Welcome to Elliot Richards on EVs. Exploring Asian Car culture, with a focus on China and EVs. Formerly China Driver.
China is a very exciting place to be right now for automotive, with the country taking the lead in development of their domestic auto industry, and we will be testing the cars of tomorrow.
Lots of content will be on Fully Charged Show – but this is a place for more niche or personal projects related to EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs. This is a weird one. A BUICK EV – a small car – that’s actually really good but has two major issues. Would you like to see this type of EV in your country? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. I love Wagons/Estates/Shooting Brakes – and NETA has come into the market to disrupt this segment – would you like to see this car in your market? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. The GWM White Cat was produced for just 2 years and gets affordable EV motoring just right (mostly) – but have we lost our way in the pursuit of luxury and premium features? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. I recently visited Thailand to see the impact of the new EV manufacturers on the streets of Bangkok – and what implication this has globally over the next few years. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Finally – an EV which isn’t boring. Which isn’t focussed on 0-60 times BECAUSE THATS BORING. The ZEEKR 007 is one EV you should be excited about coming into your markets soon. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Where did all those ex SAAB engineers go? They went to ZEEKR
From Elliot Richards on EVs. A ‘NEW’ 009 gets a minor facelift but improves on 54% of bits on the inside – but should you care? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
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From Elliot Richards on EVs. Are Chinese EV’s poorly made, won’t last very long and with lots of tech issues? Rather than me telling you the answer, see for yourself at NIO F2 Factory in Hefei, Anhui where you can fully interact with the 360 video and look around. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
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From Elliot Richards on EVs. Join me for a studio walkaround of the new Lynk & Co Z10 EV – their first ever EV – but is it too little too late, or can it genuinely bring something new to the game? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
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From Elliot Richards on EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We went to the launch of the London Electric Vehicle Company’s launch of their first non Black cab product – the L380. We even got to drive it and spend lots of time on the amazingly comfortable seats in the rear. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. IM recently invited us to try the IM L6 in Shanghai – but not the humdrum standard one – the insane 787HP one… Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We got to drive the IM L6 MAX Ultra performance edition – which was a little bonkers.
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Its rare we drive a legacy automakers Chinese only offering – but that’s what we have today – the BMW I3 eDrive 35L and find out that Chinese automakers can also learn a lot from legacy auto. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We had the opportunity to try out the sister car – same platform – as the Huawei Luxceed – the EXLANTIX ES – ready for overseas markets. In an extremely competitive field – how does it stand out against its competitiors? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. JAECOO have released their new J6 EV SUV, also known as the ICAR 03, for overseas markets. We take it for a spin to see if its good enough to compete with the upcoming world of EV SUVs. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Chery, the JV partner of Jaguar Land Rover has bought out a new electric SUV for export markets. And it only costs $15,000 – but is it actually any good? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Stan insisted that the Rolls Royce was the ideal car for a city like Shanghai, whilst I am firmly convinced that the best city car for Shanghai is the Wuling Mini EV – but the cabrio version. Well, see who was right as we run through a couple of challenges…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Stan and I adventure to the cathedral of NIO owners – a small factory town in Shandong to find out about one mans quest to get everyone in his town to buy a NIO car. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Let’s take a quick look at the ONVO L60 from NIO! Will this mass-market EV appeal to new buyers in the market? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Join me for an exclusive look around the ONVO L60 from NIO as we find out more about the car set to come out later this year. More infor can be found on onvo.cn. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We got our hands on a Xiaomi SU7 for a short time and produced this shorts about our experience.
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Getting to know the Xiaomi SU7 better before doing a proper review – looking around and trying to use the car with Stan to guide me. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
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From Elliot Richards on EVs. The final instalment of a series we started 2 years ago – how to modify a cheap EV for a fun track day toy. See if our modifications made any difference to the speed or not! Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina Thanks to: Rewind sound – crunchymaniac from freesound.org
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We will attempt a Livestream of the latest and greatest from 1 of the 8 halls in Beijing to hopefully give you an idea of the size and scale of these shows and see some of the cars on offer. 5pm China, 10am UK, 7pm Sydney As this is a…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Following the Lao Tou Le Festival, Stan and me went on an exploration of Shandong in two of our very own Lao Tou Le to find out what they are REALLY like to live with! Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs.
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Xpeng invited me to try out their new unlimited Xpeng Unlimited NGP which means the car can drive by itself on any road in China – even if it has not been mapped. Join me as I try it out and go find a beautiful hidden coffee shop.Follow me on…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Xpeng invited me to try out their new unlimited Xpeng Unlimited NGP which means the car can drive by itself on any road in China – even if it has not been mapped. Join me as I try it out and go find a beautiful hidden coffee shop. Follow me…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. If you want cheaper Chinese EVs – come to the Shandong Cheap Chinese EV Festival with Stan and me as we explore this wild industry and find the cheap Chinese EVs that people seem to be after – the only problem is – are they safe enough? Follow me on…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. The guys at EVOKE Bikes in Beijing gave me a short tour of their factory to preview their current and upcoming bikes. Reach out to them, they are already selling overseas! Next trip, we will try and drive one…(it was about -10 on the day we visited!) https://www.evokemotorcycles.com/ Follow me…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. A quick summary of the trip we made to the North of China in a NIO EV, the full video available on DW Revs. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Behind the scenes of the film we made for DW Revs back in 2023. Some footage captured on phone and gives a sense of the challenges of the trip. Chris can be found at memostothefuture.com and the ‘Directors Cut’ of the film is on that site too. Follow me on…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. In this short documentary, I explore the city of Liuzhou with Stan, famous for LuoSiFen Noodles (made of Snails) in our small Wuling MiniEVs. Our aim was Bourdain meets Top Gear – but low-budget and not scripted! Explore the quirky side of this amazing one-of-a-kind city which is FULL of…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. In this short documentary, I explore the city of Liuzhou with Stan, famous for LuoSiFen Noodles (made of Snails) in our small Wuling MiniEVs. Our aim was Bourdain meets Top Gear – but low-budget and not scripted! Explore the quirky side of this amazing one-of-a-kind city which is FULL of…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Welcome to Liuzhou in China where the Wuling Mini EV is built – and many many others roam the streets! Its an amazing place so check it out! Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. This $4K lightweight, single seater van is wild – we review it and take it for a spin. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. This is the McLaren F1 of Vans with its single centre seat, Rear wheel drive, and lightweight. Oh and its only $4000 USD – bundles of fun. Do you want this in your country? Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. A look behind the scenes of the SC-01 sports car, launching in China this year. Follow me on Twitter @ElliotChina
From Elliot Richards on EVs. This is a bit of a personal project for me – ever since hearing about the SC01 sports car and placing a deposit I have wanted to meet its founder, Feng Xiaotong and see the SC01 in real life. I got to do both in early February and got a…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. I visit Lubeck Coffee in Hangzhou with Stan to find out what motivates a Chinese car collector to buy cars that they cannot drive on the road in China – instead, they display their cars in a wild coffee shop where you can have a coffee and walk around these…