EV

  • Tesla suspected of violating Chinese laws for using older chips, report says

    Recently, China-made Tesla Model 3 has been complained by consumers that the hardware version of the vehicle controller on it is inconsistent with the version reported on the "Environmental Carry List".

  • Renault launches Morphoz, a concept EV that can be extended

    Renault has recently released the Morphoz, an electric concept car that can be extended as needed to increase battery range.

  • Volkswagen CEO says its electric cars will bring profits next year

    For major car companies in the world, it is a long way to go to achieve profitability through electrification. GM had previously stated that it had no intention of making money from electric vehicles in the next ten years. However, the public views this differently.

  • BMW unveils first all-electric concept car i4 with a range of 600 km

    The BMW Group released its first all-electric Gran Coupe BMW i4 at its Munich headquarters on March 3.

  • Chinese EV startup Byton's first car will be available in Europe in 2021

    At the 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show, Byton, a Chinese electric-vehicle startup, unveiled its first mass-produced model, the Byton M-Byte, and it finally has a timetable for hitting the market.

  • Tesla apologizes for using older chips in some China-made Model 3s

    In response to some Chinese Model 3 owners claim that Tesla uses older versions of vehicle controller model of the China-made Model 3, Tesla today apologized and said it would replace the part for free.

  • BMW surpasses Tesla in global sales of new energy models in Jan

    As an electric vehicle company, Tesla has an absolute advantage in the manufacturing of electric vehicles. However, in the global new energy market in January, Tesla failed to maintain its top spot and was overtaken by BMW with a slight advantage.

  • Tesla accused of using hardware with lower capabilities than claimed in China

    When a group of car owners obtained the China-made Model 3s, rumors that the cars' installed hardware did not match the information reported by Tesla were reported on the Internet.

  • Nio will burn another 14 billion yuan before break even in 2023, report says

    Considering that Nio is carrying $1.5 billion in debt and that its free cash flow for fiscal 2019 is expected to be negative $1.4 billion (about 9.8 billion yuan), the recently announced new financing seems to be in vain, according to Bloomberg.

  • Toyota and FAW plan to build electric vehicle plant in Tianjin

    Japanese automaker Toyota and its partner FAW Group plan to build a new electric vehicle plant in Tianjin with a planned investment of about 8.5 billion yuan (about $1.22 billion), according to Reuters.