BYD’s cheapest EV to get rear wheel drive and independent suspension

Regulatory filings show the second-generation BYD Seagull switching from a 55kW front wheel drive layout to a 95kW rear motor, multi-link rear suspension, and a front boot! A serious upgrade at the bottom of China’s EV market. The BYD Seagull, the tiny EV that undercuts almost everything else on sale in China, is getting a […]

Electrified Vehicles Pass 60 Per Cent of New Zealand’s Passenger Market

Electrified Vehicles Pass 60 Per Cent of New Zealand's Passenger Market

August registrations of battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids nearly tripled, taking electrified models past three-fifths of New Zealand’s new passenger vehicle sales so far this year. For the first time, most new passenger cars sold in New Zealand this year have some form of electrification. In August, registrations of battery-electric cars and plug-in hybrids nearly […]

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