Ioniq5 owner’s manual. It says “The portable charger is not expected to be used for daily charging. It is recommended a level 2 charger be used for typical charging.”
EV folks; why does the Ioniq 5 manual say level one isn’t recommended for daily use? For our needs level one is adequate most of the time and installing a level 2 charger would be expensive due to the location of our panel. #EVsky
Honda Super-N electric car.
is Honda gonna screw up all over again?
the Honda Super-N arrives in Europe this year. but i reckon it's too small, even for Europe. it's a Kei car, so it's 3,400mm
BUT... 4 metres (Renault 5 EV, Kia EV2, BYD Dolphin Surf) is now the smallest vehicle that could be a mainstream hit
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I'm in the process of an article on this, plus how it relates to CHAdeMO and the total number of vehicles, plus what is required as a charging pool for each etc
But BEV is above petrol and diesel only (as classified here), so some good news
#EVsky #Newcarsales #Electricvehicles
Had a chance to see the new Volvo EX60 yesterday
It's really nice, lots of space in the back seats and boot
This one is the top spec Ultra with the panoramic roof with photochromatic shading
Looking forward to test driving - UK dealers will probably get them August/September
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2026 Renault Twingo EV.
1990s Renault Twingo.
the Renault Twingo from the 1990s is now reborn as an EV
3.8m long; should be ~£19k (US$25k) when it ships later this year
Electrifying road test: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3h-...
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what an embarrassing farce... Sony and Honda scrap plans for its Afeela EV sedan
the Sony EV was first shown in January 2020 in concept form, and then it has crawled along since then. it was supposed to launch later this year after many delays
www.channelnewsasia.com/business/son...
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2026 Chery QQ3 EV.
China's first iconic homegrown car, the Chery QQ (from 2003; left), is now back as a cute EV
it has grown quite a bit - it's now 4195mm in length - but it still looks cute. QQ EV starts at US$10k
carnewschina.com/2026/03/10/c...
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Ioniq at Wrigley Field
We have to turn in the leased ‘24 Ioniq 5 SEL soon. Drove a ‘26 Ioniq 5 SE today. Far as I can tell the only thing it doesn’t have is the heated steering wheel & power lift gate. Am I missing anything? #evsky
after the failure of the blobby EQC, now Mercedes has done a better job with the upcoming GLC EV: youtube.com/watch
so… EQC or iX3?
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Tesla Cybercab has ugly, glossy, wipe-down seats that look they came from a bankrupt strip club
inside the utterly unsellable and baffling Tesla Cybercab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6KE...
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from diesel Mercedes GLC to Zeekr 7X - an Australian EV owner explains their choice
cleantechnica.com/2026/03/16/m...
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tbh it really doesn't matter that low-volume high-end cars won't go EV until the last possible moment - that's because for the vast majority of people, ordinary EVs are already perfect and save them lots of $$$
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The transition to electric is driving improvements in auto supply chains that never would have been possible for internal combustion engine vehicle supply chains. #EVsky 1/5
www.theverge.com/transportati...
ok so we know western automakers are several years behind China, but it’s now noticeable that there’s a lower tier: US & Japanese car brands are a few years **behind European automakers**
eg: Rivian R2 & R3 launch as 400v, which is embarrassing. Tesla Model 3/Y charge at just 250kw
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BYD’s Flash Charging 2.0 - capable of up to 1,500 kW on its compatible models - is rolling out across China and also coming to Europe
carnewschina.com/2026/03/16/b...
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He Made a Battery Pack Using Disposable Vapes to Power His Electric Car
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-battery-pa...
#ev #evsky #cars
it's going to be an extra-bad year for foreign automakers in China as their already struggling ICE models will be even more unpopular amid repeated gasoline price hikes
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Trump-Israel war causing rocketing gasoline prices in China, despite China buying Putin's oil
prices already went up March 9th, & there's a scheduled price hike set for March 23rd
between those 2 price hikes, it'll cost folks US$9 to 10 more to fill the tank. ouch!
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Tesla's China sales (mainland sales only, no exports) are at 56,691 vehicles in Jan + Feb 2026 (18,485 + 38,206)
that's DOWN 6.3% from 60,480 in Jan + Feb 2025
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The 2026 Lead the Charge Leaderboard draws a sharp contrast between leading and lagging automakers. #EVsky #blueev 1/3
leadthecharge.org
here's the actual production version of BMW’s iX3 getting reviewed in detail
vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Io...
Autocar article: www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/b...
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the rapid rise of BYD vs the slow death of Tesla
(image from blocknow.com/byd-overtake...)
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Quick question what is preventing you from getting a EV car? Do you have any questions or maybe thoughts about it? Just the pricing? Location? I'd love to know #carsky #evsky
Xiaomi unveiled the Vision GT supercar concept on the eve of MWC 2026.
Xiaomi unveiled the Vision GT supercar concept on the eve of MWC 2026.
it's just a concept, and it's probably just for PR, but this is still a looker...
Xiaomi shows off EV hypercar concept cnevpost.com/2026/03/01/x...
#EVs #EVsky
56% of new EU city buses were battery-electric in 2025
"This was unimaginable back in 2019 when the Clean Vehicles Directive was first adopted. Back then, electric buses stood at a mere 12% of the market. Now, it is clear that heavy vehicles can go electric, and do so fast."
#EVs #EVsky
Richard Hammond Drives the World’s FASTEST Car
it's the quad-motor BYD hypercar www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlRI...
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Demand for EVs is exploding in Indonesia - but because of a corporate strategy that has the company prioritizing sales of gas vehicles in Global South nations while going electric in the Global North, Hyundai has shut itself out of this growing market. #EVsky
www.linkedin.com/posts/greenp...
