This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the EV struggle, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Apologies to the Toyota Prius, but the first hybrid vehicle […]
Five-minute charging and 1,000 km of range in a single announcement. BYD just changed what the EV industry considers possible — and the rest have some catching up to do.
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If you’re driving in an F1 race and hitting speeds of 220 mph (354 kph), you really don’t want parts of the car falling off as you hurtle along, or, more importantly, to suffer nerve damage because of a problem with your vehicle. But that’s exactly wha…
BYD’s new Blade Battery 2.0 and flash-charging network promise ultra-fast EV charging, potentially cutting charging times to minutes.
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BYD’s Denza Z9GT brings a 644-mile range, a five-minute 10–70% charge, and a big price cut. If the numbers hold up, Tesla’s Model Y may finally have a serious challenger.
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Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eliminate carbon emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from their supply chains. Toyota, meanwhile, lurks near the bottom of the list, underscoring the persistent difficulty in getting the world’s largest car company […]
In 1987’s The Living Daylights, James Bond presses a dashboard button to activate retractable tire studs, giving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage he’s driving more traction on a frozen lake. That tire technology is no longer limited to the movies. Later this year, Finnish tire brand Nokian is planning to launch a new snow tire […]
BYD’s Denza Z9 GT claims the world’s longest EV range, pushing electric driving past 1,000 km on a single charge.
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From a lower starting price to a feature that turns the car into a power bank, the refreshed EX30 has a lot going for it — baggage included.
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