Nike and Starbucks are losing market share to domestic rivals. However, some companies succeed by adapting to local tastes and preferences. Success in China now depends… The Economic Times · Aug 28
Does Ultra-Fast Charging Ruin An EV Battery? BYD Did It 350 Times In 9 Days To Find Out The Yangwang U7 charges from 10-97% in just 9 minutes. Here's how that affects battery health. InsideEVs · Aug 27
Apollo Chief economist says ‘China Shock 2.0 is here’ as new wave of Chinese technology floods global markets—and it’s bad news for American companies China's export boom is moving from Walmart shelves to EVs and semiconductors—and U.S. companies can’t tariff it away Fortune · Aug 25
Hungary files a criminal complaint over $965M COVID-19 ventilator deal, citing possible fraud Hungary's foreign ministry has filed a criminal complaint over possible fraud related to the previous government's purchase of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic The Independent UK · Aug 25
BYD's India unit launches SEALION 7 Dynamic: Check price, features and more BYD India introduced the SEALION 7 Dynamic variant at Rs 41.90 lakh. This new model offers a 71.8 kWh battery and a 520 km NEDC range. Buyers receive festive benefits including a complimentary home charger and extended warranty. The SEALION 7 has already sold over 4,000 units in India. BYD… The Economic Times · Aug 20
VIDEO: I Drove China's Best Selling Car. It's Really Good The Geely Xingyuan, or EX2, beat out BYD and Tesla for a reason. In China, I found out just how Geely did it. InsideEVs · Aug 13
Christian Horner Comeback Gathers Pace as Former Red Bull Boss Weighs Possible Return to F1 Christian Horner's return to the F1 paddock at Silverstone fuels speculation about his comeback, with potential roles at Alpine and BYD being explored, though no official position is confirmed yet. International Business Times UK · Aug 12
‘Did they get ChatGPT to name them?’ These new car brands have one big problem DRIVESMART: In the latest DriveSmart newsletter, Steve Fowler discovers that naming a car is harder than it looks – as young drivers pass judgement on Lepas, Omoda, Jaecoo and a host of other new brands The Independent UK · Aug 11
InsideEVs · Aug 9 After Driving Over 25 Chinese Cars, These Are The 6 I Would Buy These six cars represent what I think are the best of what China has to offer. I wouldn’t mind seeing them in my driveway every day.
The Independent UK · Aug 5 The UK has almost 50 Chinese electric car models – these are the 10 most exciting China now builds some of Britain's most talked-about electric cars and plug-in hybrids
AAP · Aug 5 Sales surge: electric, hybrid cars drive vehicle record Electric and hybrid vehicles made up almost half of all new cars sold in July as Australian motorists turned away from rising fuel prices.
Barchart · Aug 4 Analysts Argue That Selling Its China Business Could Be a Big Negative for Tesla Stock. Here’s Why. Analysts at RBC Capital reckon that Tesla should not sell its China business.
InsideEVs · Aug 4 Elon Musk Hurts Tesla More Than China Ties Hurt BYD, Survey Finds A new European survey suggests the Tesla boss is a bigger liability to the automaker's reputation than BYD’s links to the Chinese state.
InsideEVs · Aug 4 BYD Claims Its New EV Can Go 683 Miles On A Charge—And Add Hundreds More In 5 Minutes The Denza Z9S is billed as the world’s longest-range EV. The Lucid Air would like to have a word.
The Independent UK · Aug 3 Meet the Chinese and American brands targeting Audi, BMW and Mercedes buyers DRIVESMART: In the latest DriveSmart newsletter, Steve Fowler unpacks the crowded new premium car market – and asks how much longer Audi, BMW and Mercedes can rely on the badge alone
The Independent UK · Aug 1 BYD Seal 6 Touring: Fotu-genic quality CAR REVIEW: As Sean O’Grady has often been told down the years, beauty is in the eye of the beholder; that’s certainly the case with the latest estate arrival from China, which does everything well and nothing really badly
Motor1 · Jul 31 Tata Tops Tesla: Indian EVs Are the World’s Most Efficient Tata Sierra.ev and Mahindra BE 6 highlight how compact Indian crossovers achieve low Wh/mi on local cycles compared with larger US-market electric vehicles.
InsideEVs · Jul 30 Dongfeng Just Unveiled A 1.5 MW EV Charger To Take On BYD. And It’s Just Getting Started Developed in-house, Dongfeng’s flagship EV charger can cater to a wide range of battery voltages, peaking at 1,000V.
InsideEVs · Jul 29 This Chinese Automaker Just Beat BYD With An EV Battery That Recharges In 8 Minutes Hongqi says its experimental battery can add 60% charge in under four minutes with a peak charging rate of 12C, or 12 times the pack's capacity.