Oct 21, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
BYD’s new Da Han flagship, launched on 13 October, pairs a 1,008 km range claim with a 10-to-97% charge in nine minutes. The battery behind both numbers is a modest 102.3 kWh — the same pack BYD drops into cars that travel a third less far. The range is not...
Sep 24, 2026 | Battery Technology, Cars, Electric Vehicles
Denza, BYD’s premium marque, launched the Z9S on 23 September 2026 with a record bolted to the press release: at 1,100 km on China’s CLTC cycle, it is the longest-range mass-produced electric car on sale. The figure is genuine. It is also the least...
Aug 14, 2026 | Battery Technology, Cars, Electric Vehicles
BYD opened pre-orders for the Sealion 08 on 13 August, and the two numbers doing the rounds are 900 km of range and a charge from 10% to 97% in nine minutes. Both are real claims from BYD. Both mean something different from what they sound like. The car itself is...
Aug 14, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles, Policy & Regulations
Americans cannot buy a Chinese electric car. Waymo has imported more than 3,200 of them. Alphabet’s robotaxi arm has brought over 3,200 Zeekr CM1e vehicles through the Port of Los Angeles, more than 2,600 of them this year, at a tariff rate that roughly doubles...
Aug 2, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
Geely showed the Galaxy Cruiser 700 in China in the last week of July, and in Milan on 26 July: a boxy plug-in hybrid off-roader with 830 kW, or 1,113 horsepower, from a petrol engine and three electric motors. That power figure is real and it is remarkable for the...
Aug 1, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
BYD’s Denza Z made its global debut at Goodwood on 9 July, four days before it went on pre-sale in China. The Coupe costs ¥680,000 at home and £142,900 in Britain — about $100,800 against $189,800 at the end of July, an 88% premium. That gap is the most...
