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Chinese EV Minivan Adds 310 Miles Of Range In 10 Minutes Of Charging

InsideEVs

It's easy to see why Chinese electric cars are scaring the hell out of U.S. automakers like Tesla.

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Volvo EM90 Minivan Probably Not Coming to North America

The Truth About Cars

Earlier this year, Volvo teased the all-electric EM90 minivan. It’s a luxury-minded product catering to Chinese tastes. While minivans have become pure poison on our market, Asian countries still utilize them due to the fact that they offer more interior space than just about everything else.

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This Chinese electric car is almost entirely windows

Baua Electric

In this case, I’ve found what looks like a mini-minivan that took an extra spin or two around the window factory before emerging complete. V6 that my parents’ Pontiac minivan came with, this Alibaba version has a 4,000W electric motor ready to clock in for a union job driving around those snot-nosed kids every day.

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CyberVan! Li Auto’s Mega MPV launches in China alongside ambitious EV expectations

Baua Electric

Priced at over RMB 560,000 ($77,800), Li Auto expects the luxury minivan to be a top seller in its segment, contributing to its target of 800,000 vehicles sold this year. The Chinese automaker put a key focus on aerodynamics in the Mega, which delivers a drag coefficient of 0.215. Not bad for a glorified minivan. Dope or nope?

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A new luxury EV IPO from Geely is reportedly in the works

Teslarati

Geely, a Chinese auto group, is reportedly pursuing an initial public offering in the United States for its new luxury EV brand, Zeekr. For those unfamiliar, Geely is a Chinese auto group that controls many notable brands, including Volvo , Polestar, and Lotus , as well as countless Chinese brands, including Geely’s own Geely Motors.

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XPeng at Beijing Auto Show: 2K pure vision ADAS, neural network, 1km/sec fast charging, and a new AI-driven EV sub-brand [Video]

Baua Electric

Today’s presentation in front of a crowd in Beijing (you can view it in its entirety below) started off simply recapping much of the same news we reported on in 2024, some of it dating back to the Chinese automaker’s annual Tech Day in October 2023. 62 miles) per second.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The company also announced in June that it will build electric family sized minivans, SUVs and fleet vans with DOE funding (see article ) and it has formed a partnership with Daimler to provide powertrain components for the electric Smart car. Of all the ‘upstart’ green car companies, Tesla is the closest to breaking out into the mainstream.