China lets air out of its EV market with new restrictions on startups

Kandi K22China has developed such a lead in EVs, the country is looking to dial it back, according to a recent Bloomberg report. The country has become famous as the largest market in the world for electric cars, which account for about 3 percent of the 28 million cars sold there a year, triple the percentage of almost double the sales in the U.S. The...

Chinese automaker GAC teams up with Nio for EV, postpones US launch

2019 Nio ES6Nio last week announced a joint venture with state automaker GAC to sell electric cars in China. It's especially of interest in the U.S. because both companies have their sights set on selling electric vehicles here. The equal-split venture, to be called GAC Nio New Energy Vehicle company, will build and sell EVs under a new Hycan brand in China...

Byton readies for China production of $45k US-bound electric SUV

Byton M-Byte electric SUV prototypeNot too long ago, Byton was another longshot electric vehicle maker with some good ideas. But it’s already outlasted its early hype bubble and is looking increasingly likely to deliver what could be a very enticing combination to three continents—a large, spacious, long-range all-electric SUV with a new kind of interface, at a starting...

Nio unveils ET Preview electric sedan in Shanghai

Nio ET Preview conceptAfter a supercar, a race car, and two SUVs, Chinese automaker Nio plans a sporty fastback sedan for its next model. Nio unveiled the ET Preview at the Shanghai auto show on Tuesday, following a teaser with the ET7 Concept earlier this month. READ THIS: Nio teases sleek ET7 coupe, to include next-generation power system The company released few...

Geely’s Geometry electric-car brand shows Tesla Model 3 rival for China

2019 Geometry AChinese automaker Geely is launching a new electric-car brand in China designed to take on Tesla. Geely already owns Volvo, but plans to open a new electric car brand called Geometry with lower priced model designed first for China. It calls the first model the Geometry A, a small sedan the size of the Tesla Model 3 with a choice of two battery...

Byton M-Byte electric SUV tackles cold-weather testing, nears production

Byton M-Byte  -  winter testing, Inner MongoliaWith a Chinese base and international outposts—tech in California and design in Germany—Byton aims to create a different kind of electric-car lineup. That vision revolves around a cloud-based Byton Life ecosystem, built-in Amazon integration and, in at least two of its models, what could be the biggest infotainment display yet, a big...

Grove launches hydrogen fuel-cell car brand in China

Grove Hydrogen Automotive fuel-cell carChina is the world's largest market for cars—especially electric cars. The country has even announced that at some point in the future it will ban internal combustion cars. But it's not all about battery electric EVs, it turns out. A new company called Grove Hydrogen Automotive Co. announced that it will focus on fuel-cell cars, starting...