Author: Linda Ma

Foxconn is preparing to be present in the electric pickup segment with the Model V. The electric pickup segment is one of the electric vehicle segments with intense competition in addition to the electric SUV segment. In the electric pickup segment, there are many models from various manufacturers. Model V appeared in a short teaser video that was just published before his debut on October 18th. The Model V was made by the Taiwanese company’s own design studio unlike the Model E and Model B which were designed with Pininfarina. This means that the design language will also be different…

Car manufacturers from China have spawned a cheap electric car again. The price is only Rp. 100 million. The cheap electric car is the Dong Dongfeng EV EX1 Pro which was just launched in China. In its home country, the Dongfeng EV EX1 Pro sells for around 55,700 yuan. According to a Carnewschina report, this cheap electric car can reach a distance of up to 331 km. This car is based on the Renault City K-ZE. The Renault City K-ZE is an electric version of the Renault Kwid, produced since 2019 by a joint venture between Dongfeng, Renault and Nissan.…

BYD announced a partnership with German car rental company SIXT, which will buy 100,000 electric vehicles from the Chinese auto giant over the next six years. For the initial stage, this partnership will be realized with orders for thousands of BYD electric vehicles which will begin to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022. A total of 100,000 BYD electric vehicles will be delivered to Germany over the next six years, according to a BYD press release. For the initial stage, SIXT will receive the BYD Atto 3, an electric SUV based on e-Platform 3.0 and known in China…

BYD recorded new energy vehicle (NEV) sales of 201,259 units in September 2022. This is a record sale for the seventh month in a row and for the first time the number has exceeded 200,000 units, the company announced today on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Compared to September last year, this month’s sales rose 183.07 percent from 71,099 units in September 2021. When compared to last August, it rose 15.06 percent from 174,915 units last month, Of the sales of 201,259 NEV in September 2022, 200,973 units were passenger vehicles and the remaining 286 units were commercial vehicles. For…

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.…

Chinese manufacturer BYD has officially enlivened the European electric car market with three new cars (28/9). BYD officially entered the European market with the announcement of the pre-sale prices of the Atto 3, Han EV, and Tang EV electric cars. Interestingly, BYD also announced that the three electric cars will premiere at the Paris Motor Show 2022 in October. “Europe is the homeland of the automotive industry and has a strong passion for innovation,” said Wang Chuanfu, Chairman of BYD “With this, we are pleased that BYD can spur the adoption of electric cars in the European market. We look…

Volvo, the Swedish automaker, plans to launch four new electric vehicle models after launching the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, its first electric vehicle for the Australian market last year. Volvo will produce all four models in all sedan and SUV categories locally by 2025. The plan will start with the launch of the small SUV C40 next month. Next up will be the EX90, which will be produced in 2023, and local sales in 2024. After that there is a compact SUV that will be released next year, followed by a new four-door large sedan model in 2024. “Every new…

China Car Custom (CCC) announced that it will enter the realm of making electric cars, moving from what was originally only a modifier so far. The company is backed by Xiaomi and Liu De, senior vice president, is one of the CCC directors. China Car Custom introduces the SC01 electric sports car, a two-door, two-seater sedan. The sports car is powered by two electric motors with a combined output of 320kW (429hp). The engine is capable of bringing this car sped from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.9 seconds. In addition to its attractive appearance and decent…

Electric car startup from China, Small Sports Car (SSC) was recently rumored to be launching a sports car that is said to be China’s “national sports car” called the SSC SC01 . SSC says the SC-01 will debut in 2023 with some pretty impressive specs. The SC01 itself measures 4,085 mm in length, 1,820 mm in width and 1,162 mm in height, which makes it roughly the same size as the Alpine A110 or Audi TT. More impressively, it only weighs 1,300 kg. This weight can be said to be lighter than most electric cars today, such as the Tesla…