US considering ban on ‘connected vehicle’ tech with China/Russia ties

An underreported regulation being proposed in the United States could have a sweeping impact on car drivers in the country, and possibly other parts of the West. But the people feeling its immediate sting will be American motorcyclists.Continue Reading… Continue reading US considering ban on ‘connected vehicle’ tech with China/Russia ties

Watch: YangWang hypercar jumps in the air and rotates on the spot

The YangWang U9 is remarkably affordable for a 1,287-horsepower electric hypercar at around US$236,000. It also rocks a ‘DiSus’ active suspension system powerful enough to launch the car off the ground, or let it rotate on the spot in a “tank turn.”Con… Continue reading Watch: YangWang hypercar jumps in the air and rotates on the spot

1,300 miles to a tank – BYD’s new hybrids don’t care about your bladder

BYD Auto Co. has just released two models, the Qin L DM-i and the Seal 06 DM-i, both with a ridiculously impressive 81.1 miles per gallon (2.9L/100km) on their internal combustion side, with an additional 49 miles (79 km) with their smaller battery and… Continue reading 1,300 miles to a tank – BYD’s new hybrids don’t care about your bladder

BYD’s roofless, no-windscreen, scissor-door supercar: Headed for production

BYD is the world’s largest EV producer. It produced 20% of the 10 million EVs sold globally last year, from Tesla (13%), Volkswagen (9%) and General Motors (6%) – those are all very rough figures for simplification purposes. For stats – go here.Continu… Continue reading BYD’s roofless, no-windscreen, scissor-door supercar: Headed for production

Still B.Y.D. – smart body control makes car bounce like Dr. Dre video

BYD has revealed a new automotive feature it calls the DiSus Intelligent Body Control System. Designed specifically for new energy vehicles, the active suspension system allows precise control of body movements. Not only can this get the car bouncing a… Continue reading Still B.Y.D. – smart body control makes car bounce like Dr. Dre video

Space-saving, structural-grade Blade Battery to help improve EV safety

Auto manufacturers are moving ever closer to building electric vehicles robust enough to quell the public’s range anxiety once and for all, but they’re mostly doing so by equipping those vehicles with large, energy-dense lithium-ion battery packs. Chin… Continue reading Space-saving, structural-grade Blade Battery to help improve EV safety