Cheap Chinese EVs Are Hitting Canada. For The U.S., 'A Matter Of When' Plus, a Waymo struck a child in Santa Monica and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class will soon be a robotaxi. InsideEVs · Jan 30
650 miles from one charge – Volvo's parent company beats Tesla to the punch with first production-ready solid-state battery Geely will commence production of its debut solid-state battery pack this year, edging closer to a 650-mile electric range. TechRadar · Jan 26
Volvo promises more plug-in hybrids while its XC60 lives on The best-selling Volvo XC60 SUV will stay in the brand’s lineup as a ‘bridge solution’, despite the recent all-electric EX60 launch The Independent UK · Jan 26
Volvo's Parent Company Will Start Making Solid-State Batteries This Year After assembling the first complete solid-state packs, they’ll start going into development vehicles. InsideEVs · Jan 23
2027 Volvo EX60 Revealed: Long Range, Fast Charging, And A Tesla Port With more than 2.7 million units sold since its launch in 2008, the XC60 is already Volvo’s best-selling model ever. The arrival of an electric counterpart comes at a time when the company’s EV sales have suffered a major setback. In 2025, demand for vehicles without combustion engines fell by… Motor1 · Jan 21
BYD Sealion 5 DM-i review – a sensible plug-in hybrid SUV with big range BYD’s £29,995 Sealion 5 DM-i offers up to 631 miles of range, strong standard kit and easy-going family transport The Independent UK · Jan 21
If Geely Expands In America, Here's What It Should Bring China's second-largest carmaker could bring new brands to the U.S. in the next few years. These cars would do well in America. InsideEVs · Jan 17
China's Geely Clearly Wants To Come To The U.S. Here's How It Could Pull That Off China's Geely Group, the country's second-largest automotive group, could make some moves into the U.S. in the next 36 months. But many things stand in its way. InsideEVs · Jan 15
Trump Is Ready For Chinese EVs: 'Let China Come In' Todays biggest EV news: Trump says 'let China in,' these three automakers are the most innovative EV companies and a look inside Ford's $20 billion writedown. InsideEVs · Jan 15
AI, Affordability, And America: What Will The Auto Industry Look Like In 2026? Welcome to 2026, glad you could make it. As we close the chapter on a tumultuous year riddled by high prices and political uncertainty, we’re holding out hope that 2026 is a much better one for the auto industry all around. Fingers crossed. Motor1 · Jan 12
The Zeekr 7GT Does A Lot More Than Just Charge Quickly Its headline-grabbing charging speed isn’t the only remarkable thing about the Zeekr 7GT, which also comes packed with features other cars don't offer. InsideEVs · Jan 11
Geely’s £29,990 Starray EM-i gets 618-mile range and handling by Lotus Clever new Super Hybrid PHEV SUV goes on sale next month with strong value and decent range The Independent UK · Jan 8
Do Americans Even Want Chinese Cars? The prospect of buying a new car is more out of reach than ever for many Americans. Average new-car transaction prices still hover around $50,000, while most of the country’s cheapest vehicles have disappeared over the past decade. Heading into 2026, there may not be a single new car sold… Motor1 · Jan 7
One Major Chinese Automaker Is Seriously Considering The US Geely Holding Group could start building and selling vehicles from brands like Zeekr and Lynk Co. in the United States by the end of the decade. If all goes to plan, the Chinese auto conglomerate that owns Lotus, Polestar, and Volvo could use the latter's South Carolina factory to get… Motor1 · Jan 6
InsideEVs · Jan 6 'The Question Is When': China's Geely On Zeekr, Lynk & Co Brands In America Geely is one of China's largest automakers—and the owner of Polestar and Volvo. It seems intent on bringing more brands to the U.S.
The Independent UK · Jan 5 As an EV editor, these are the electric cars I’m most excited about in 2026 DRIVESMART: The latest DriveSmart newsletter from Steve Fowler looks at the electric cars he’s most excited about in 2026, from luxury EVs to affordable plug-in hybrids, and what they reveal about the future of motoring
InsideEVs · Dec 27, 2025 Meet The Affordable EV Beating Tesla And BYD At Their Own Game Geely’s Xingyuan EV has rocked China’s electric vehicle sales charts in a short period, outselling even the Tesla Model Y and BYD Seagull.
InsideEVs · Dec 26, 2025 The 2026 Volvo EX30 Is Better Than Ever. But It's Not The Best EV On That Platform The smallest variant of Geely's SEA platform can produce wildly different results. Here's how Volvo's EX30 stacks up.
Motorsport · Dec 24, 2025 China's Le Mans ambitions: Two major manufacturers interested in WEC Hypercar entry With Chery and Lynk & Co, two major Chinese players have emerged as potential Hypercar candidates, and their projects could represent much more than just a grid entry in the WEC
Motor1 · Dec 17, 2025 The EU's Decision to Cancel 2035 Combustion Engine Ban Leaves Automakers at Odds In March 2021, Volvo said it would go fully electric by the end of the decade. However, the lofty EV goal was dropped in September 2024, when the Geely-owned company said plug-in hybrids would stick around for a little while beyond 2030. Despite getting cold feet, the automaker headquartered in…
Motor1 · Dec 9, 2025 The First Lotus Plug-In Hybrid Has a Very Strange Name Putting a gas engine in a car previously sold only as an EV is generally seen as good news by enthusiasts. Add a Lotus badge, and purists will inevitably talk about it. However, when the foundation is a large and heavy SUV, the excitement suddenly tapers off. Nevertheless, this Eletre…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025 ‘The Chinese will not pause’: Volvo and Polestar bosses urge EU to stick to 2035 petrol car ban Exclusive: Swedish carmakers push to retain target as Germany lobbies to help its own industry by softening cutoff date
InsideEVs · Nov 24, 2025 Ford Pumped The Brakes On An Electric Truck. Now, Here Come The Lawsuits When EV plans get canceled or pushed back, suppliers are left holding the bag. Plus: Mercedes revamps its EV strategy in America.
Tom’s Guide · Nov 12, 2025 I just drove the Polestar 4 — and it's the most tech-forward EV not made by Tesla The 2026 Polestar 4 is a sleek looking electric SUV coupe that has a lot of style and a performance to back it up. It's the most tech-forward EV I've driven that's not made by Tesla.
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025 Geely EX5 review: Sensational value SUV with a little help from Lotus The first model from Volvo, Polestar and Lotus owner Geely is a cracker – if only it went a little bit further