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NIO Power is NIO’s service power
NIO, a Chinese EV start up offers a mobile power service system called ‘NIO Power’. Lei Xing , a forner chief editor of China Auto Review, gives you insight into how NIO users benefit from this service. A link to Japanese translation is ... -
JIDU ROBO-01: the biggest EV reveal of the year underwhelms
The futuristic, robotic and emotional ROBO-01 exuded “déjà vu” with some of its exterior and interior design features resembling EVs already on the market, now it’s time to chisel down the unnecessary and the impractical for the producti... -
Europe gets a “charge” from Chinese EVs
NIO, Xpeng, BYD, MG, MAXUS, LYNK & CO, AIWAYS, GWM and Hongqi represent a handful of Chinese brands that have “charged” into the European battleground for EVs. Each has adopted its own unique approach to tackling the local market with th... -
Ariya vs Model 3: Driving assistance compared on Tokyo highways
We tested the driving assistance systems of the Nissan Ariya and Tesla Model 3 on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway, to compare their response to sharp curves and congested conditions. You can also watch our full analysis in the YouTube ... -
Beyond Zero: Can Toyota’s bZ4X do for BEVs what the Prius did for hybrids?
On May 14, Toyota officially launched its all-new bZ4X BEV in Japan. Roughly two weeks earlier on April 28, Toyota began pre-sale of the locally produced model in China through its two joint ventures – FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota – via a “... -
Japanese Tesla supercharger gets stylish solar-powered carport
On November 2021, a magnificent new solar-powered carport appeared on a Tesla supercharger site in Tsukuba, Japan. I carried out an interview with Shunzen Hirafumi, CEO of Noval Holdings and owner of the land on which the supercharger si... -
Chinese (EV) narrative at the 2022 New York Auto Show
There were no Chinese brands exhibiting at the 2022 New York Auto Show, which returned to the Javits Center in Manhattan in mid-April after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. But that didn’t mean they weren’t part of the narrative at... -
BYD says BYE to ICE: what it means for BYD and the industry
While others have talked the talk, BYD has walked the walk. China’s leading new energy vehicle (NEV) and battery manufacturer announced on April 3 that it had ended production of vehicles powered exclusively by internal combustion engine... -
Global first: behind CATL’s zero carbon battery factory
Adding to a growing list of accolades, the world’s largest EV battery supplier CATL now owns the world’s first zero-carbon battery factory. 【日本語訳記事】 世界に先駆け中国の「CATL」がゼロカーボンのEV用電池工場を設立 CATL announced on M... -
NEV sales in China expected to exceed 5 million this year : auto execs lobby for policy support at China’s “two sessions”
NEV sales in China are expected to exceed 5 million in 2002, while funding for consumers is coming to an end soon. Lei Xing, the former China Automotive Review editor, presents the latest NEV situation in China with a summary of the annu...
