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Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 10, 2022
Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Somewhat less credibly, inventors in Malaysia and China have also claimed to be the first to come up with the thumb drive. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. The thumb drive was all that—and more.
EV Central
DECEMBER 28, 2022
The best chance of that difficult combination being achieved is almost certainly going to emerge from China. It can’t come too soon and it’s a good bet it will come from China. Powered by Google’s Android Automotive operating system, its responsiveness is superior to just about anything else on the market today.
EV Central
JANUARY 6, 2024
Known as the Lightning Cat overseas, the sleek five-door from Chinese maker GWM is yet to be definitively confirmed for Australia. The Chinese-owned British brand made a big EV impact in 2023 with the excellent MG4. None of which will be cheap, the Polestar 3 is priced from $132,900 before on-roads. GWM Ora Sport GWM Ora Sport.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not.
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