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WM Motor aims to be China’s BEV for the masses

China EV

One of the folks I interviewed was my old friend Freeman Shen, whom I met in the year 2000 or so when he was head of BorgWarner China. He went on to be a top exec at FCA and Volvo/Geely. WM Motor is currently selling one BEV, the EX5 SUV. I did fund raising for the Geely acquisition of Volvo.”.

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Seven-day test: Living with the 2024 Peugeot e-2008 GT. Can it really challenge a Tesla Model Y or BYD Atto 3?

EV Central

As tested, our e-2008 GT small SUV is over $67,000 to drive-away in Queensland. You’re a smart little SUV. This SUV is small for such money, and I’m struggling to see how it’ll work as our family car. Comically, countryfolk Citroen and Renault employ the same technique. The rear lights are even better.

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2024 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Review - Not A Smart Time To Be Sexy Anyway

The Truth About Cars

Anyhow, it’s rather interesting that while most of the auto industry has been veering toward crossovers and SUVs for the past two decades, the most popular electric vehicles by far are, functionally, sedans. Yes, the Polestar 2 is a Chinese-manufactured vehicle. The interior, too, unsurprisingly reminds of modern Volvos.

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