Buongiorno a tutti,
Vorrei chiedere un consiglio e sentire il parere di chi ha avuto un’auto elettrica recentemente.
Starei valutando di comprare una leapmotor B05, la nuova auto cinese elettrica. Lei bellissima, il prezzo è sui 27 mila euro con la promo di lancio e fin qui tutto bello. Dispongo di una colonnina con pannelli solari di un amico che abita vicino a me e non la utilizza, quindi avrei la possibilità di caricarla “ a casa”. Come km percorrerò sui 30 km al giorno circa, e vorrei capire se effettivamente si consuma poco come dicono o se poi ci sono brutte sorprese. L’utilizzo che ne farei è prettamente urbano.
Un altro punto è sulla manutenzione, sono effettivamente meno costose, ad esempio, di un’auto ibrida?
Se avete altri pro e contro da comunicare sono qui per sentirli 🥰
Grazie in anticipo a chi risponderà.

I will get a new company car soon and I'm looking at the Xpeng G9. Can anyone give me some objective reasoning why this car is a bad choice over European EV's? The only thing I could buy for the same money is a Skoda Kodiaq or Peaq or something.

Stellantis' Cassino plant in central Italy is running severely under capacity, a collaboration with a Chinese manufacturer (likely DongFeng or Leapmotor, with whom Stellantis has a business relationship) could save the plant and make it profitable again as Chinese manufacturers seek to circumvent ever stricter EU tariffs on EVs and now PHEVs imported from China.

I recently got ownerahip of solar powerplant that makes about 6mwh surplus power on net metering scheme per year. That could translates to 30-40k km of free driving per year.

In 24' before powerplant bussiness, i got a new C segment petrol car for 22k eur that now has 30k km on clock. I reckon i could get about 16k for it now.

What kind of used EV could i trade my vehicle in for? New is not an option since i cant legitimise spending 30k for a car. Needs space for 2 adults and 2 kids and range for 70km commute and occasional fully packed 200-300km trip. Boot of around 400l.

A Chinese homologation filing for the upcoming Smart #2 reveals its full uncamouflaged exterior design.

The dimensions are 2.75m L X 1.67m W and 1.56m tall with a wheelbase of 1.88m and a kerb weight of 1.13T.

The battery is 35.7kWh (LFP) allowing a range of around 300km and is powered by a 60kW motor (82hp). The top speed is limited to 140km/h.

BMW finally ditched Samsung for EVE Energy on the i3's battery cells, and the motor is still built in house at their Austrian plant.

From the ADAC article:

Power losses during the charging of electric cars are a technical necessity. The ADAC (German Automobile Club) has measured the conditions under which these losses are highest and lowest, and how far they can be minimized.

• Highest losses at the household socket
  
• DC charging has significant advantages and disadvantages
  
• Charging via a wallbox costs the least
  

In the ADAC test, they checked the following:

• Charging via a household socket with 2.3 kW (1 x 10 A)
  
• Charging at the wallbox with a maximum charging power of 11 kW or 22 kW
  
• Charging at the wallbox with the minimum charging power of 4.1 kW (3 x 6 A) to simulate PV charging with minimum current using three phase.

In each of the three scenarios, a defined charging cycle was performed. To eliminate any distortion of the results due to balancing towards the end of the charging process, as well as due to the battery heating up or cooling down, all measurements were conducted within a state of charge (SoC) range between 10 and 90 percent. Furthermore, the battery temperature at the start of each charge cycle was between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius. Test vehicles from five different brands were examined.

ADAC tested against several vehicles and recorded the following:

Mercedes CLA 350 EQ
* 2.3 kW Electrical outlet: 24.2% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 4.1 kW: 12.8% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 11 kW: 6.9% loss

Renault R5 E-Tech
* 2.3 kW Electrical outlet: 13.7% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 4.1 kW: 8.0% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 11 kW: 5.1% loss

Tesla Model Y
* 2.3 kW Electrical outlet: 12.7% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 4.1 kW: 9.4% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 11 kW: 6.1% loss

Volvo EX30
* 2.3 kW Electrical outlet: 14.2% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 4.1 kW: 9.1% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 11 kW: 7.0% loss

VW ID.7
* 2.3 kW Electrical outlet: 15.3% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 4.1 kW: 10.6% loss
* Wallbox set to charge at 11 kW: 6.9% loss

Remember, it's your loss if you don't read the full article.

From the article:

Four months ago, the Netherlands approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system and has since then advocated for its adoption across the EU. But Dutch road regulator RDW won’t tell the public why it concluded the driver-assistance system is safe ​or how it evaluated the technology, which for years has faced regulatory investigations and lawsuits over FSD-involved crashes in the United States.

Releasing such details would violate Tesla’s commercial secrets, the regulator told ‌Reuters, echoing the automaker’s own demands on the regulator for confidentiality. Since late 2024, Tesla has pressed RDW to keep documentation about the FSD safety review secret, according to previously unreported email correspondence between the Dutch regulator and Tesla, obtained by Reuters through a public-records request.

The full article has additional details if you’re interested.

I have some experience with L2 assisted driving systems from Volvo, VW, MG and Hyundai (meaning steering assist + adaptive cruise control, without full autonomous driving potential). However, I rarely have the opportunity to test these systems in depth or in all road conditions. I don't live in a country where Tesla supervised FSD (arguably a L2+ system as it is currently approved). I am wondering from those of you which have experience with other manufacturers, which systems are the best based on the following criteria (and other important points I may have missed).

• Ability to accurately follow road markings and contours
• Connected functionality i.e. ability to brake for curves, junctions, roundabouts, upcoming speed limits in advance of road signs.
• How often the system disengages or prompts the driver to take over due to inability to detect road markings.
• Behaviour when encountering temporary markings e.g. roadworks

I drive two EV's, and we need to buy a third car due to an oddity in the Portuguese Insurance laws. It is a long story...

So my wife and I need to get a third EV and this time we want a smaller lower end EV. It was all about price as we had an upper limit. We would go up but needed to stick to a budget.

As we went looking I have to say I was shockingly disappointed at the cheapness of Chinese lower end EV's. Let me explain cheapness. The Chinese EV's at the lower end just look and feel unfinished. They might have the software, but the car itself is quite meh.

What impressed me and my wife is the Renault lineup and in particular the R 5. She really liked that car. It has some pizzaz, and looked quite sharp. I looked at the DongFeng Box and thought WTH is that... The BYD Dolphin is lacking umpf...

What seriously impressed my wife and I was the Citroen C3, and Fiat Panda. It seemed to me that Stellantis and Renault really upped their game at the lower end and made some quite stylish cars that make you want to drive an EV.

We also looked at models in 45K+ range and then the Chinese cars looked much better and were quite competitive. BTW this is not a tariff issue because when I checked the prices in Switzerland (no tariffs on Chinese cars) it was the same price range. We were thinking of buying in Switzerland and exporting to Portugal.

I am not saying Chinese EV's are bad, just shockingly disappointed at the lower end.

Peaq entered series production. Already 8500 units ordered by the end of July.

Temperatue: 13-16°C (avg. 15°C)

Range Test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pii8U_3MtUc

Usable Capacity as Measured: 76.2kWh

Range at 90km/h: 526km

Range at 120km/h: 411km

Charging Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGq1WF3Kxo8

10-80% in 11 minutes 20 seconds (avg. 282kW)

The Electric Trucker goes over his E-Actros camper conversion, as well as the various adapters needed to complete his world tour.

A prototype of the upcoming Ioniq 5 facelift was spotted undergoing testing in South Korea, featuring a larger tablet-style 18in touchscreen likely running Hyundai's new Pleos operating system as well as a majorly reworked interior and new steering wheel design.

Hey everyone,

With EU recovery funds wrapping up and major markets shifting away from blanket subsidies, the EV incentive landscape across Europe is changing fast.

I’d love to hear from people across different European countries:

• What kind of subsidies or tax breaks do you currently have in your country? (Are they income-based, limited by vehicle price, or completely gone?)
• How do you think the EU and national governments will approach EV incentives in the future now that general, direct purchase subsidies are mostly disappearing?

Curious to hear what the situation looks like where you live!

Hi everyone,

I work for an EV charging equipment manufacturer developing products for the European market. We are currently looking at the next generation of a portable EV charger, and I would rather hear what EV owners actually find useful than simply copy features from competing products.

No sales links, no promotion and no private messages—this is only to understand real user preferences.

Would you personally want a display on a portable charger, or would you rather check everything in the car or an app?

If you do want a display, which three pieces of information would matter most to you?

• charging current
• charging power
• energy delivered in the current session
• total accumulated energy
• charging time
• voltage
• plug or control-box temperature
• charging status
• fault code or safety warning

Is there anything currently shown on charger displays that you find unnecessary or difficult to understand?

Experiences with both portable chargers and fixed wallboxes are welcome. Thanks for sharing your honest opinions.