Electric cars

To boost electric car sales: Kia gives buyers a gasoline-scented tree

Kia's importer in Finland found an original way to help gasoline car drivers switch to electric without missing the addictive and toxic scent of 95-octane fuel.

The new scented tree. Soon also in burnt clutch scents?
Shorter and sportier in appearance than the bZ4X.

Will your next Toyota be electric? First drive of the +C-HR

Standard Model 3.

A new Tesla for NIS 185,000? The cheaper versions of the 3 and Y have been revealed

The eTerron will be less of a "worker's pickup" and more of a "boss's carriage".

Big and green: Are you ready for an electric pickup?


Wait a moment on the electric revolution: First drive of the Leapmotor C10 Plug-In

After its electric model underperformed in Israel, the Chinese Leapmotor C10 crossover adds a gasoline engine to charge the battery, aiming to rival the country’s top-selling cars.

Reminiscent of older generations of the Porsche Cayenne.

From NIS 165,000, up to 589 km range: A new electric crossover that isn’t Chinese

The Kia EV3 launched locally against Chinese models, with two battery options and three trims, expected to revive EV purchases by agencies avoiding Chinese cars.

Korean Answer.

Chery launches FX Hybrid: Around 19 km per liter, starting from NIS 153,000

The Chinese crossover, previously available in gasoline and electric models, now gets a version that meets the current market trend: Fuel-efficient without the hassle of charging.

Chery FX Hybrid

The Israeli company that found an effective solution for dangerous radiation in electric vehicles

They don’t bother telling you this when you buy an electric car. In certain models, dangerous radiation is emitted into the car’s cabin, which can harm passengers.

Measuring the radiation level in the car

Electric pickup trucks beat diesel, Chevrolet sells 70 times more than Tesla

Despite falling EV sales in Israel, electric pickups are rising: Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra claim 53% of their market, paving the way to challenge Hilux and D-Max in the largest segment.

Chevrolet Silverado Electric

World's Largest Auto Manufacturer Moving Forward with Silver Solid State Battery

China’s BYD accelerates global dominance as it pioneers silver-based solid-state batteries, aiming to revolutionize EV performance, safety, and energy density while challenging Western rivals.

Silver Solid State Battery

Tesla mulls autonomous trials in Israel

Tesla is moving toward global leadership in autonomous driving, which the company’s chairman, Elon Musk, has identified as a strategic goal.

A row of Tesla Model S sedans are seen outside the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, California April 30, 2015.

The police's new electric vehicle: Israeli

Israel Police expands its use of personal transport vehicles and, for the first time, orders the MIA Four from Mia Dynamics.

MIA Four in use by Miami Police

Israel allows use of automatic parking systems in advanced cars, even when driver is outside

The Knesset's Economic Affairs Committee has approved the legal use of automatic parking systems in advanced vehicles, even when the driver is outside the vehicle. Here's how it works.

Automatic parking. The car will do it for you

Sonol EVI to become the first major charging company to offer credit card payments

The company will allow payment by tapping a card or phone at the station. Three fast-charging stations have already been converted, with dozens more to be adapted by the end of the year.

Sonol EVI fast-charging complex

Israel’s EV charging chaos needs a credit card, not another app - opinion

The digital bureaucracy of Israel’s electric vehicle (EV) charging market reflects a fundamental market failure, but there are simple technological solutions.

 Electric vehicles now as reliable and durable as petrol and diesel cars, study finds.