Toyota bZ3X RHD spied in Thailand: €12,150 Chinese EV with 610 km CLTC — our WLTP maths
A right-hand-drive Toyota bZ3X has been caught testing in Thailand. In China the compact electric SUV starts at ¥94,800, about €12,150, and claims...
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Geely claims 10–70% in 4.5 min at 2,250 kW — our maths reads 8C, not 12C
Geely unveiled a 2,250 kW charging station and a 12C battery in Ningbo, claiming 10–70% in 4 min 30 s. Our maths on the same figures gives an 8C...
Fraunhofer automates EV battery X-ray analysis — 5 minutes per pack, our maths says 32 cars a shift
Fraunhofer IIS software now reads X-ray images of complete EV battery packs automatically, no disassembly needed. Our maths says one bay handles ~32...
EnBW opens 12-point flagship charging park in Karlsruhe with 480 kW XCharge C7 hardware
EnBW's new Karlsruhe charging park puts twelve 480 kW XCharge C7 columns into regular service. Our maths shows the column is no longer the bottleneck...
CATL and Octopus push truck battery swapping: 1,000 km, 96% efficiency — and what it really saves
CATL and Octopus Energy are pushing battery swapping for European trucks. We ran the numbers — the minutes saved are small, but 96% efficiency...
Sunwoda claims 10–97% SOC in 9 minutes at room temperature — our maths says 5.8C, not 15C
Sunwoda presented a 15C LFP pack that it says goes from 10% to 97% SOC in nine minutes at room temperature, and in 15 minutes at −20 °C. We ran...
Sunwoda to build 10,000 MCS stations for its 15C battery — our maths says 573 kW average
Sunwoda promises 10,000 megawatt charging stations by end-2027 and a 15C LFP pack that charges 10–97% in nine minutes. Our arithmetic: 1,520 kW...
Geely to unveil 2.2 MW charging on 23 September, claiming four-minute EV charges
Geely will present a next-generation charging system in Ningbo on 23 September, claiming 2.2 MW and four-minute charges — about 50% more power than...
Porsche Wireless Charging goes into production: 11 kW, 90% efficiency, about €83 a year in losses
Porsche now offers wireless inductive charging on the Cayenne Electric: 11 kW, roughly 90% efficiency, no cable. We ran the family maths — the...
Climate XChange EV raffle 2026: $120,000 top prize, and our maths says 12.5 cents of car per dollar
Climate XChange's 11th EV raffle caps the Luxury draw at 5,000 tickets ($250) and the Mini at 4,000 ($100), for prizes up to $120,000 and $50,000....
Isuzu starts 7-minute battery-swap trial for Elf EV trucks in Thailand — our maths: €17 per truck-hour
Isuzu is swapping batteries in Elf EV light trucks on HomePro's Thai distribution routes, seven minutes a change. We ran the depot numbers: swapping...
BYD's Denza Z9GT arrives in Thailand at $89,870 with flash charging and 1,036 km CLTC
Denza has put the Z9GT on sale in Thailand for 2,999,900 baht ($89,870), bringing BYD's flash charging and second-generation Blade Battery to the...
