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Black Subaru EV test car with a modified Outback body and riveted panels parked on a test track in Japan

Japan · Subaru

Subaru's 510-HP EV Prototype Tests More In-House Technology

Subaru showed a 510-hp in-house EV prototype at Sano with a lighter Panasonic battery, an AMD-chip ECU and a 2029 target, months after delaying its EVs.

Damien KestelooOct 193 min read

Silver Lexus LFA Concept electric sports car seen from the front three-quarter angle on a wet floor under white light beams

Toyota

Toyota Patented Sequential Shifting for EVs Without a Real Gearbox

Toyota's US patent 12,679,217 cuts and restores motor torque to fake a sequential gearbox shift in an EV, no clutch pedal needed. The LFA could use it.

Damien KestelooOct 14

BYD Dolphin Surf electric hatchback, one of the export models behind BYD's record overseas shipments

BYD

BYD Sales Rise 21.8% in July as Exports Hit a Record, but the 5 Million Target No Longer Adds Up

Exports hit a monthly record and drove a third straight month of growth. Run the arithmetic on the full-year guidance, though, and BYD finishes more than a million vehicles short of its own floor.

Haye KestelooAug 1

Japan

Subaru's 510-HP EV Prototype Tests More In-House Technology

Toyota Patented Sequential Shifting for EVs Without a Real Gearbox

BYD Sales Rise 21.8% in July as Exports Hit a Record, but the 5 Million Target No Longer Adds Up

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