Author: Linda Ma

Chinese electric vehicle company Human Horizons has just unveiled more details about its new ultra-futuristic vehicle, the HiPhi Z. Conceptually, this car is called redefining the traditional GT (Grand Tourer) vehicle. HiPhi Z comes with the latest technology that is claimed to be able to create a driving experience at an unmatched level. Human Horizons doesn’t hesitate to say that its electric car looks, feels, and runs like a car from 20 years into the future. The car, which was built with a steel-aluminum hybrid construction, already carries technological sophistication on its exterior. HiPhi Z comes with a futuristic design…

After dominating the market for smartphone, accessories and home appliances, Xiaomi is ready to compete in the electric vehicle market. The company has confirmed that it will mass-produce its first electric vehicle in the first quarter of 2024. Rumors are circulating that Xiaomi’s car will be a fully-featured autonomous electric vehicle that will compete with Tesla and other electric car companies. Recently, a Weibo blogger shared a real-life image of Xiaomi’s autonomous car, which signifies the company is getting ahead in its development. See also: Xiaomi patents wide angle camera module for electric vehicles A blogger who goes by the…

More and more electric vehicles produced by manufacturers from China. Recently, Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group announced that it will start taking pre-orders for its first electric car model. This announcement is an important milestone for Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, which is under the unit of Chinese property developer, Evergrande Group. The electric vehicle offered by Evergrande is Hengchi 5. Pre-order, non-binding, and has been open since Wednesday (6/7/2022). Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan said in 10 years he would shift the group’s main business from real estate to car business, as well as seek to raise capital. Mass…

The MG4 has officially launched in Europe. Where, this electric hatchback will compete with the Volkswagen ID.3 and Kia Niro EV. This British manufacturer claims that the MG4 is able to go as far as 450 km on a full charge, has a large cabin area and is equipped with many features. For information, this electric car is also marketed in China under the name MG Mulan. It uses the new Modular Scalable Platform (MSP) from parent company SAIC, which manufacturers say will play an important role in the brand’s future plans. This modular platform is claimed to be capable…

One of the obstacles to the development of autonomous vehicles is regulation. But Shenzhen, a large city in Southern China, has just made a policy breakthrough for the use of autonomous vehicles in their region. The Shenzhen city parliament passed a local regulation on smart connected vehicles, which will take effect on August 1. This is China’s first regulation on the management of smart connected vehicles, allowing registered vehicles to be driven on the road. The regulations divide autonomous driving into three types: conditionally automatic driving, highly automated driving and fully automatic driving. Cars with conditional automatic driving and highly…

BYD announced a partnership with Louwman Group, a European car dealer network, to provide new energy vehicles (NEVs) for the Dutch market. Louwman Group as a dealer partner of BYD will open offline stores in several cities in the Netherlands. In addition Louwman Group will provide a full set of sales and after-sales services for BYD’s new energy vehicles. Offline store openings will begin in September this year, with Amsterdam as the starting city for BYD’s pioneering stores in the Netherlands. See also: BYD partnership with local dealers to cover 45 major cities in Brazil in 2023 Earlier this year,…

China has always been a potential market for electric vehicles apart from North America and Europe. Data at the end of June showed that China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) ownership had surpassed the milestone of 10 million units. By the end of June 2022, there were a total of 310 million vehicles in China with 10.1 million of them being NEVs, according to data released today by China’s Ministry of Public Security. New energy vehicles are in the early phase of transition from internal combustion engine vehicles, accounting for 3.23 percent of all vehicles in China. Of the 10.1 million…

In the future, NIO battery swap station will be more compatible for other electric vehicle brands. NIO may also build dedicated swap stations for other brands, co-founder and company president Qin Lihong said via local media outlet The Paper. NIO itself just held its second NIO Power Day event today, revealing the company’s latest plans for a third-generation battery swap station. The high demand made NIO consider the possibility of building a battery swap station for another electric vehicle brand. It does so to serve the nearest owner, which can also significantly reduce costs, Qin said, according to The Paper.…

NIO has just held the second annual NIO Power Day event with a focus on introducing the company’s latest plans regarding charging Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of NIO said that the company has developed 500-kW ultra-fast charging piles with a peak current of 650 A which will begin installation in China and Europe by the end of this year. NIO implies that the ultra-fast charger has 20kW more charging power than its competitors. It should be noted that NIO vehicles have also supported fast charging like other electric vehicles, apart from the battery swap that has been their trademark…

NIO today opened 12 new battery swap stations bringing the grand total to 1,011 and passing the 1,000th milestone. The 1,000th battery exchange station opened in Lhasa, the Tibetan autonomous region in Southwest China. The battery swap station is the highest so far. The battery swap station is the first to use 100 percent clean energy from photovoltaic or hydroelectric power, the company said. Lhasa is a city with plenty of sunshine, and Tesla built a new supercharger station in the city last year that uses solar power. Battery swap stations increased from 200 to over 1,000 in 15 months.…

The Aiways U5 was launched in 2018 as the first model of a Chinese electric vehicle start-up. This electric SUV is powered by a 150 kW (204 hp) drivetrain. It delivers 310 Nm of torque and makes acceleration from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 kph) in 7.5 seconds. The Aiways U5 has fast charging capability, charging at 90 kW from 20% to 80% in 35 minutes. Apart from that, users can also charge the SUV from 0% to 100% via a 6.6 kW AC charger in 10 hours. When fully charged, the 63 kWh battery paired to the…

Wuling Mini EV will have a new rival, namely BAW Yuanbao. Having similar dimensions, BAW Yuanbao is said to be targeting the same market as the Wuling Mini EV. As for the similar segment, there are Dongfeng FengGuang and Chery QQ Ice Cream. Tiny electric cars are in high demand in China. This type of vehicle is considered the most adequate to meet the needs of consumers, especially young people. BAW Yunbao has similar specifications to its competitors. The newcomer does not seem to want to speculate in order to win the hearts of consumers. The dimensions are more stretchy…