Chinese EVs seen as status symbols are being bought new in countries where they aren’t officially sold yet thanks to a loophole
Chinese EVs seen as status symbols are being bought new in countries where they aren’t officially sold yet thanks to a loophole
https://fortune.com/2024/02/11/chinese-electric-vehicles-status-symbols-other-countries-sold-via-loophole/
Some of the nicer electric vehicles made in China are generating interest among well-heeled car buyers in smaller nations.
The Lucid Air EV Gets A Police Cruiser Makeover In Saudi Arabia
The Lucid Air EV Gets A Police Cruiser Makeover In Saudi Arabia
https://insideevs.com/news/707362/lucid-air-ev-police-cruiser-saudi-arabia-video/
The American luxury EV-turned-police cruiser has a drone launch pad on its roof. Does it look cool? Maybe.
Genesis EV sales are soaring, nearly quadrupling in the US last year
Genesis EV sales are soaring, nearly quadrupling in the US last year
https://electrek.co/2024/01/31/genesis-ev-sales-soar-quadrupling-us/
Hyundai’s luxury brand, Genesis, sold more EVs in the US last year than Lexus and Lucid. Genesis’ EV sales nearly...
Volvo shares jump 20% on higher sales, plans to stop Polestar funding
Volvo shares jump 20% on higher sales, plans to stop Polestar funding
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/01/volvo-shares-jump-21percent-on-higher-sales-plans-to-stop-polestar-funding.html
Volvo Cars shares surged more than 20% on Thursday after the Swedish automaker announced that it will stop funding subsidiary Polestar Automotive.
Chinese electric car giant BYD launches its popular Han sedan in the Middle East
Chinese electric car giant BYD launches its popular Han sedan in the Middle East
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/24/chinese-ev-car-maker-byd-launches-its-han-sedan-in-the-middle-east.html
Chinese electric car company BYD said Friday that this week it launched its flagship Han sedan in the United Arab Emirates.
Saudi Arabia expands lithium processing to supply BMW
https://www.ft.com/content/89b26197-87e9-4aa6-adde-797131af3d8a
KG Mobility to produce Torres EV in Saudi Arabia
KG Mobility to produce Torres EV in Saudi Arabia
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20231217000129
KG Mobility, formerly SsangYong Motor, and Saudi National Automobiles Manufacturing Company, a licensed producer of international and domestic automobiles, signed a partnership agreement on Friday to assemble the carmaker's Torres EVX electric vehicle in Saudi Arabia. The agreement expands an existing deal between the companies for SNAM to manufacture KGM's internal combustion engine vehicles. Under the new...
Saudi Arabia signs $5.6bn EV deal as it eyes closer China ties
Saudi Arabia signs $5.6bn EV deal as it eyes closer China ties
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/12/saudi-arabia-signs-5-6bn-ev-deal-as-it-eyes-closer-china-ties
Riyadh leads the Arab region in boosting trade ties with Beijing as it looks to diversify its economy away from oil.
Hyundai sets sights on Saudi Arabian EV plant to spearhead Middle Eastern rollout
Hyundai sets sights on Saudi Arabian EV plant to spearhead Middle Eastern rollout
https://electrek.co/2023/09/18/hyundai-eyes-saudi-ev-plant-spearhead-middle-east-rollout/
Korea’s top automaker, Hyundai, is looking to tap into Saudi Arabia’s post-oil era with a dedicated EV assembly plant in...
Cheapest Possible EV Options With Long Range (not a Smart car)
I'm in California and I've been looking at some options from VW, Mini Cooper, Chevy, though a lot of these options are kinda pricey when my budget is 15k, maybe 20k max. Any options you guys have for a good quality car within that price range that can drive maybe 200 miles. I'm probably asking for a lot here 😅.