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Mercedes-Benz will allow drivers to use the car’s built-in selfie camera with Microsoft Teams while driving. Teams is an online conference software used by many companies. The German marque says its cars can become a third office space, after the actual office and the home office. But does anybody really want that? Eight-year-old me would think that we would have flying cars by now, but that still hasn’t happened yet. Instead, in the year 2025, the car is becoming yet another place where we can have online work meetings, even while driving. That’s all thanks to Mercedes-Benz, which will soon…
The Buick Electra L7 measures 5,032 mm in length and targets the premium sedan market priced at the RMB 300,000 ($41,790) level. Buick is the latest automaker to adopt extended-range technology in the Chinese market, following several other international automakers that have already announced similar plans. (Image credit: Buick) Buick, a brand under General Motors, has previewed the Electra L7 extended-range sedan in China, becoming the latest foreign automaker to adopt this powertrain system. Buick shared several images and key specifications of the Electra L7 on Weibo from yesterday to today, stating that the mid-to-large-sized sedan will be priced at…
UBTech’s new generation humanoid robot Walker S2 supports battery swap and can autonomously complete battery replacement in 3 minutes without shutting down. Nio, Zeekr, and BYD had tested UBTech’s humanoid robots on their production lines. (A video screenshot shows UBTech’s Walker S2 humanoid robot performing an autonomous battery swap.) Nio (NYSE: NIO) vehicles can quickly obtain fully charged batteries through battery swap. Now, this concept is being applied to humanoid robots to enable uninterrupted operation. UBTech Robotics (HKG: 9880), a Chinese humanoid robot manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, announced today that its new-generation industrial humanoid robot Walker S2 supports battery swap,…
Chevrolet assembled the final Camaro in December 2023, when a ZL1 1LE with a manual gearbox rolled off the assembly line in Lansing, Michigan. But when the company with the bowtie emblem announced the model’s demise earlier that year, Global Vice President Scott Bell hinted at the car’s eventual return: “While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Camaro’s story.” Fast-forward to July 2025, and there’s still no sign of a new Camaro. However, a high-ranking official from General Motors has touched on the prospects of a seventh generation. Speaking with…
Chinese-made cars, and EVs in particular, dominate this year’s European safety charts. Euro NCAP, the independent body that crashes cars to find out how safe they are, has given 18 five-star awards so far this year. Most of them are Chinese-made EVs. Chinese cars used to be known for being ripoffs of Western cars. Many of them were janky, with designs that looked like they were phoned in, and powertrains that had a habit of not working. Safety was not on the priorities list, either, but that has changed dramatically in the last few years. We’ve been saying for a…
Sleek, street-legal, and brimming with potential, it was a concept that looked like the perfect entry point into urban electric mobility for youthful riders and city commuters alike. With Harley’s branding, a slick removable battery for easy charging, and design filings that showed a nearly production-ready machine, this could’ve been a breakout moment in light electric vehicles. But instead, it was shelved, leaving a gaping hole in a market that’s now bursting with demand for just this kind of ride. The concept first surfaced in mid-2018, teasing a future of lightweight electric urban mobility under Harley’s storied banner. I remember…
With every gasoline-fueled hot hatch that bites the bullet, the world becomes a sadder place. Stricter emissions regulations have largely killed fun cars in Europe, taking away desirable pocket rockets like the i20 N and i30 N. Hyundai’s man in charge of the N division is just as disappointed as we are, calling the premature demise of those models a veritable “disaster.” In an interview with Car Magazine, Joon Park admitted, “The discontinuation of i20 and i30 N was a disaster for me.” Production of Hyundai N’s rivals for the Volkswagen Polo GTI and Golf GTI in the European market…
CATL’s market share increased by 0.8 percentage points in June compared to May, while BYD’s share decreased by 1.02 percentage points. In June, China’s power battery installation volume reached 58.2 GWh, up 35.9 percent year-on-year and up 1.9 percent from May. CATL (SHE: 300750) saw its market share in China’s electric vehicle (EV) battery market rise from the previous month, while BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) experienced another decline. In June, China’s power battery installation volume totaled 58.2 GWh, up 35.9 percent year-on-year and up 1.9 percent from May, according to data released by the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance…
Slate Auto’s sub-$20,000 price tag for its electric pickup may be a victim of the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The startup had pledged to launch an ultra-affordable EV truck “expected under $20,000 after federal incentives.” But that price tag quietly disappeared from its website on Thursday, as TechCrunch first reported. The reason: The Trump administration’s newly passed spending package, which has now cleared both the House and Senate, eliminates the federal tax credits that made such a price point possible. Photo by: Slate EVs have long cost more than their gas-powered counterparts, mainly due to the high cost of…
The starting prices for the ET5 and ET5 Touring Champion Editions have increased by 6.04 percent, while the EC6 Champion Edition has seen a 3.35 percent increase. The move aims to commemorate Nio’s victory in the 2015 Formula Championship. (Image credit: Nio) Nio (NYSE: NIO) today launched the Champion Edition variants for the ET5 sedan, ET5 Touring wagon, and EC6 coupe SUV (sport utility vehicle) to commemorate the company’s first-ever annual drivers’ championship title in the 2015 Formula E Championship. The starting prices for the ET5 and ET5 Touring Champion Editions including a 75-kWh standard-range battery pack are both RMB…