BYD’s Denza N8: 600-Mile Range, Massive Screens, and Why It Matters Beyond China

Re-entering as a pure electric flagship gives BYD a second chance to establish Denza against fierce domestic rivals like Li Auto, NIO, and Zeekr.

A Robot Vacuum Company Wants to Strap Rockets to an EV

The pitch lands somewhere between absurd and inevitable. Dreame, a Chinese company best known for robot vacuums, has unveiled an electric hypercar with twin solid-fuel rocket boosters bolted to the back. Zero to 100 km/h in 0.9 seconds. If that holds up, it’s the fastest accelerating road car ever built, by a margin that shouldContinueContinue reading “A Robot Vacuum Company Wants to Strap Rockets to an EV”

Buick’s Electra Orbit is a Vision of Retro-Futurism and Innovation

Buick has long been a popular brand in China, where it has an entirely different image than in the west. The brand’s latest concept embraces 1950s jet-age glamour, with tomorrow’s electric technology.  The Electra Orbit concept was crafted by GM’s Shanghai design studio, and is a fastback wagon that’s both theatrical and a vision for the future. Bold Retro-Futurism With sweeping curvesContinueContinue reading “Buick’s Electra Orbit is a Vision of Retro-Futurism and Innovation”