Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from BYD

BYD’s latest electric vehicle platform can add 249-miles of range in just five minutes – your move Tesla!

BYD unveils a new charging system that effectively doubles that speeds that Tesla is currently capable of.

TechRadar

Electric cars lead World Car Awards nominations

Kia EV3 and Hyundai Inster EVs lead the way with three nominations each; Chinese brand BYD gets its first nomination

The Independent UK

What is EV maker BYD and can its batteries really charge in five minutes?

The Chinese carmaker’s shares have jumped as investors speculated it could outdo Elon Musk’s Tesla

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Tesla’s year keeps getting worse - now short sellers have made $16bn from Musk’s firm

Tesla’s share price has halved since its high in December while CEO Elon Musk has been the target of criticism

The Independent UK

If you’re thinking of snapping up a cheap new Chinese electric car there is something you should know…

THE LONGER READ: As the Chinese overtake Tesla for sales and automaker BYD becomes the first in the world to unveil a battery that is capable of charging EV’s in the same amount of time as it takes to fill up a fuel tank, Jonathan Margolis examines the claims that…

The Independent UK

Chinese Tesla rival BYD’s electric cars can now fill up as fast as a petrol tank

Super E-Platform offers 400km of range from just five minutes of charging

The Independent UK

Carmaker BYD says its new technology can fully charge EVs in as little as five minutes

The Chinese automaker says its "Super e-Platform" technology will be capable of peak charging speeds of 1,000 kilowatts.

Euronews

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

China's BYD launches EV charging system it says works nearly as fast as a fill up

China's energy and auto giant BYD has announced a super fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps

The Independent UK

Chinese EV maker BYD says fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank

BYD unveils platform with charging power of 1,000 kW, which would be twice as fast as Tesla’s supercharging

The Guardian - AU

China EV Giant BYD Soars After 5-minute Charging Platform Unveiled

Shares in Chinese EV giant BYD surged to a record high Tuesday after it unveiled new battery technology it says can charge a vehicle in the same time it takes to fill up a petrol car.

International Business Times

Asian Markets Track Wall St Gains As Tech Inspires Hong Kong

Asian markets rallied on Tuesday following another positive day on Wall Street stoked by US data that eased recession fears, while Chinese tech firms helped propel another surge in Hong Kong.

International Business Times

Volkswagen Plans To Hit Back Where It Matters Most

Western car companies expected China to be the golden goose. The world's largest auto market was supposed to turn out cars for companies like Volkswagen and General Motors and BMW, feeding insatiable Chinese buyers until the death of the universe. Somehow, none of those companies counted on their local joint-venture…

InsideEVs

YouTuber Fools Tesla Autopilot With A Painted Wall (Updated)

Update: As The Verge pointed out today, Rober's video contains a number of potential issues. Those include the apparent lack of Autopilot being switched on during portions of the test, the use of multiple takes and the fact that Luminar itself promoted the video. We have reached out to Rober for…

InsideEVs

This DJI drone launch pad fits to the roof of your electric car

EV maker BYD has teamed up with DJI to make a roof-mounted drone station.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Why electric cars can be uncommonly useful in cyclones

As Queenslanders prepared for a tropical cyclone, an Australian electric car company raced to fulfil an influx of orders to keep lights and fridges working.

Evening Standard

BYD Seal - mould-breaking electric sports saloon with flourishes and flaws

Fast, high-selling Chinese car dares to be different

Fortune

Tesla loses $127 billion in one-day market bloodbath as China car group questions Musk’s pursuit of ‘personal glory’

Tesla shares dropped over 15% on Monday. Chinese EV shares, like BYD and Li Auto, rose in Hong Kong trading.

International Business Times UK

Tesla's $8K Self-Driving Faces Threat as China's Top EV Brand Gives It Away for Free

Chinese EV giant BYD is challenging Tesla's dominance by offering its advanced 'God's Eye' driver-assistance system for free in most of its models.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

InsideEVs

Why Chinese EVs Could Tempt Canada As America's Tariff War Rages On

To say the once-steady relationship between the U.S. and Canada has been tested lately would be a severe understatement. President Donald Trump has not only sparked a bitter trade war with one of our oldest and closest allies, but he’s also cracking jokes about outright annexation. So now that America…

InsideEVs

Cheap EVs Are Popping Off. Just Not In America.

Last week, Volkswagen previewed its upcoming $21,500 electric car by unveiling the ID.Every1 concept. The little hatchback looks awesome, has a space-age cabin with a big ol’ touchscreen and should go at least 150 miles on a charge. As TechCrunch reports, it will be the first VW Group car to…

InsideEVs

How Toyota Is Dealing With The Rise Of China's EVs

Lots and lots of internet ink has been spent here explaining the troubles that General Motors, Ford and the European automakers are having in the once-lucrative Chinese market as consumers turn more and more to homegrown car brands. But the rise of China's auto sector hasn't exactly been a walk…

Fortune

Toyota unveils an all-electric SUV in China that's priced to compete with Chinese automakers

The bZ3X, developed by GAC Toyota, was reportedly so popular it crashed the company's servers.

TechRadar

Xiaomi's EV is racing ahead of Tesla in China – and it's planning a global Model Y rival next

The SU7 is pummeling Model 3 sales, but global expansion threatens Tesla further.

TechRadar

BYD’s new roof-mounted DJI drone launchpad looks like a dream for filming road trips – but less so for car safety

BYD has integrated a drone launching platform into its vehicles –and that's both impressively sci-fi and a slight worry for road safety,

AAP

New vehicle sales stuck in slow lane, even popular SUVs

Hybrids are among few vehicles to withstand a continuing slowdown in new vehicles sales, with one model racing into the top ten.

1 … 25 26 27 28

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Trump Administration

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.