Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is targeting Europe with the Ato 8, a seven-seat flagship electric SUV that it says can charge from 10 percent to 80 percent in 5 minutes using its flash-charging system. The model uses BYD’s second-generation Blade battery and is offered with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. BYD lists up to 652 km WLTP range for the rear-wheel-drive version. European sales are expected to start in the first quarter of 2027, with pricing not yet disclosed.

The U.S. electric vehicle market showed signs of recovery in the third quarter, posting its highest sales in a year as the market stabilised after the end of a federal tax credit. Cox Automotive put third-quarter EV sales at 266,630 units, up 7.7 percent from the previous quarter but down 38.6 percent from a year earlier. Tesla led year-to-date sales through September, while Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 was the top-selling non-Tesla model.