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Volkswagen has revealed that the 2024 ID.4 will get a boost to acceleration—and likely range—in some versions, versus 2023. The key upgrade to the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 lineup is a new, higher-power rear drive unit, applied to both rear-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive versions with the larger 82-kwh battery pack. A 62-kwh battery pack is also offered. Single-motor models with that larger pack now make 282 hp, according to VW, while the AWD version makes 330 hp. That’s up significantly, from 201 hp and 295 hp, respectively, for 2023. Once again, the ID.4 will be offered in Standard (or Pro), S, and…
BYD presented the Seal, Song Plus EV, Atto 3, Dolphin, Han, Denza D9 at the Munich auto show and made the Seal officially available locally. (Image credit: BYD) BYD presented six models on the first day of the IAA Munich auto show on September 4 and made the Seal from the Ocean range officially available in Europe. The six models are the Seal, Song Plus EV, Atto 3 known as Yuan Plus in China, Dolphin, Han, and Denza D9. The BYD Seal is offered in two versions in Europe with starting prices of 44,900 euros ($48,210) and 50,990 euros. The…
Nio phone adds “RAM 16 GB + ROM 1 TB” and “RAM 16 GB + ROM 512 GB” options. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Nio’s (NYSE: NIO) first phone model saw a change in its filing today, revealing more information about the specs of the model, which is expected to be released later this month. The Nio phone adds exterior options, and there are changes to the software, standby, and calling options, according to a filing change published on the website of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The information about the storage unit of the device has also seen changes…
August brought another plug-in electric car sales record for BYD – the fourth consecutive one, but the growth is no longer as high as in 2021 and 2022. According to the company’s report, in August, BYD passenger plug-in car sales amounted to 274,086 (including 11,515 Denza premium EVs), which is 57.5 percent more than a year ago (the lowest growth rate since late 2020). There is no doubt that BYD will continue to grow in 2023, but the scale is already so high that there is not much potential for doubling or tripling sales, like the company had done so in…
The redesigned 2023 Toyota Prius and Prius Prime plug-in hybrid have received the highest Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). To qualify for the award, vehicles must earn top “Good” scores in the IIHS’ driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overall front, and original moderate overlap front crash tests. The IIHS recently updated the moderate overlap front test, but the updated version wasn’t required for the Top Safety Pick+ award for 2023. 2023 Toyota Prius Prime In addition, headlights rated “Acceptable” or “Good” must be standard on all trim levels (the headlights fitted to…
Avatr, the Chinese automotive joint venture between Changan, CATL, and Huawei that sounds like a misspelled Avatar but isn’t, revealed the second EV in its portfolio yesterday in Munich, Germany, marking the automaker’s entry into the European market. Dubbed the Avatr 12 (pronounced “one two”), the sleek four-door coupe looks like a sedan but actually has a hatchback at the rear and a so-called Halo Display on the hood, which is a black panel LED display that enables the vehicle to communicate with people outside the vehicle, the company claims. Measuring 197.6 inches (5,020 millimeters) long, 78.7 in (1,999 mm)…
Today, we get a close look in person at the Tesla Model 3 refresh – aka Model 3 Highland – in Munich for IAA. The update was officially launched in Europe and Asia last week. It is not yet available in North America as Tesla is right now only producing it out of Gigafactory Shanghai, and therefore, the new version of the Model 3 is only refreshed where Tesla sells vehicles produced out of China. We had a chance to see the new Model 3 in person for the first time this week in Munich for IAA. Tesla is not…
Xpeng saw insurance registrations of 3,100 units last week, down 6.06 percent from 3,300 units in the previous week. BYD saw registrations of 50,800 units last week, down 1.74 percent from the previous week. Most of China’s major electric vehicle (EV) makers saw a decline in insurance registrations last week, as deliveries at the start of the month are usually flat. For the week of August 28 to September 3, Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) continued to top the list of China’s new car makers with sales of 7,400 units, the company said today on Weibo. As before, Li Auto didn’t…
Several years ago, the German government expressed its concerns about exporting German car-building jobs to China and the attendant political and economic upheaval that would entail. However, at that time, the German auto industry felt confident that it could continue to mainly produce and sell ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles in Germany while at the same time exploring the possibilities of electric vehicles for the expected “niche” market. We had the award-winning BMW i3 (2013 Green Steering Wheel winner and 2014 World Car of the Year winner) and the budget Volkswagen e-Up. German carmakers invested in Chinese joint ventures and…
CATL’s share of the global EV battery market in Jan-July declined slightly from Jan-June, while BYD increased. Chinese power battery giant CATL saw its share of the global electric vehicle (EV) battery market slip slightly in January-July from January-June, while BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) rose. Global EV battery consumption totaled 362.9 GWh in the January-July period, up 49.2 percent from 243.2 GWh in the same period last year, according to data released today by South Korean market researcher SNE Research. CATL installed 132.9 GWh of batteries from January to July, up 54.3 percent from 86.1 GWh in the same period last…