Plain-English explainers and guides. Understand the tech behind the cars — what a hybrid is, engine and suspension types, battery chemistry, and more.
What a battery-electric vehicle is, how it works, and the real-world pros and cons compared with petrol and hybrid cars.
Why an extended-range EV drives like a pure electric car but carries a petrol generator for 1,000 km-plus of total range.
Why the same car is quoted with wildly different range figures, and how to translate a CLTC number into what you will really get.
What makes BYD's Blade Battery different, why LFP chemistry is so safe and durable, and the trade-offs versus NMC packs.
What an 800-volt or 900-volt EV platform actually changes, and why higher voltage means faster charging and less heat.
The difference between home AC charging and DC fast charging, what the kW numbers mean, and why charging slows down near full.
How a battery-swap station refills an EV in minutes, and how NIO's BaaS lets you buy the car without buying the battery.
What kWh really measures, how it relates to range and efficiency, and how much an EV battery actually degrades over time.
Why solid-state batteries promise more range, faster charging and better safety — and the challenges still holding them back.
What one, two or three electric motors change for traction, performance and efficiency — and how EV all-wheel drive works.
How Li Auto turned the extended-range EV from a Chevy Volt curiosity into the fastest-growing drivetrain in China.
The four kinds of hybrid — mild, full, plug-in and extended-range — and how to tell which one a car actually is.
How a plug-in hybrid blends an electric-only range with a petrol engine, and why systems like BYD DM-i and DM-p are so efficient.
How BYD's fifth-generation DM-i hits 46% engine efficiency, 2.9 L/100 km and 2,100 km of combined range.
How BYD's performance-tuned DM-p and off-road DM-o differ from DM-i, and where each one shows up.
How Geely's new i-HEV hybrid hits 48.4% engine efficiency and what EM-P brings on Lynk & Co and Galaxy.
How Great Wall's Hi4 family uses a three-motor PHEV architecture to power family SUVs, off-roaders and luxury flagships.
How Chery's Kunpeng platform stretches a single DHT to cover full hybrid, plug-in hybrid and extended-range EV.
Almost every Chinese OEM now builds an EREV or PHEV. NIO doesn't, and the reasoning is more deliberate than it looks.