EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sticking to a cynics position can eventually bite you, however, if, say, you declare that all Chinese cars leave you as cold as a morgue slab, then you drive one – like the BYD Shark 6 – thats actually annoyingly good.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Sticking to a cynics position can eventually bite you, however, if, say, you declare that all Chinese cars leave you as cold as a morgue slab, then you drive one – like the BYD Shark 6 – thats actually annoyingly good.

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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.

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EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

That includes a WLTP range up to 600km, V2L charging, a near-30-inch widescreen display, AI assistant, OTA updates, streaming services, advanced driver aids and the ability to personalise the dash and infotainment through the Kia Connect Store. No word if our Aussie EV3s will allow likewise in Collingwood and Geelong colours.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

But other Chinese automakers, including state-run companies that were later entrants to the EV race, have closed the gap on sub-USD 10,000 EVs at the Beijing auto show that began Thursday. KARAOKE IN YOUR MERCEDES In a race to stand out, some Chinese brands are offering features intended to be fun, if not frivolous.

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Baua Electric

JULY 29, 2024

This isn’t just-for-show suspension like we’ve seen on plenty of cheap e-bikes and e-scooters. You can tow it around for serious cargo capabilities, and then you can detach it and walk it right into the local market or grocery store like a shopping trolley. Next, this isn’t a cheap ride. So yeah, it’s not cheap.

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Plug In India

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In addition, about 90% of the world’s supply of lithium is controlled by Chinese companies. The big issue with sodium-ion batteries is that they can store only about two-thirds of the energy of Li-ion batteries of equivalent size. Read the C&EN research here Lithium right now is very expensive and Sodium is quite cheap.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Tough questions also remain about where exactly to store billions of tonnes of CO 2 safely, year after year. Kaolin clays are abundant around the world and have been used for centuries in Chinese porcelain and more recently in cosmetics and paper.

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Green Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Founded in 2016 and going public on NASDAQ in 2018, NIU Technologies is a Chinese smart electric scooter manufacturer and current industry leader. This totals to 5,184 Wh of stored energy. Read more: The best cheap electric mopeds. These include the YQi, the BQi, the RQi Sport, the KQi2, the MQi GT EVO, and an updated NQi GTS.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

As if that were not enough, I’m hearing now that BYD is on the verge of a breakthrough in the solar power business and that the company has big plans to make rechargeable batteries at a utility scale to store energy from intermittent, renewable sources like wind and solar. government is going to help U.S.

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China EV

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The question is, how to make a car seem like something as important to Chinese consumers as the next mobile phone. And NIO chose some pricey though prestigious areas such as the Nanjing Lu area in Shanghai, to open its stores. Next to a Tesla store, let me add. Tesla store in Xintiandi, Shanghai.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

To continue the earlier theme, I’m looking forward to driving three new Chinese EV entries to the Australian market, all of them potentially offering outstanding value for money. You know, source cost-effective Chinese vehicles, then on-sell them at a mega-premium to a handful of comparatively cashed-up Aussies. It just has to be BYD.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. The deal, which is awaiting final approval from the Chinese government, didnt get much notice at the time. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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