A review of the Neta S, one of the best value Chinese EVs. Unless you live in the handful of countries where Neta sell cars, or you know your Chinese EVs, chances are you’ve never heard of them. But you should. It wasn’t so long ago that Neta only made the quite ridiculous V and […]

GAC sub-brand HYPTEC, formerly known as Hyper, has announced the start of production of the Quark Electric Drive 2.0, a motor claiming the world’s highest speed of 30,000rpm. GAC claims the motor has a power density of 13kW per kg and motor efficiency of a whopping 98.5%, made possible by an amorphous soft magnet they’re […]

Our contacts at Neta have confirmed that the first car built on CATL’s CIIC skateboard chassis will be the 800-volt Neta S Wagon. Skateboard chassis were all the rage in the early 2000s as brands explored how electric drivetrains could revolutionise vehicle packaging, but no such product has materialised until now. Of course it makes […]

Evergrande Auto, the perennially struggling automotive arm of equally beleaguered property giant China Evergrande Group, has laid off all of its remaining employees. The news looks to be all but the final nail in the coffin of one of the longest-running and most high-profile sagas in the Chinese automotive industry, a saga that saw the […]

Baidu’s Apollo Go self-driving ride-hailing platform has clocked up more than seven million autonomous rides since its inception, according to a recent Baidu earnings call. The achievement was reached thanks to almost 900,000 rides in Q2 alone, an increase of 26% year-on-year, a number no doubt supported by the recent launch of autonomous services in […]

The European Commission investigation into subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) has concluded with final tariff decisions made, and it’s good news for Tesla, not so good for other companies that cooperated. BYD, Geely, and SAIC all had their initial rates reduced slightly, BYD taking a 17% tariff, down from 17.4%, Geely facing 19.3% tariffs […]