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This marks the sixth consecutive month since March that China’s passenger NEV retail sales have seen a slowdown in year-on-year growth. In August, China’s total passenger vehicle retail sales totaled 1.952 million units, up 3 percent year-on-year. China’s overall new energy-vehicle (NEV) retail sales remained above 1 million units last month, despite continued deceleration in growth. In August, China’s passenger NEV retail sales came in at 1.079 million units, up 5 percent year-on-year and up 9 percent from July, according to preliminary data released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). This marks the sixth consecutive month since March…
Seventy-five percent of the raised funds, or RMB 1.95 billion, will be allocated to developing new EV models and upgrading existing ones. Leapmotor introduced four Chinese state-owned enterprise shareholders through this share offering. (A Leapmotor C11 displayed at the Shanghai auto show in April 2025. Image credit: CnEVPost) Leapmotor (HKG: 9863) secured fresh capital through a private placement to four Chinese state-owned enterprises, providing ammunition for its further expansion. The automaker has completed a private placement of domestic shares, raising a total of RMB 2.6 billion ($364 million), according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcement today. Seventy-five percent of…
ChargePoint has partnered with electrical giant Eaton to offer a new micro-grid charging setup, which it says will make fleet charging equipment cheaper, more efficient and more compact. By using on-site DC energy from power storage systems or renewables, these chargers can reduce ongoing charging costs by up to 30%. The technology cuts out the wasteful AC to DC conversion step, while also allowing users to balance demand with electricity prices, the CEO of ChargePoint told InsideEVs. ChargePoint has long been an electric-vehicle charging hardware heavyweight. From local utilities using ChargePoint Level 2 dispensers on public infrastructure to private fleet…
Earlier this week, enthusiasts bid farewell to the mighty GT-R. After 18 years of production and about 48,000 cars built, the R35 is officially no more. Nissan’s CEO, Ivan Espinosa, promises that Godzilla will roar again someday, but one big question remains: will it still have a combustion engine? The GT-R-inspired Hyper Force concept was all-electric, therefore suggesting otherwise. Still, the “Godfather of the GT-R” wants ICE to stick around for at least one more generation. Former GT-R R35 Product Planner Hiroshi Tamura wrote in an article published on Nissan’s website that, ideally, the R36 will still burn gasoline: “For…
BYD has introduced the all-electric Dolphin Mini and Yuan Pro, and the PHEV model Song Pro DM-i in Argentina. Argentina is a key market for BYD’s regional expansion, the company said. (Image credit: BYD) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) officially entered the Argentine market on August 27, introducing three models as the first batch, according to the company’s statement today. The cars include the all-electric Dolphin Mini and Yuan Pro, and the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) Song Pro DM-i. The Dolphin Mini is known as the Seagull in China, the Yuan Pro as the Yuan Up, while the Song…
Over the last few days, Elon Musk has been making several statements claiming that autonomous driving systems that use lidar and radar sensors are more dangerous than Tesla’s camera-only computer vision approach because the system gets confused when interpreting data from different sensors. It’s not only false, Musk told me directly that he agreed that radar and vision could be safer than just vision, right after he had Tesla remove the radars from its vehicles. Tesla has taken a controversial approach, using only cameras as sensors for driving inputs in its self-driving technology. In contrast, most other companies use cameras…
Jaguar I-Pace owners in the United States can now use Tesla Superchargers. The move comes as more and more non-Tesla automakers are gaining access to Tesla’s ubiquitous DC fast charging network. Recently, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) appeared on Tesla’s website as a supported automaker. But the only EV sold by the group in the U.S. was the I-Pace. The Jaguar I-Pace, the British automaker’s first electric car and one of the first luxury crossover EVs in the world, can finally be recharged at Tesla Superchargers in the United States. The change went into effect earlier this month after Tesla added…
Geely has launched the EX5 in Uruguay, bringing the SUV to yet another international market. (Image credit: Geely) Geely Auto (HKG: 0175) has launched the EX5 in Uruguay, bringing the SUV (sport utility vehicle) to yet another international market. The EX5 marks a significant milestone for Geely in the Uruguayan market, and the company plans to introduce more pure electric and plug-in hybrid models to the local market in the future, it said in a statement today. Currently, Uruguay’s EV penetration rate remains the highest among Latin American countries, with forward-thinking policies driving the rapid development of green mobility, the…
Fang Cheng Bao will officially launch and deliver the Tai 7 SUV in September, with the first batch of show cars expected to be available in stores by the end of August. The Tai 7 is the model with the largest interior space among Fang Cheng Bao’s current product lineup. (Image credit: Fang Cheng Bao) BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) sub-brand Fang Cheng Bao will officially launch and deliver the Tai 7 SUV (sport utility vehicle) — the second model in its Tai series, in September. The brand’s head, Xiong Tianbo, mentioned the plan in a Q&A session on Weibo…
A young woman who says she shopped for a Toyota Highlander in Colorado Springs has people talking about what Toyota’s Gold Certification really means and whether you can really trust any car dealerships at all. Anna (authentically.anna) starts the video by posing a question many consumers can relate to: “So why is car shopping just an inherently shady business, even when you’re doing it through a reputable dealer?” In this case, the reputable dealer was Toyota—a company that regularly ranks towards the top of consumer satisfaction surveys and prominent industry lists like the one published by Consumer Reports. From Unwanted…