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. We had the chance to look round the new NEW NIO ES9 flagship SUV in a studio in Beijing to find out the level of tech and luxury that NIO has put into the car. Lets just say its very very impressive. Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We were lucky enough to be invited to Dunhuang in Gansu province to test drive the new ZEEKR 8X after our studio review last month. Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We spend a day with the 2nd-gen Xiaomi SU7 – the 2026 model. How have they improved the car from the massively popular original and is this the one we will see coming to overseas markets? Thanks to Emma Andrews for the classic Southend Cruise August 2000 scene. Follow me…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. ZEEKR are keen for their new premium SUV to take on the likes of BMW and Mercedes – so do you think they have a chance with the 8X? Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We attended BYD’s latest tech day event where they launched their new flash charging – 10 to 97% in just 9 minutes! Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. CATL invited us to CATARC to see the new Sodium Ion battery launch – heres a little video showing the launch event Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Two $33k electric SUVs. Americans can’t buy either. Ford Bronco EV brings American heritage to China. Xiaomi YU7 brings tech company speed to cars. Same price, totally different philosophies. Which would you choose? Full reviews coming soon. FULL REVIEW of each ON EVERYTHING ELECTRIC CARS coming very soon! Follow me…
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From Elliot Richards on EVs. CATLs latest project is working with Autoflight to create eVTOL which are in operation across China now. We check it out, and see them fly across Dianshan Lake in China, whilst doing a simulated rescue. Also, this launches from a boat… Apologies for my voice, coming off a bad cold…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Check out when Robert came to China to test drive the Galaxy EX5 in the mountains outside of Hangzhou. This is more like a car review with lots of talking about Roberts first impressions of China (on Day 2 of his China trip). Hope you enjoy! Follow me on BlueSky:…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. For this episode we had the opportunity to explore Shanghai’s smaller streets in the Zeekr X using its assisted driving features, whilst also getting to find out more about ‘Baby’ who joined us on this trip. Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys