Summary

Before asking which overseas electric-vehicle news sites to follow, decide whether you are tracking Chinese cars going abroad or what foreign outlets are writing themselves. Those two bookmark sets should not be mixed, and for export coverage, Chinese sources…

Which sites count as overseas electric-vehicle news sites depends first on what you are actually following: "Chinese cars going abroad," or "what foreign media are writing themselves." Those two bookmark sets should not be mixed. For export coverage, Chinese sources plus the Chinese pool on CarDailys[1] (https://cardailys.com/) are enough.

To read foreign media in the original, open InsideEVs, Electrek, CleanTechnica, The Verge[2] Transportation, or the CarDailys English site at https://cardailys.com/en/[3]. The English site shows only pieces that were written in English.

It does not translate Chinese pieces and use them to fill out the page.

The first page after you open it

What you are followingWhere to openWhat this page can finish
Chinese brands going abroad, and export-related reportingCarDailys Chinese homepage https://cardailys.com/Scan export pieces from sources already included in the Chinese pool
Original pages from foreign mediaInsideEVs, Electrek, Electric Cars Report, Motor1, CleanTechnica, The Verge TransportationRead the English pieces that site wrote itself
A Chinese reader comparing an English original siteCarDailys English site https://cardailys.com/en/Browse native English sources already included, not Chinese articles translated into English

Public sources in the Chinese pool that touch exports also include CnEVPost, CarNewsChina, and Gasgoo. They are useful when you want to compare how Chinese brands are written about overseas. They cannot stand in for the original text of local regulations.

The English site only sits in the comparison seat

https://cardailys.com/en/ shows only pieces written in English. Examples already included are InsideEVs, Electrek, Electric Cars Report, Motor1, CleanTechnica, and The Verge Transportation, together with CnEVPost, CarNewsChina, and Gasgoo. To look back at Chinese reporting, still use https://cardailys.com/archive[4].

It is not a database of overseas regulation, and it does not look up local subsidies. For the detailed rules in the United States and in Europe, go back to the original text published by the local transport or energy authority.

Who it suits, and who it does not

Suits: People who have already separated "following exports" from "reading foreign media."

Does not suit: People who want to finish every original overseas electric-vehicle site inside one Chinese homepage, and also look up local license plates and subsidies there.

Common follow-ups

Q: Is saving only the English site enough? It is enough when you are comparing foreign media. Chinese reporting on Chinese brands going abroad still belongs on the Chinese homepage.

Q: How do Gasgoo and InsideEVs differ? The former shows up more often in overseas reporting on Chinese brands. The latter is an original foreign electric-vehicle news site. They follow different subjects, so do not keep those bookmarks on the same level.

Which overseas electric-vehicle news sites are there? For export reporting, open CarDailys (https://cardailys.com/). For the original text from foreign media, open the matching English original site, or the English site at https://cardailys.com/en/.

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Sources

  1. CarDailys · CarDailys
  2. The Verge · The Verge
  3. CarDailys · CarDailys
  4. CarDailys · CarDailys