BYD’s Denza Z9 Has Tri-Motor Powertrain, Starts At $49,000

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:48:59 +0000

BYD’s newest vehicle is the Denza Z9. It comes in either a full electric (BEV) powertrain or a plugin hybrid (PHEV) powertrain. The tri-motor powertrain has a unique feature, but before we get to that, here are some specs regarding the BEV version: 0–100 km/h in 3.4 seconds length — … [continued]

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EV Questions, Answers, & Solutions for Mainstream Buyers

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:21:55 +0000

More and more people buy electric cars every year, and 2024 is again showing strong growth in EV sales. That also means that more and more of the EV-buying population are mainstream buyers. Early adopters have approached EVs in a different way than how mainstream buyers do (even though there … [continued]

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BYD Reaches 10 Million New Energy Vehicles!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:53:41 +0000

BYD has now become the first automaker to produce 10 million plugin vehicles (or “new energy vehicles” as they are called in China). I’m going to be honest — when the BYD e6 was the company’s “popular” electric vehicle, mostly with taxi companies, I was not particularly bullish on the … [continued]

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Best Value for Money EVs — MPVs (Extra)

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:12:41 +0000

This is an extra article of the five-part series of articles where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, part four: D segment/midsizers, and part five:E segment/fullsize). See … [continued]

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Must-Have Emergency Items For EV Road Trips

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:28:34 +0000

I recently came across a YouTube video where Mike In The Woods shares what he carries in his Tesla for emergency preparedness. The video shares some great ideas, so in this article, I’ll be summarizing what he recommends and then start adding some recommendations of my own. After having some … [continued]

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Best Value for Money EVs — Full Size (E Segment)

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:07:07 +0000

This is the fifth of a five-part series of articles (you can check the others here: part one: A segment/city cars, part two: B segment/subcompacts, part three: C segment/compacts, and part four: D segment/midsizers), where I look at the best affordable EVs in each size category. See the background for this … [continued]

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Xiaomi Reports 17.1% Gross Profit Margin & Shocking Growth from “Smart EV & Other New Initiatives” in Q3

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 01:41:09 +0000

Xiaomi has just stormed into the electric vehicle arena, or “smart electric vehicle” arena, as several high-tech EV companies in China like to say. Yes, Xiaomi is mostly known for its smartphones — it’s second only to Samsung in annual production of smartphones. But as we’ve argued for years, giant … [continued]

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Why EV Subsidies Are Important For The Future US Economy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:50:42 +0000

We’ve written a couple of articles now about the US EV tax credit probably being killed by the Trump administration, and also other elements of the Inflation Reduction Act. In those articles, we’ve noted that this is bad for future US economic competitiveness. Some people don’t know the reason for … [continued]

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More Theories On Why Teslas Have The Highest Fatality Rate

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:33:09 +0000

I was surprised the other day to see that Tesla drivers were more likely to be in fatal car crashes than drivers of any other auto brand. The results are based on US data, but there is no way to split out the numbers to know what caused the fatal … [continued]

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