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Lexus Ends 30 Years of Imports With a 100,000-Car Plant
EV & New Energy

Lexus Ends 30 Years of Imports With a 100,000-Car Plant

Lexus has confirmed that its first China-made model will arrive in 2027: a battery-electric SUV, built at a wholly owned Toyota plant in Shanghai’s Jinshan...

Xiaomi and Li Auto Now Own 14% of a Loss-Making Battery Unit
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Xiaomi and Li Auto Now Own 14% of a Loss-Making Battery Unit

Xiaomi plans to pay 1.7 billion yuan (USD 253 million) for 5.34% of Sunwoda EVB — the company that builds the Dragon Armour cells Xiaomi...

Beijing’s Grid Plan Has 2.4 Million Cars and 600 MW of Batteries
EV & New Energy

Beijing’s Grid Plan Has 2.4 Million Cars and 600 MW of Batteries

Beijing issued its 15th Five-Year energy plan on 28 October, and its numbers only make sense read together: 2.4 million electric cars on the road...

CATL’s Solid-State Cell Is 20 Ah. A Car Needs Five Times That.
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CATL’s Solid-State Cell Is 20 Ah. A Car Needs Five Times That.

The CATL all-solid-state battery programme has moved from a 10 Ah validation platform to 20 Ah sample trials, the company said on 27 October in...

CATL Has Now Signed 10 GWh of Sodium Storage in Europe
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CATL Has Now Signed 10 GWh of Sodium Storage in Europe

CATL signed a memorandum of understanding with German storage developer Intilion on 27 October to deploy 3 GWh of sodium-ion energy storage across Germany, Switzerland...

VW’s Chinese Software Is €8,000 a Car Cheaper. Europe Is Next.
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VW’s Chinese Software Is €8,000 a Car Cheaper. Europe Is Next.

Volkswagen’s core brand chief Thomas Schäfer is expected to put a proposal to group management today: take the Volkswagen Xpeng architecture developed in Hefei for...

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Audi E7X In-Depth Review: A German Chassis and Mature ADAS — But Several Details Made Me Frown
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Audi E7X In-Depth Review: A German Chassis and Mature ADAS — But Several Details Made Me Frown

Audi E7X In-Depth Review — evsays SAIC Audi’s first SUV under the new letter-only AUDI sub-brand ships with fridge, big screen, 900V platform, air suspension...

Seal 08 EV Review: BYD Just Rewrote the Rules of the $30,000 Electric Sedan
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Seal 08 EV Review: BYD Just Rewrote the Rules of the $30,000 Electric Sedan

You can pull up the Seal 08’s spec sheet on any Chinese auto app: 510 kW, 3.3-second 0-100 km/h, 785 km (488 miles) of CLTC...

Real-World Review | 680 km with the BYD Song PLUS DM-i: A Dad-Reviewer’s No-Nonsense Verdict on the $20K Hybrid SUV
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Real-World Review | 680 km with the BYD Song PLUS DM-i: A Dad-Reviewer’s No-Nonsense Verdict on the $20K Hybrid SUV

The internet is flooded with hype about the BYD Song PLUS, but it’s equally plagued by critics slamming its chassis. But what happens when a...

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An In-Depth Analysis of BYD’s Megawatt-Class Fast-Charging Architecture: 1.5-Megawatt Charging Station
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An In-Depth Analysis of BYD’s Megawatt-Class Fast-Charging Architecture: 1.5-Megawatt Charging Station

Here is the paradox: a single BYD megawatt flash-charging nozzle can push 1,500 kW to a car, yet the station behind it often runs on...

BYD second generation Blade battery|Teardown Analysis
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BYD second generation Blade battery|Teardown Analysis

01 Comparison of Gen-2 Blade Battery Specifications BYD second generation Blade battery is the subject of intense technical discussion online.In response to ongoing online discussions...

Solid-State EV Batteries: Solving Range & Charging Myths?
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Solid-State EV Batteries: Solving Range & Charging Myths?

[Advanced EV Technology Whitepaper] If you have ever owned an electric vehicle (EV) or seriously evaluated purchasing one, your primary anxieties almost certainly revolve around...