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Every time electric cars are talked about, those on social media begin to appear who  claim that after certain kilometers you have to change the battery  and that, as we all know, they are really expensive. Is this the reality of electric cars, or is it a myth? There is already  a study  that has analyzed the issue, and it concludes that  we should not worry about electric cars manufactured after 2015.  The study is from Recurrent Auto, and for this, they have analyzed more than   20,000 electric vehicles . This extensive study has found that  on average only 2.5% of electric cars  have had their batteries replaced. That is to say, although on social networks some insist on saying that it is almost certain that we will have to change it for a new one, in reality,   it is very rare  for the battery of an electric vehicle to present  some t...

Toyota and Subaru  have already joined forces to  develop the bZ4X and the Solterra . Which, by the way, neither of the two has turned out particularly well, nor has it had a notable performance on a commercial level.   Subaru knows that there is a   ‘huge risk’  in dedicating itself to manufacturing electric cars independently, and they have pointed it out that way. For this reason, they have once again decided  to ally  the development of  three more new electric cars . At the moment, Toyota has not launched a single electric car alone and has even turned to the giant BYD to use its components. Atsushi Osaki , CEO of Subaru, pointed out this Monday that   ‘there is an enormous risk for us if we go alone in this field.’   The Japanese brand has managed, in the last fiscal year,   to increase its operating profits by 75% . But they know that...

Tesla’s most anticipated car may never see the light of the sun. The latest leaks confirm that development is paralyzed, although Elon Musk assures that it is still standing. It is destined to be one of the cars that revolutionize the industry. A true mass promoter, but it seems that it is not going to be like that. We have been talking about the Tesla Model 2 for years. The company’s smallest and most economical car. A highly anticipated product that could transform the concept of mobility. However, after having heard many theories and speculations about him, his future is more dark than clear. As reported by  Electrek , a renowned media specializing in sustainable mobility,  the Model 2 project is, right now, in limbo . There’s nothing going on and it doesn’t look like I’ll be seeing it anytime soon.  That doesn’t mean that at some point there hasn’t been the idea of ​​launching a small, cheap electric car. A small group at Tesla is secretly working on that idea....

The   Skoda Scala  is one of the most interesting models in the compact category,   much cheaper  than a SEAT Leon, a Volkswagen Golf, or a Ford Focus , for example, but it doesn’t lack anything. Of course, the model needed a renovation, especially to catch up with the Citroën C4, so here comes the   Skoda Scala 2024  as a restyling and introducing  improvements in absolutely everything .  The design has been updated, in addition to the fact that its equipment  has also been improved, and the occasion has been taken to review the  mechanics  in search of greater efficiency. This new   Skoda Scala 2024   debuts a   more modern design  than the previous one. The changes have focused on a   new grille , aesthetically more modern, as well as a   sportier bumper  than the one it had up to now. It has   LED headlights as standard , but it is also now pos...

The   Hyundai KONA   is a reference model in its segment and yes, it is an excellent purchase option. But there are  cheaper alternatives,  the model in question is one of the most striking cases. Especially because it is  a premium SUV , with an interior that overflows with quality and has truly complete equipment. In this case, I am talking to you not about any version, but about the  electrical configuration  of the new Hyundai KONA, and indeed there is  a Volvo model  that has just been released and can already be purchased  for 4,000 euros  less even though it offers  almost double the power. We must be fair and recognize that the  electric Hyundai KONA  has a body of   4.35 meters  in length, however, the   Volvo EX30  only reaches   4.23 meters  in length. The difference in dimensions is not exaggerated, but the Swedish model is smaller and that explains w...

Last year   Tesla had some problems  because the constant leaks surrounding the Tesla Model 3 Highland  caused sales of the previous version of the model to slow down even despite the  strong price drops  they carried out. This reaction from their customers didn’t hurt their bottom line, but it was notable, and  the same thing was starting to happen  right now with the Tesla Model Y . In this case, it is more worrying because, remember, the Tesla Model Y was the  best-selling car in the world  last year 2023, so losing sales with this model is something that the American brand cannot play with. So they have come out to  make it clear that the Tesla Model Y Juniper will not arrive in 2024. How have they done it? With an  internal communication  to its sales staff in North America. In recent days, information had already arrived from China indicating that the   Tesla Model Y Juniper  would not ...

BYD  arrived in Europe last year and did so with a small range of pure  electric cars  that, little by little, it has been expanding with  new models. And last year reported that  BYD was testing its plug-in hybrids  in Europe. We also warned that they were preparing the ground to  sell these models with a PHEV engine in Europe  and now, indeed, the brand has officially  confirmed it . The first to be sold in the Old Continent, and we expect that it will also be sold in Europe–  among other countries  – will be the   BYD Seal U DM-i , a model that competes directly with the Tesla Model Y in its pure electric version. At the  2024 Geneva Motor Show , which takes place at the end of February,  BYD will show the BYD Seal U DM-i  as the first model with  a plug-in hybrid engine  that will be available later in the European market. In addition, the  BYD Tang 2024 , an update of its 7-seater ...

For many years we have been hearing from critics of the electric car what will happen when there are millions of cars on the roads.  That there will not be charging points for everyone  and that the network will not be able to support it. But some examples allow us to show graphically and practically that this should not be a problem and that the technology is ready, it is just a matter of investment and vision. Something that brands like  Tesla  shine at. And we can think that Tesla cars are not the best finished, that their after-sales service is very bad, and that they have few technical and sales centers. But if there is something where they manage to stand out, it is in their determined  commitment to one of the pillars of the development of the electric car. The cargo network. A network that has been one of the great bets on the part of the Americans, who have deployed the largest in the world, and which does not stop growing in number, but also in ambit...

The  BYD Seal U  is a   direct alternative to the Tesla Model Y , so we could be talking about BYD’s most important launch so far. More than anything, the Model Y was crowned  the best-selling car in the world  in 2023, the first electric car to achieve this. And this time they have decided to go for a  lower price , because the BYD Seal U arrives in Spain  at 35,290 euros  and the Tesla Model Y starts at 35,990 euros, both with the help of the MOVES III Plan. It is a small difference, but this time the BYD model is a cheaper option and there are important differences between its features. The  BYD Seal U  began marketing in Spain in February 2024 and is an SUV model  4.78 meters  long and 1.66 meters wide that also has a 2.76-meter wheelbase. Due to its dimensions, it fits between the BYD Atto 3 and the BYD Tango, which were already available previously and compete within the  D SUV segment . There, as you already k...

After launching the new version of the Model 3, Tesla had an ace up its sleeve.  The Performance version . A sporty variant that will need more than half a year to reach the market, a time in which the North American manufacturer has taken the opportunity to finally provide it with elements that differentiate it from the other versions. Although the first units of the Model 3 Performance have already left the California production line,  it will not be until March when mass manufacturing begins , and in addition to the American plant, the Model 3 Performance will also arrive from China. Chinese media are precisely revealing internal information from Tesla, which indicates that the new Performance will have new features that will make it a much more interesting alternative. It is indicated that it will have elements such as  a logo on the rear , which is quite similar to the Model S/X Plaid logo. An explosion pattern can be understood as a scene where the car accel...

Toyota has a plan, and it is none other than to catch up with – and even surpass – Tesla in terms of electric car production and technology at the beginning of the next decade. This, at first glance, may sound strange, since  Elon Musk ‘s firm is far ahead of the Japanese company in this area. However, the secret for Toyota could lie in  solid electrolyte battery technology , intended to solve the handicaps of electric cars: price, range, and waiting times for recharging. However, although its promises are many, there would still be a few years left before its final arrival on the mass market. Specifically, it is expected that this will not happen until around 2028. But what will be the specific specifications that the electric cars of the  future  will present? A  roadmap published  by the brand itself has already revealed a good part of these secrets, although the company still has doubts about the dates. Goodbye to ‘range anxiety’ in future e...

Although it will have powerful autonomous driving capabilities, the AFEELA has entered the CES Las Vegas 2024 stage with a style more similar to a video game. Autonomous driving has been on everyone’s lips in recent years, but Sony Honda Mobility has (again) presented its  extremely advanced electric car  in another, no less symbolic way: controlling the vehicle with a Play Station 5 controller. Cars are changing from a means of transportation with certain technology to a technological product that is used for transportation. Hence many new models and technologies are presented at shows like  CES Las Vegas . Where once it was rare to see, it is now common. We already knew the car resulting from the union between Sony and Honda: it is called  AFEELA  and now it has been presented again, this time to give more details about its technology and with a design that is very close to the production version. Your driving assistants will learn about driving and the env...

Unless there is a surprise, the   Tesla Model Y  should close the year as the  best-selling car in Europe  throughout   2023 . And not only is it a notable milestone for electric cars, but it is also the first time in history that a non-European car has achieved this feat. The fact is that it continues to have overwhelming success, but  it has fallen behind  after the brand released the   Tesla Model 3 Highland . And it is expected that under the  name Jupiter , a major  restyling  will be released next  year in 2024  that will also positively affect  its performance. The Tesla Model 3 needed a restyling and it came, and the brand  has got everything right  with the Highland. For its part,   the Tesla Model Y is selling much better  and could wait longer, but it is time to  update it  because it is true that there are more and  more Chinese rivals , and even Euro...

Its previous generation was squeezed to the limit, it remained with  very inflated prices  compared to those of its rivals and, even so, the reality is that it was a real success in sales. The same thing will surely happen to the new one, but the reality is that the  Toyota CH-R 2024 is not the best purchase option  by any means. There is an alternative that is  better in practically everything , that has a  price of €4,000 cheaper  and that is also sold with a remarkable 7-year warranty. And no, don’t get confused, because it is not  ‘one of those Chinese cars’  that has an out-of-market price. The model I’m talking about is the  KIA Niro hybrid , an option with a 4.42-meter-long body that far exceeds the 4.35-meter measured by the newly released Toyota C-HR 2024. This difference in the exterior measurements is what explains why the KIA model has  better rear seats  and, in addition, also offers more cargo capacity in its tru...

A hybrid can be a good purchase, of course, but today  buying an electric car is better  for almost anyone. Much more so when  it is cheaper , as surprising as it may be. But of course, who was going to make it possible for an electric car to be cheaper than a hybrid but  MG , right? And this is thanks to the fact that they have  pushed their prices to the extreme , with a discount that reaches up to 11,210 euros at most, and that is a car that has  good power , that offers  good range  and that above all stands out because it comes with  a lot of equipment included as standard. Today you can buy a  Renault Captur hybrid for 23,700 euros , and it is already a really interesting price. You will have read me on many occasions recommending this model over options like the Toyota Yaris Cross, for example. Among other things,  it measures 4.22 meters  long, has a correct trunk, and, above all, develops  145 HP  with an en...

Over the last few months he has been seen in  spy photos  and we already knew that his arrival was imminent. But there was still doubt whether it would be sold in Europe. And now  MG has made it official  at the presentation of the MG Cyberster for French media, thus confirming  that it will be sold here . They have shown it to the press still in camouflage, although showing key parts of its design. And we can advance certain  information  that has been arriving over the last few months. Not only will it be  your cheapest hybrid car , but it also aims to be  the cheapest hybrid on the market  compared to options like the Toyota Yaris Hybrid and the Renault Clio E-Tech. The  MG 3 will not be electric , which would make it too expensive. But MG is determined to  bet on the complete electrification  of its range, so this engine will arrive with  hybrid mechanics . The question that remains open is whether it will arrive...

The  Dacia Duster  is the  ‘flagship’  of the Romanian brand and will remain so until the Dacia Bigster arrives in 2025. But it had fallen behind new options such as the MG ZS. This third generation, the  Dacia Duster 2025 , will seek to revalidate the title of the best-selling SUV in Europe –  from 2022 –  in a  larger format , with a more mature image,  much more complete in equipment , and also proposing an  authentic mechanical revolution  with compared to what it offered before. Not only does it catch up with the MG ZS, but it is now clearly a superior product. The new  Dacia Duster 2024  is based on the  CMF-B platform  that the Sandero and Jogger had already adopted,  it grows slightly  in its dimensions and completely changes its aesthetics to have a  much more robust appearance . The front is committed to absolute horizontality with  slit LED optics  that integrate the daytime s...

When talking about  hybrid cars , the first brand that comes to mind is  Toyota . They have always carried the banner of this technology, but today  they are no longer the only ones  and, in some cases,  they are not the best either . In fact, in the specific case of  its cheapest SUV , which is the Toyota Yaris Cross, there is a  better alternative  both in terms of price and performance. The Japanese brand has just presented the new Toyota Yaris Cross 2024, but despite this,  this Renault model is still better. With the new Toyota Yaris Cross 2024, although the model with 116 HP  will continue to be sold, the brand has finally reacted and has introduced a new version into the range that has  132 HP  of maximum power. It’s about time because the model’s direct rivals  offer much more  than what this reduced SUV with  hybrid engines  offers. Of course, prepare your pocket because the least powerful ver...