We’ve been covering several prominent Chinese automakers teasing their latest EV models in the preceding weeks, ahead of the Guangzhou Auto Show. The annual event kicked off in China earlier today and immediately delivered several model debuts. Here’s a quick recap.
Auto Guangzhou is an event held each year in the largest city of southern China by the Guangzhou Zhanlian Exhibition Service…
Hands-on: The Kia EV9 is huge, but its backseat and frunk are not
November 17, 2023
The LA Auto Show is in town, and we got a chance to hop in the EV9 and see how big this three-row EV really is. It turns out, from the inside, it was smaller than expected.
This isn’t a full review, first drive, or even a first ride. All we got to do was check out a…
BYD unveils the Sea Lion 07, its first mid-size electric SUV, as gap with Tesla narrows
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China’s leading EV maker, BYD, revealed its first mid-size urban electric SUV Friday. BYD’s new Sea Lion 07 is poised to narrow the gap with Tesla as the brand takes on a new segment.
BYD EV at the 2023 Guangzhou International Auto Show as it continues its dominant…
Paris officials savage planned 2024 Olympics air taxi introduction
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The planned global introduction of air taxi services next year during the Paris Summer Olympics already risks being grounded, after city authorities from across party lines joined up this week to lavishly dump on what elsewhere in France and the world has been the tech’s much-ballyhooed debut.
National and regional officials in France have been bustling to complete aerial and ground…
Black Friday 2023 is fast approaching, and portable power trailblazer BLUETTI is launching astonishing discounts of up to $2,400 from November 17.
From portable power solutions to expandable battery packs, BLUETTI’s Black Friday deals are the most exciting yet in 2023.
Check out Cadillac’s new OPTIQ EV, the LYRIQ’s cheaper sibling
November 17, 2023
Cadillac is adding a smaller cheaper electric SUV to its lineup. The new OPTIQ EV is slated to sit below the Cadillac LYRIQ as the brand’s new entry-level EV.
GM’s luxury brand confirmed that a fourth EV will join its growing lineup Friday. The Cadillac OPTIQ is the…
Kia launched its new EV5 electric SUV in China Friday. With a starting price of around $20K (149,800 yuan), the EV5 is expected to take on market leaders, including Tesla’s Model Y.
Can Kia compete in the world’s largest EV market? The South Korean automaker hopes to achieve that with its new compact electric SUV.
Kia officially unveiled the EV5 in August as a family-friendly electric…
Tesla has started to push a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update with a series of improvements ahead of the v12 update, which is supposed to take the system out of beta.
FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s…
Rivian pulls 1st demand lever for R1T, offering $2,000 install credit and charger ahead of Cybertruck
November 17, 2023
Following a promising Q3 report that offered a rare rise in production targets, American EV automaker Rivian is looking to maximize sales of its existing R1T pickup inventory to round out 2023. Today, Rivian announced it will offer its Home Charging Bundle, which includes a…
Google DeepMind today unveiled its newest and “most advanced” music AI system yet, called Lyria. The company says the model can generate high-quality vocals, lyrics, and musical backing tracks that mimic the style of popular artists.
DeepMind announced Lyria alongside new music creation experiments launching on YouTube Shorts. One of the experiments called “Dream Track” will let creators…
