Volkswagen Renaissance Begins In China
Volkswagen is aggressively introducing new plug-in hybrid and battery electric cars in China. What effect will that have on other markets?
Electric Vehicles
GM Might Be Preparing For A Big Tech Transition
The auto world has been changing fast, but it is likely to change a lot more in the coming 5–10 years. The market is going to keep electrifying, whether legacy automakers like it or not. Furthermore, after decades of simple driver-assist technologies like cruise control, we are venturing into a … [continued]
Toyota Confirms Launch Of New C-HR+ BEV In Europe While Hybrid Plans Expand In US
Toyota USA has announced a new plan to sell hybrid Corollas in the US, potentially stepping on the toes of its BEV plans featuring new 2026 C-HR crossover SUV.
BYD’s at 20% Share of Cumulative Plugin Vehicle Sales!
We’ve been logging a handful of big EV statistics lately, but one nearly snuck under our noses. It’s an amazing one, and it also brings us back to a years-long rivalry. But I’ll wait until the end to circle back to that. First of all, thanks to reader Madan Rajan, … [continued]
You Can’t Buy This, America: FCB Ti7 4WD Luxury SUV
Toward the end of our visit in Guangzhou, China, we attempted to take an electric river cruise but couldn’t figure out how to get there in time due to road closures from the light festival. Looking at the map for other things to do, we saw a showroom for BYD’s … [continued]
XPENG’s Mona M03 Gets Even Better
XPENG’s Mona M03 has been critical to the company’s EV sales growth and march toward profitability this year. Across the first 11 months of the year, 163,299 units of the Mona M03 were delivered. That’s about 42% of the company’s 391,937 total deliveries. Now, the M03 is getting a refresh … [continued]
More Robotaxi + Ride-Hailing Partnerships
A handful more partnerships between robotaxi companies and ride-hailing apps have popped out in recent days and weeks. Baidu x Lyft & Uber in London First of all, we’ve got Baidu partnering with Uber and Lyft in London. Uber and Lyft testing of the Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi system is … [continued]
Autonomously Navigating the Real World: Lessons from the PG&E Outage
By The Waymo Team At Waymo, our mission is to be the world’s most trusted driver. We know trust is built through consistent behavior over time—earned through every mile we drive and every interaction we have with the community. This past Saturday, as a widespread PG&E outage cut power to … [continued]
Ford Launches New Electric Bronco
… in China. Ford has launched a fully electric (BEV) and extended-range electric (EREV) Bronco in China. It is shutting down EV shop in the USA, for the most part, but it is gung-ho about the new electric era in China. The Ford Bronco BE comes with a 105 kWh … [continued]
Geely Xingyuan EV Reaches 500,000 Deliveries in Just 14 Months!
There are many hot, fun, attractive, exciting, competitive electric cars on the Chinese auto market. However, there are none hotter than the Geely Geome Xingyuan this year. Yes, passing up the Tesla Model Y, the Wuling HongGuang Mini EV, and all of the BYD models on the list, the Xingyuan … [continued]
