Kevin Williams

Columbus

Automotive Journalist and Writer at Freelance

Automotive Journalist @insideEVs, bylines once seen Autoguide, Jalopnik, Road & Track, The Autopian, Heatmap News, The Verge, and more

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Chinese Cars Go From 'Announced' To 'On The Road' Very Quickly

2 days ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

The Aito M8 is a mid-sized three-row EREV (extended range electric vehicle) premium crossover. The Aito M8 was officially unveiled in March for Chinese consumers, but it's already on Huawei showroom floors. The M8 starts at just under $50,000 in China. They call it “China Speed.”This can refer to a lot of things: the Chinese auto industry's short development cycles, or how quickly new models can show up, or just how quickly they can add new tech via over-the-air software updates, like Deepseek AI.
China Is Cracking Down On Misleading Driver Assistance Marketing

1 week ago | msn.com | Kevin Williams

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China Is Cracking Down On Misleading Driver Assistance Marketing

1 week ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

China's MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) has put out new rules for the marketing and implementation of driver assistance features and over-the-air updates. Automakers in China are no longer allowed to market cars with terms like "autonomous, intelligent or automatic" driving instead of the SAE level designations used around the world. This comes after a high-profile fatal crash in China involving a Xiaomi SU7 using its NOA (navigate on autopilot) feature.
I Went To China Twice To Drive EVs. Here's What Blew Me Away Most

1 week ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

Perhaps it’s a tired trope to say so much of East Asia is in the future. But it really does feel like China is living in a tech-utopian world only fantasized about in novels and movies. I’ve been to China twice now, and each visit has never felt like I had enough time. Electric cars on every corner, superfast charging infrastructure, battery swapping, and dozens (if not hundreds) of reasonably priced EVs.It’s sensory overload, to be honest.
The Leapmotor B10 Is On Sale In China, But It Still Needs Work

2 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

The Leapmotor B10 has already gone on sale in China for $14,500. (105,000 CNY)The B10 will also be produced in Europe, thanks to a partnership with Stellantis. This slots beneath the midsized C10 crossover already on sale. Once a little-known brand, Leapmotor is making serious inroads both inside and out of China. Last month, the brand sat at the top of the sales charts for Chinese EV startups, as the first models made their way to Europe, part of a tie-up with Stellantis.
YouTube Streamer Tries To Buy A Chinese EV, But Can't Take It Home

2 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

Photo by: YouTube IShowSpeed is a 20-year-old YouTube streamer with more than 38 million subscribers. He is currently in China, livestreaming his experience, including his time with cars like the Yangwang U9 and Xiaomi SU7 Ultra. He claimed to want to buy the U9, but was disappointed that he couldn't import it back to the U.S.It’s interesting to watch just how fast the sentiment toward China has turned within the past few months.
GM's Best Selling EV Is Not What You Think

3 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

Photo by: Wuling GM says it sold more than 87,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs in China for Q1 2025. By comparison, GM sold 31,612 EVs in the US during the same time period. The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV is part of SGMW, which is a partnership between SAIC, Wuling and GM's China operations. It’s funny how statistics and numbers work out. This week we wrote about how General Motors' EV sales have continued to take off in the United States.
Forget Cheap EVs Under Trump's Tariffs. In Fact, Forget Cheap Anything

3 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

For the past six months, I’ve been quietly toying around with purchasing a new or new-to-me electric vehicle. I looked into a lease of several on-the-lot EV specials and came across a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SE, advertised for a featherweight $89 per month, for 24 months. Of course, after taxes, fees, and my not-tier-one credit, the final price came to a little over $325 a month for a 10,000-mile short-term lease. “That’s really a good deal.
TikTok Is Roasting The Crazy Spaceship Noises EVs Make

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Kevin Williams

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Mazda CX-50 Hybrid: If You Can’t Beat Em, Join Em, Right?

3 weeks ago | insideevs.com | Kevin Williams

As long as I’ve been reading and writing about cars, Mazda has served as a sort of anti-hero counterpart to the automotive giants, namely Toyota. Like, check any comments section of any sort of news information about any given Toyota (especially hybrids) at any time between 2003 and, well, now, and it won’t take very much time to find a guy calling someone sheeple for opting for a Prius rather than a stick-shift Mazda 6 hatchback. In real life, it’s never been that deep, I promise.