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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

Baua Electric

Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. This would be Chery’s first manufacturing site in Europe. Given the slow uptake of electric vehicles in Spain, Chery says it plans to make combustion engine, hybrid, and electric vehicles there.

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BYD slashes price on its best-selling SUV to $16K to compete with gas cars

Baua Electric

The Atto-3 SUV / Source: BYD Europe After recently reducing prices of its refreshed Han and Tang models , Build Your Dreams (BYD) just launched a new version of its top-selling EV Yuan Plus – known as the Atto 3 in overseas markets – to $16,644 in China, making it one of the lowest-priced EVs out there. Get started here.

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Revealed: new Chinese EVs, but which could hit Australia?

EV Central

Chery GENE. Chery GENE concept. Unveiled at Chery’s technology day in September, it is primarily intended to showcase forthcoming energy, connectivity and autonomous driving features that will flow into production cars. The solar-powered EV is 5.0 metres long, 2.0 metres wide and 1.75 GAC Aion Hyper SSR.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

All the new electric cars, electric SUVs and electric utes arriving in Australia in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards.

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Electric Car Watch #4: Toyota is the new Kodak

Plug In India

Solar energy costs have fallen by 85% over the last 10 years and by 2030, we will all be energy surplus. Toyota unveiled a concept version of a new electric SUV, the BZ4X, which will be the first in a new line of battery-electric vehicles. You can do a google search to check the facts on energy creation. Get the F outta here."

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