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Hyundai's Mobis division has designed a highly standardised 215hp motor that integrates the inverter, reduction gearbox and motor into a single casing resulting in a 20% lower volume compared to similar products.

Q1 2026 was absolutely wild for EVs in Europe, over 723,000 BEVs registered in just three months. That’s officially the strongest start to an EV year ever here.

Tesla is still comfortably on top, but the gap is definitely starting to close.

Not a like-for-like comparison, but more of a German premium 7-seat EV vs Chinese 7-seat EV reality check. Five years ago this would’ve sounded completely absurd.

Chinese EV makers are starting to build more of their cars in Europe instead of just exporting them from China.

BYD, Xpeng, GAC Aion, Chery and Leapmotor already have or are setting up production in Hungary, Austria and Spain, mostly because of EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.

It’s still a mix at the moment. Some factories are mainly assembling imported parts from China, while others are starting to bring in local suppliers and production processes.

Hello Reddit, I need a realistic answer. I’m from Europe, specifically Slovenia, and I’m interested in buying an EV. I’m thinking about getting a VW ID.4 or ID.5 from 2023 with around 45,000 km, priced at about €30,000. 150kW/82kWh

My questions are:

Is it worth buying an EV if I don’t have home solar panels?

Is it worth buying a used EV?

How much do you think the car will be worth in 10 years? Will anyone even want to buy a 13-year-old EV?

What is the expected lifespan of the battery?

I’d really appreciate honest opinions, especially from people who actually own EVs.

From the article:

May 11 (Reuters) - Countries of the European economic area and Switzerland have committed almost 200 billion euros ($235 billion) of investments into their electric vehicle ecosystem, data from New Automotive showed ‌on Monday.

Investments were mainly focused on the battery supply chain, with 109 billion euros engaged so far, as the continent tries to challenge a Chinese monopoly on battery production. "Europe now produces batteries for roughly one in ⁠three EVs sold domestically, and announced capacity could meet future demand if fully utilised," New Automotive said.

Some 60 billion euros were invested in EV manufacturing, centred on the conversion of legacy automotive plants alongside selective new EV-only facilities, said the research body whose stated mission is to accelerate the switch to electric cars.

Investments in charging infrastructure covered between 23 billion and 46 billion euros of public roll-out, with over 1 million public charging points having been deployed across Europe. More than 3.5 billion euros were invested in manufacturing of this infrastructure.

In this video La Chaîne EV take the Twingo EV on a 600km trip with two charging stops along the way. The journey takes quite a while, no surprise there. The good news is that the Twingo did not rapidgate (22-28 degrees ambient temp) despite it's now more primitive (passive) cooling system compared to the last generation.

Although at the end they mention a conversation with Soufyane (automobile-propre) noting that he did experience rapidgate on his long distance test, although he drove at 130km/h which may have put additional thermal strain on the battery. While this test was carried out at 110km/h and did not experience rapidgate at a temperature of up to 28 degrees.

Details

• Distance covered: 620km
• Time: 9h30
• Charges: 5
• Charging time: 1h58
• Consumption: 13.5kWh/100km
• Charging Cost: 26€
• Cost/100km: 4.23€
• CO2: 3.6kg

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From the article:

The key finding: with a satisfaction rate of 93 per cent, battery-electric trucks have already established themselves among surveyed companies as a reliable and cost-effective alternative to diesel vehicles.

According to the survey, Germany’s toll exemption for battery-electric trucks and low electricity costs at depots are key factors for economic operation. Another advantage is the high technical reliability of the vehicles, which is rated even more favourably than that of conventional diesel trucks. Additionally, the high driving comfort and the resulting positive acceptance by drivers are widely praised.

However, the article goes on to note that:

Most surveyed companies view public charging for battery-electric trucks as an inadequate solution for several reasons. Many charging points are not structurally designed for electric trucks, while high public charging prices create an additional economic hurdle. Logistics providers are therefore calling for more charging points, additional space for truck charging, more affordable and transparent pricing models, and reservation options.

The 57 surveyed companies currently operate around 300 battery-electric trucks collectively. Moreover, 93 per cent estimate that battery-electric trucks will be extensively, standardly, or largely in use within their companies by 2030.