BYD Reportedly Sold 5,000 Qin L PHEV Sedans In First Three Days The $13,500 PHEV sedan has been a serious hit in China, and will likely allow BYD to hit its 3.6 million units sold goal for 2024. By Kevin Williams Jun 5 2024 -
Someone Drove A BYD PHEV 1,497 Miles Without Stopping For Fuel Journalists are already beating the BYD Qin L's claimed 1,300-mile range. They're just doing it slowly. By Kevin Williams May 30 2024 -
China's Plug-In Car Sales Increased To 44% Market Share In April 2024 The BYD Seagull outpaced the Tesla Model Y and became the top all-electric model in China last month. By Mark Kane May 29 2024 -
Gen Z Americans Are Much More Open To Chinese EVs Than You Think: Study However, most Americans still have cybersecurity concerns if the Chinese vehicles were ever sold here in the U.S. By Kevin Williams May 22 2024 -
The Electric Car Tariff Battle With China Kicks Off August 1 Meanwhile, Stellantis' CEO calls tariffs a "trap", and BMW and Mercedes' plants in the U.S. could see tariff payback from China. By Patrick George May 22 2024 -
Chinese EV Companies Are Falling Behind On Their Bills Nio took nearly 300 days to clear its dues in 2023, compared to 197 days in 2021. By Suvrat Kothari May 20 2024 -
Polestar Depends On China For Now. It Wants 'More Clarity' On What EV Tariffs Mean The brand is "currently evaluating" 100% EV tariff increases from the Biden Administration, including the impact on Polestar 2 prices. By Kevin Williams May 17 2024 -
Why Biden’s Chinese EV Tariffs May Succeed Where Trump’s Failed, For Now The only way it may fail is if U.S. consumers and automakers turn away from the electric car revolution. By Mack Hogan May 16 2024 -
Biden's New 100% Tariff On Chinese EVs Shuts Out Cheap Imports The Biden Administration hit back hard today on China's EV industry. But will the tariffs protect automakers, or make them more complacent? By Mack Hogan May 14 2024 -
China's Zeekr Is Now A Public Company. Its Path To U.S. Sales Is Less Clear Is this hot-selling Geely Group newcomer headed to American shores after a big debut on Wall Street? By Kevin Williams May 10 2024 -
The Automotive Cold War Is Officially Underway The White House plans to slap 100% tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, according to The Wall Street Journal. By Tim Levin May 10 2024 -
Where Tesla Falls Down, Geely Picks Up With Its Zeekr Brand Constant updates have turned the Zeekr 001 into a hot seller on the Chinese market. Right now, it's the car Tesla wishes it made. By Kevin Williams May 8 2024 -
‘City of Superchargers’: Shenzhen’s Charging Network Surpasses Gas Stations The milestone for BYD’s hometown coincides with Tesla firing 80% of its China Supercharging team. By Suvrat Kothari May 8 2024 -
Tesla China-Made EV Sales Decreased 18% In April 2024 Tesla appears to be losing steam in China this year. By Mark Kane May 7 2024 -
BYD Global Plug-In Car Sales Increased 49% In April 2024 Overseas rechargeable car sales almost tripled year-over-year to a new record. By Mark Kane May 2 2024 -
These Five Chinese EV Brands Would Sell Like Crazy In The U.S. China has a lot of upstart EV brands, but these five could do really well here with little effort. By Kevin Williams May 2 2024 -
The Zeekr MIX Is Not The Next Waymo Self-Driving EV The Geely SEA-M platform used on this car will be used for Waymo's Robotaxi. By Kevin Williams May 1 2024 -
A Whole 43% Of China's New Cars Were Plug-Ins In March 2024 The rechargeable car market expanded by 29% year-over-year to almost 750,000. By Mark Kane May 1 2024 -
Here’s Why BYD Is Charging Twice The China Price For EVs Sold Abroad BYD wants to rake in the big bucks by adding significant markup to its EVs sold in Europe or the Americas. By Andrei Nedelea Apr 30 2024 -
Even Chinese EV Companies Are Struggling BYD's first-quarter profits were down 47% thanks to a serious EV price war in the Chinese market. By Andrei Nedelea Apr 30 2024 -
Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry Many EV buyers would buy a Chinese car if it was cheap enough, according to a recent survey. By Tim Levin Apr 29 2024 -
Elon Musk Goes To China, Brings Home A Win For Tesla's Full Self-Driving Musk's meeting with officials in China goes a long way toward his autonomy dreams. Meanwhile, Ford faces an investigation too. By Patrick George Apr 29 2024 -
We're At This Year's Beijing Auto Show. What Do You Want To Know? There are hundreds of exhibitors this year, with tons of Chinese and foreign brands fighting hard in a highly competitive EV market. By Kevin Williams Apr 24 2024 -
‘No Incentives For You,’ Mexico Tells Chinese Carmakers After U.S. Pressure A major win for U.S. automakers as Mexico halts all future meetings with Chinese carmakers and stops incentives for local factories. By Suvrat Kothari Apr 19 2024 -