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. After seeing Astraux at the Jinan mobility show, I had to get in touch with the Astraux team to try out the AL7 Pro – the small EV coming to Europe for a very respectable price later this year! This will be taking on the likes of the Citroen Ami…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. XPENG gave us a sneak preview of the new XPENG L03 (or MONA in the China Market) – join us as we take a look at this car and why it might be the biggest threat to both Stellantis and Ford as this car goes global. * The vehicle shown…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. XPENG gave us a sneak preview of the new XPENG L03 (or MONA in the China Market) – join us as we take a look at this car and why it might be the biggest threat to both Stellantis and Ford as this car goes global. * The vehicle shown…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We visited the weirdest but most creative NEV company in China – producing classic 1950s American cars based on BYD Hybrid chassis, and now moving into producing their own chassis in Nanjing. Join me for this deeper dive into the company. Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads:…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. In 2018, a Chinese startup built the country’s first electric supercar. They had Silicon Valley validation and a factory built for 50,000 cars a year, and customers showing up with suitcases full of cash. Today the factory is empty. The story of the Qiantu K50, and why Ferrari should probably…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. One of the biggest complaints we hear (especially about Chinese EVs) – is the way they handle. They simply do not match their legacy counterparts in the driving department. However, we had early access to look behind the scenes at KW Suspension and ZEEKRs new project in Shanghai which they…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. I had a chance to make this video and provide an update of the SC01 – with some photos and factory footage of my actual car coming to life. Not long to wait now… Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We have been extrmeley fortunate to have the chance to speak with Richard Hammond last week in Shanghai about the NIO ES9 and Chinese cars in general! Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Geely set me the challenge of picking 6 of my favourite vehicles from the Beijing Autoshow from their line-up for various adventures that I take around China – this is the 6 that I picked! Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We were invited to Xiamen recently to see the new ONVO L80 – similar in many ways to its big brother the L90. So can a camping setup help to make this car more interesting? Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We spent countless hours walking around the Beijing Autshow 2026 – whats are some of our highlights, top picks and general trends that we can see from China this year? Check out the video to see what it driving Chinese auotmakers in these difficult times… Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social…
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We had a few minutes to get up close to the new smart #2 concept car in Beijing. Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. Hot off the press – we just attended CATLs Tech Day 2026 – come with me as I highlight 4 of the most important announcements from tonight! Follow me on BlueSky: elliotev.bsky.social Follow me on Threads: elliotrhys
From Elliot Richards on EVs. We return to the Jinan Laotoule Festival – the first time since we have been back in 2 years to find out whats changed (Less Tesla clones, more Xiaomi clones) and see whats gripping the other end of the EV market. Always an absolute joy to go to this event…
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