Aug 7, 2026 | Battery Technology, Charging & Infrastructure
A battery’s C-rate is how fast it charges or discharges relative to its own capacity: at 1C it fills in an hour, at 4C in fifteen minutes, at 10C in six. That last figure is not hypothetical. In March 2025 BYD’s Super e-Platform hit 10C — 1,000 kW, 1,000...
Aug 2, 2026 | Battery Technology, Charging & Infrastructure
A Lucid Gravity GT was measured on a 500 kW Tesla V4 Supercharger in January 2026. It touched 419 kW — briefly, between 3% and 5% state of charge. It averaged 223 kW across the useful 10–80% window, and 107 kW across a full charge to 100%. The number on the sign was...
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...
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 | Battery Technology
Tesla vs. BYD: A Deep Dive into Battery Technology Comparing the innovative battery technologies from Tesla and BYD, two giants in the electric vehicle (EV) market leads to some surprizing results. The core of any electric vehicle lies in its battery, and both Tesla...
