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...
Aug 1, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
Leapmotor’s refreshed B01 saloon and B10 SUV went on sale in China on 16 July from ¥95,800 and ¥99,800 — about $14,100 and $14,700. The long-range versions carry an 800-volt silicon-carbide platform, peak at 210 kW on DC, and claim 670 km and 610 km on the CLTC...
Aug 1, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
Xiaomi opened pre-sales of the SkyNomad on 30 July at ¥259,900 for the N70 Max and ¥299,900 for the N90 Max — about $38,400 and $44,200. Lei Jun claimed the N70 Max has the longest pure-electric range of any production extended-range vehicle in the world, at 505 km on...
Jul 31, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
A kei car — from kei jidōsha, “light vehicle” — is a uniquely Japanese class of tiny car defined by law rather than by taste: to qualify it must stay within 3,400 mm long, 1,480 mm wide and 2,000 mm tall, and in return it attracts lower tax, cheaper...
May 29, 2025 | Cars, Charging & Infrastructure, Electric Vehicles
Changan Oshan 520 Pioneers EV Swapping with CATL’s Choco-SEB Battery Chongqing, China – The future of electric vehicle (EV) convenience is accelerating, with the Changan Oshan 520 leading the charge as the first EV to begin deliveries equipped with CATL’s...
