YangWang, the sports division of the automotive group BYD, has managed to surpass the 500 km/h top speed barrier for the first time in history. The final record of 503.17 km/h was achieved on a stretch of road (closed to traffic) in Abu Dhabi with the brand's test driver, the German Marc Besseng, behind the wheel of this electric supercar. It is certainly ironic that the world speed record has been achieved by a Chinese electric sports car in a country rich thanks to oil production. Things of modern geopolitics and new commercial, technological, and industrial alliances.

Although electric cars have been among the winners of the Car of the Year in Europe award for several editions (in 2011 it was won by the Nissan Leaf, the 2012 edition by the Opel Ampera, in 2019 by the Jaguar I-Pace, in 2022 by the Kia EV6, in 2024 by the Renault Scenic and the 2025 edition by the Renault 5 E-Tech), this year's edition is the first in which all seven finalist candidates are fully electric vehicles, without internal combustion engine versions.

The Mossos d'Esquadra have published on their social media the photograph of a motorcyclist who was driving on October 31st, around four in the afternoon, at over 200 km/h on the C-17 road. A radar installed at kilometer point 64.4 –near Gurb– caught the motorcyclist driving at a speed that doubles the maximum speed allowed on this stretch, which is 100 km/h.

Electric cars finally seem to have found the necessary momentum in Catalonia. According to data from Faconauto and ANFAC, registrations of electric vehicles this past October have grown by 100.52% compared to the month of October in 2025. In the year-to-date total, with data from the months of October to November 2026, the growth percentage stands at a surprising 57.71% compared to the 2025 figures. In other words, throughout 2026 more than 22,000 new electric cars have been registered in Catalonia, and the market trend suggests that this year the psychological barrier of 25,000 new electric cars sold in Catalan territory will be surpassed.

A few months ago, Aston Martin stunned everyone with the presentation of the Valhalla, a two-seater sports car with a mid-engine and plug-in hybrid mechanics that now introduces its convertible or Spider version. The Aston Martin Valhalla Spider is a superlative car in every aspect: an excessive power of 1,079 horsepower thanks to a V8 mid-gasoline engine and three auxiliary electric motors, a top speed of 350 km/h (although when open-top it can only reach 200 km/h for safety reasons) and a price to be confirmed, but which will far exceed the million euros that the coupe version from which it is derived costs.

A couple of weeks ago, the CEO of Seat and Cupra, the German Markus Haupt, admitted during the inauguration of the Paris Motor Show that “Seat could disappear” depending on the evolution of emission regulations governed by the European Union and the volume of vehicles that the brand can register. For some years now, however, the Volkswagen Group's leadership roadmap has been to strengthen the aspirational subsidiary Cupra, now converted into an independent brand that generates more operating margin, instead of the traditional Seat, a brand with little associated value and a complicated positioning within the Volkswagen Group universe.

With the price of new cars skyrocketing, inflation making it difficult to make ends meet, and uncertainties surrounding fossil fuels at their peak in recent years, not a few people have thought about the possibility of buying a second-hand electric car. However, there are some conditions that must be taken into account before making the purchase of a second-hand electric car, especially everything related to the actual state of the batteries.

Denza is the aspirational and luxury subsidiary of the automotive giant BYD. In fact, a little over a year ago Denza was introduced in Milan with an ambitious proposal: to compete with brands like Porsche or Mercedes-Benz on their own turf. To do so, in recent months Denza has introduced a sports car with a shooting brake body style called Z9GT, a luxury minivan, and this new off-roader called Bao 5, which is presenting its credentials to the Old Continent.

The Land Rover Freelander was a very popular SUV in Europe, manufactured between 1997 and 2015 in the English town of Solihull, on the outskirts of Birmingham. The Chinese automotive giant Chery—parent company of Omoda, Jaecco and Ebro—has reached an agreement with Jaguar-Land Rover to turn Freelander into a new brand of large, luxury SUVs, with the goal of making a place for itself in the Chinese and European market.

Last week Tesla left the automotive world stunned during the presentation (with nine years of delays) of the Tesla Roadster. A roadster is, by definition, a two-seater, lightweight, and sporty car, a type of vehicle quite far from the car that Tesla presented. But setting aside that point, the passing of days and the evolution of events have made it clear that the presentation of the first flying car has been a great smoke screen intended to divert the public's attention from what is really important: Tesla makes money (less than Musk would like) while SpaceX does not. And Musk's plan to solve this mess is to propose the merger of the two companies into one.

If a few years ago someone had told us that the high-performance sports car division Mercedes-AMG would manufacture an electric SUV to compete head-to-head with Ferrari, we would have possibly thought that we were all crazy. In fact, in the 59-year history of the AMG division, a car with a raised SUV or all-terrain body had never been manufactured, and even less so housing an electric powertrain capable of reaching 1,169 hp of power.

The Fiat Multipla has been one of the most misunderstood cars in history. The Multipla was a compact minivan with space for six occupants, a surprisingly practical trunk, and mechanical options ahead of its time that the market did not know (or did not want) to understand. In fact, there are quite a few who labeled the Multipla as “the ugliest car in history”, despite being a product awarded by design experts and specialized critics.

Peugeot has waited for the Paris Motor Show to reveal one of its best-kept secrets, the brand-new electric prototype E-T16. This vehicle is, in reality, a conceptual prototype that aims to pay tribute to the legendary Peugeot 205 T16, a rally car that conquered the world rally championships in the years 1985 and 1986 in the Group B category.

Elon Musk has reason to celebrate. Nine years after its announcement, Tesla has finally shown the first images and technical capabilities of the Roadster, the American brand's electric two-seater sports car. In fact, the first Tesla Roadster was presented in 2006, taking advantage of the Lotus Elise base in force at that time, but transforming it into an electric car. Tesla sold about 2,000 units of the first Roadster between 2008 and 2012, before ceasing production and turning it into a car highly coveted by collectors, especially after SpaceX (a company also under Musk's control) placed one into solar orbit in 2018 as part of the Falcon Heavy rocket's maiden voyage.

The automotive industry in Italy is experiencing confusing times: Ferrari has manufactured an electric car (Luce) that has little or nothing to do with the style of the legendary Maranello brand, while Maserati seems to be for sale and the Modena-based manufacturer is letting itself be courted by Chinese automotive groups. But the bleak transalpine landscape does not end there, as Abarth has not yet found the key to boosting model sales in a new electrified market and Lancia has become a brand that only sells a single model in a 100% electric format.

For some years now, European brands have been inspired by their past to project their future in terms of electric mobility. In fact, it has been quite some time since Mini was reborn under the BMW umbrella and switched to zero-emission cars, as well as Fiat with its electric 500. It is true that in both cases (Mini and Fiat 500) the brands have also marketed versions with combustion engines, but the resounding success of Renault and its electric R5 has led Citroën, the brand that is traditionally Renault's greatest rival, to copy the strategy with a modern reinterpretation of the legendary 2CV.

The new generation of BMW electric vehicles –called Neue Klasse by the Bavarian brand– is leaving everyone stunned. The Munich-based manufacturer was not the first brand to electrify its range, but when it decided to do so, it achieved industrial milestones unimaginable until now. The new iX4 is the most technologically advanced electric SUV ever built, equipped with the sixth generation of BMW's eDrive electric system; new electric motors and a cylindrical battery pack that, associated with the 800 V compatible platform architecture, allows for shorter charging times than ever before and offers more range than ever.

Jaguar has presented the controversial Type 01, an electric car that is set to mark a before and after in the history of the English brand. The fact is that Jaguar has undergone one of the most spectacular metamorphoses in the history of the automotive industry, attempting to transform a brand focused on a conservative client with a classic style into a disruptive and groundbreaking brand focused on a target audience very different from its historical market segment.

The main Chinese automotive groups (BYD, Geely, Chery, Changan, SAIC, and Great Wall Motors) have begun the conquest of the European market, despite the tariff war between the Asian giant and the European Union. The Chinese offer products packed with technology with a very competitive price-quality ratio that has attracted hundreds of thousands of European buyers over the last five years, coinciding with the massive arrival of vehicles – especially electric and plug-in hybrids – from China.

For the first time in history, the best-selling car during a calendar month in Spain has been an electric car. The Tesla Model 3 has been the best-selling car of the month with 2,528 units registered, surpassing all of its combustion rivals. The Seat Ibiza occupied the second step of the podium with 2,183 units registered during the month of September 2026, and the Dacia Sandero, which until now had dominated the ranking of best-selling cars with an iron fist, falls to fourth position with 2,157 registrations in Spain.