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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Coda Automotive , with its warmed-over Chinese sedan, has departed, but Fisker (now Karma) Automotive has revived its high-end plug-in hybrid under new Chinese ownership. The Swedes (with some Chinese help) are bringing more EVs. Henrik Fisker has vowed to return with his own California-themed model under his own name.

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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2

Clean Fleet Report

The secret is that Polestar is an electric performance brand from Volvo and its Chinese owner, Geely Holding. My test car, in “Moon” metallic, started at $59,900, and with $1,200 extra for the paint and $1,300 for destination (it’s shipped from its Chinese factory), came to $62,400. Still a bit of a mystery. Competitors.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Chinese auto makers also showed other types of "new energy" vehicles, including regular gasoline-electric hybrids to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.s Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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