5 January

Chinese EVs are increasingly famous for the incredible extras that are bundled with them, like staggering sound systems, for no extra money. The reason is fascinating, and shows just how far behind we are in the West. The two things that make Western buyers nervous about EVs - range and charging speed - have been solved in China. So now manufacturers there add all sorts of extra features to make their vehicles more attractive to Chinese buyers. The Western author of this piece says Western carmakers are ‘cooked’. It’s what every car insider says, after they visit China.