Published August 6th 2020 How would you feel about an electric car which you could charge from 0-100% in 3 minutes at a cost of around £8? Sounds too good to be true? Let us introduce you to the NIO ES8. This SUV might be big, but it’s also agile, and while its price tag …
Published August 11th 2020 The Weltmeister (translation: World Champion) EX5-Z was the best-selling A-class electric SUV in China last year, not bad from a nearly new car company. It offers solid design, and an attractive range and price, plus a couple of quirky features – voice activated boot anyone? The fact that Weltmeister has made …
Published October 27th 2020 In this episode, Fully Charged’s East Asian correspondent, Elliot Richards, took the opportunity to take Baojun’s bizarre-looking E300 out on the roads around Shanghai. Beyond its initial appearance the driving experience and the technology is more feature-rich than we might have expected for a car that costs as little as $9,700. …
Published Jan 29th 2021 Last year we reviewed the NIO ES8, with it’s battery swapping technology, and now we are looking at the ES6 model that NIO hope to bring to Europe. The ES6 has been designed as NIO’s mass market product and is currently the second best selling EV in China. It’s cheaper than …
Published March 12th 2021 Is the AiWays U5 the most amazing EV we’ve ever driven? Well, no, but it could it be one of the most practical. It looks modern and has been designed to be efficient. It might lack the bells and whistles of other more luxurious EVs on the market, but it does …
Published April 7 2021 Could this first ever electric hot hatch offering from Geely take EVs to the next level? We sent Elliot to test drive a pre-production model to see if it lives up to the hype. You don’t need to look further than the large tyres to see that the (formerly known as …
Published May 3rd 2021 So much on show at Shanghai that we had to split this into 2 eye-popping episodes. Pt.2 follows in 48 hrs. Elliot walked the halls, and talked til hoarse, in an effort to bring the best coverage of the biggest Motor Show of 2021. We hope to be visiting the Munich …
Published May 21 2021 Could the new ET7 be NIO’s most significant car? We sent Elliot along to an exclusive preview to see if their first super luxury electric saloon car lives up to the hype. Yes it’s another big car from NIO, but it looks the business with a smooth, sleek and simple design. …
Published June 18th 2021 Is the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV the most exciting electric car on the market? Probably not. But what is it about this little box on wheels that has led to it outselling Tesla? It’s small, it’s cheap but it could also be the answer to mass EV adoption. The tech is …
Published August 6th 2021 A few weeks ago Elliot had a go in the Wuling Mini, the cheapest EV currently available. Today he will be driving not only the most expensive EV ever built, but also the fastest. The EP9 (Electric Prototype 9) was actually the first car Nio built several years ago but unlike …