Electric and hybrid vehicles

Carmakers used to market to China. Now they depend on its tech

A Nissan NX8 at the Beijing Auto Show. Japan's Nissan plans to build about one million vehicles a year from its China operations by 2030.

Fast Lane

BYD’s first plug-in hybrid wagon can reach Koh Samui from S'pore without refuelling or recharging

BYD SEAL 6 DM‐i Touring features a 1.5-litre engine and a plug-in hybrid drivetrain to give a maximum range of up to 1,400km.

The last of the breed: The final Category A COE petrol cars you can buy today

Category A petrol cars like the BMW 116 are getting rarer with the growing interest in electric vehicles.

China’s carmakers seek breakthrough to ignite overseas growth

A Hongqi Tiangong S concept car on display at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China, in Beijing, China April 24, 2026.

Car review

Mercedes-Benz bridges fossil fuel and electric driving with GLE400e Coupe

Mercedes-Benz priced the GLE plug-in hybrid below the mild-hybrid 3-litre versions so buyers are not paying more for the coupe styling.

Car review

Hongqi E-HS9 brings Chinese opulence to Singapore roads

Interior and exterior of the Hongqi E-HS9 on May 6, 2026.

Australian judge criticises Tesla for ‘gobsmacking’ slow progress in class action lawsuit

Tesla's lawyer said the defence had manually reviewed some 100,000 documents and was still to review another roughly 75,000.

Letter lays bare growing Chinese investor unease over Indonesia’s business climate

People visiting the booth of Indonesian nickel and cobalt producer Ceria during the Indonesia Critical Minerals Conference & Expo 2025 in Jakarta on June 3, 2025.

Honda books first annual loss, hit by $11.5 billion EV charge

Japan’s second-largest automaker hit by US tariffs and more than US$9 billion (S$11.5 billion) in costs to restructure its EV business.

Global EV demand rises for second month after Iran war drives up petrol prices

Registrations of new battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles rose 6 per cent from a year earlier to 1.6 million in April.

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