Author: Linda Ma

Researchers from Southwest Jiaotong University in China have just tested a car with magnetic levitation technology to float on a track. In the trial, eight vehicles traveled with magnetic levitation technology along a nearly five-mile-long conductor rail. The underside of the vehicle under test has a strong magnet and floats 35 mm above the conductor rail. In those trials, one of the test vehicles reached up to 143 mph (230 km/h). Magnetic levitation technology has actually been used in trains for decades and is very popular in China, Japan, and South Korea. China already operates trains with the technology that…

The Hyper SSR claims to be the first electric supercar built in China. The new model was unveiled at an event in Guangzhou. The Hyper SSR has a maximum output of 1,225 hp and up to 12,000 Nm of torque. With this capability, it can accelerate from 0-62 mph (100km/h) in just 1.9 seconds. The body panels of the Hyper SSR are made of carbon fiber, and there’s a large carbon fiber diffuser at the rear to keep the Hyper SSR on the road. To make it look like a typical supercar, there’s a cool-looking set of butterfly doors and…

LDV has revealed that it will soon launch three commercial electric vehicles in Australia. The first of the three is the eT60 which will arrive in November 2022 and will be offered in the guise of a 4×2 dual cabin and powered by an 88.5 kWh lithium-ion battery. The SAIC-backed automaker says the eT60 can cover a range of 330 km (205 miles) on a combined WLTP cycle and can charge from 5-100 percent using an 11 kW charger in 9 hours and from 20-80 percent in 45 minutes with the charger. DC fast power. The electric version of the…

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has reportedly finished building an engineering prototype of its first electric vehicle planned for launch in 2024. Xiaomi has been working on an EV for some time and a new report from China suggests that the prototype was completed on September 28. However, the company has not confirmed whether this news is true or not. More than 10 billion US dollars is being invested in the company’s plans to establish itself as a serious player in the electric vehicle sector. They have more than 1,000 people working on the project and plan to start building a…

For automotive experts, the best electric supercar is currently held by Rimac Nevera. This can be seen from the design made, performance to its ability on the highway and the support for features that are fairly complete in it. But recently, an automotive company from China GAC ​​Aion has just released an electric supercar that also has “savage” performance. The supercar comes with the name Hyper SSR and was launched at an event in Guangzhou, China, last week. The interesting thing about this Hyper SSR is the ability of the electric motor that produces power up to 1,225 hp with…

Although the NIO ET7 is officially announced for the Norwegian market next week, Nio’s Norwegian website has featured the complete ET7 configurator with local taxes, shipping and all additional fees. On the configurator’s website, the base model with a 75 kWh battery and 445 km WLTP range starts at $62,740, while the long-range version with a 580 km 100 kWh battery starts at $68,800. The configurator also has the option to rent the battery instead of paying for it upfront. With the battery lease option, lowers the initial price of the car but the customer will be charged a monthly…

In an effort to accelerate the transformation of electric vehicles, Seoul, the capital of South Korea, will install more than 200,000 public EV chargers over the next four years. Seoul is known for its good public transportation. However, there are still 40 million cars and motorcycles registered there. Seoul officials want 400,000 of these private vehicles to be electrified by 2026. That would require 140,000 chargers to meet that goal. However, they plan to install 220,000 charging stations to ensure that residents are never more than a five-minute walk from one station to another. Like other big cities, public charging…

BYD Atto 3 is the global name for BYD Yuan Plus. This car has been present in several countries such as Australia, Thailand and Europe. The BYD Atto 3 measures 4,455 mm in length, 1,875 mm in width, 1,615 mm in height and has a 2,720 mm wheelbase. This large dimension was realized thanks to the use of the e-Platform 3.0 modular platform which was also used to develop BYD Dolphin. In terms of performance, the BYD Atto 3 is equipped with a front-wheel-drive electric motor capable of spitting out 150 kW or 201 hp and 310 Nm of torque.…

BYD is ready to enliven the electric car market in Europe by bringing three new cars at once (28/9). Three of BYD’s newest electric cars that will soon greet Europe are the BYD Atto 3, BYD Han EV, and BYD Tang EV. The BYD Atto 3 will be BYD’s cheapest electric car in Europe, while the BYD Han EV will be the most expensive flagship at launch. This is indicated by the pre-sale price of the Han EV which is priced at 72,000 euros. What about the specifications? In short, the Han EV has a fairly competitive performance with its…

NIO in September delivered 10,878 electric vehicles to their customers. The number is up 1.88 percent compared to August. When compared to September last year, the number rose 2.35 percent to 10,628 units. NIO delivered 10,878 vehicles in September 2022. The deliveries consisted of 7,729 premium smart electric SUVs including 1,895 ES7s, and 3,149 premium smart electric sedans including 2,928 ET7s and 221 ET5s. For the third quarter of 2022, NIO has delivered a total of 31,607 electric vehicles, an increase of 29.3 percent over the same period last year. What is interesting is that the achievement of the third…

Li Auto officially introduced the Li L8 in China and called it the successor to the Li One SUV. In addition, Li Auto also announced that it has started taking pre-orders for the Li L7. In the online launch event, the Li L8 comes in medium to large sizes with six seats available. The Li L8 measures 5,080mm in length, 1,995mm in width, 1,800mm in height and has a wheelbase of 3,005mm. The car comes with a starting price of RMB 359,800 ($50,730) and deliveries will begin in late November. The L8 comes with a 1.5 liter range extender and…

The NIO ET5 electric sedan begins shipping to customers this September 30 and will arrive in cities across China, the electric vehicle announced on its mobile app. Details regarding the delivery of the ET5 electric sedan were not disclosed in the app including the number of deliveries that have been made. The NIO ET5 was first introduced in December last year with deliveries made nine months after its initial launch. The ET5 is NIO’s second electric sedan after the ET7, and its sixth production model. ET5 uses the NT 2.0 platform in addition to other models namely ES7 and ET7.…