Lynk & Co GT Concept “Time to Shine” Debuts in Beijing
Lynk & Co has taken a bold step into the high-performance segment with the debut of its first-ever Gran Turismo concept, “Time to Shine,” at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show. The two-door GT signals a major milestone for the brand as it celebrates a decade of innovation, combining design evolution, motorsport pedigree, and future-focused performance. […]
smart Concept #2 and smart #6 EHD debuted the Global Brand Event in Beijing
smart marked a major milestone in its global evolution today, unveiling two significant new models – the smart Concept #2 and the smart #6 EHD at its “Change of Perspectives” Global Brand Event in Beijing. The showcase underscored the brand’s ambition to expand its contemporary premium EV portfolio while reaffirming its design partnership with the […]
Li Auto to officially launch L9 Livis flagship SUV with in-house developed chip on May 15
Li L9 Livis is equipped with two in-house developed 5nm M100 smart driving chips, delivering 2,560 TOPS of computing power. Li Auto unveiled the model in February and began pre-sales at 559,800 yuan ($81,890). (Li Xiang, founder, chairman, and CEO of Li Auto, introduced the Li L9 Livis at the Beijing Auto Show in April […]
Tesla is showing us that Cybercab mass production is well underway
During Tesla’s Q1 2026 earnings call on April 22, Elon Musk made a brief but notable comment about the long-awaited next generation Roadster while describing Tesla’s future vehicle lineup. “Long term, the only manually driven car will be the new Tesla Roadster,” he said. “Speaking of which, we may be able to debut that in […]
Is this the $40K car that makes Hyundai an EV power in Australia? Ioniq 3 reboots the electric hatch in a bid to challenge BYD, Jaecoo and MG
Hyundai has reinvented the humble hatchback and it’s refusing to play safe with its latest all-electric Hyundai Ioniq 3 five-door that will be on-sale in Australia before the end of March 2027. Officially called an ‘aerohatch’ by the Korean car-maker, the all-new Hyundai IONIQ 3 is the first car to be designed under the firm’s […]
Battery As A Service Vs Full EV Ownership: Which Saves More Money?
You go to an MG or Tata showroom, ask for the price of a car like the Windsor EV, and the salesperson gives you two different prices for the same car. One is around ₹9.99 lakh, and the other is about ₹13.5 lakh. Same car, same colour, same features. This is where most buyers get […]
Zest to install more than 4,000 charge points in Thurrock
Under the agreement, Zest will install the charge points as wll as operate them over a 15-year period. Moreover, some 35 charge points already installed in Thurrock will also be transferred onto the Zest network. As mentioned above, the newly installed infrastructure will include a mix of lamp-post chargers, as as well as AC and […]
Hyundai says EVs now 20 pct of Australian orders as electric interest surges
South Korea car giant Hyundai says it has experienced a massive surge in interest in electric vehicles, which now account for 20 per cent of its order volume, up from 3 per cent before the fuel supply crisis emerged after the breakout of the latest Middle East war. The company says it has seen a […]
Canada Wants High-Speed Rail. Megaproject Reality Wants a Word.
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Canada’s revived high-speed rail (HSR) proposal deserves a serious hearing. It also deserves an outside-view assessment grounded in the history of rail megaprojects, not just the aspirations of sponsors and advocates. The current Alto proposal for a high-speed line between Toronto and Québec City is […]
One Of The Coolest Retro EVs Gets A New Feature That Makes It Even Cooler
The funky, retro-looking Renault 4 electric crossover is getting a new feature that harks back to the original. The addition is part of a minor technical upgrade that comes just one year after the car went on sale in Europe. New stuff includes a water-to-water heat exchanger that can significantly reduce charging times in freezing […]