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I walked around the new Mercedes GLB 250+ with EQ Technology in a showroom: the dashboard screens, the sliding rear bench, the trunk, the panoramic roof and a frunk far bigger than I expected. Plus what the car showed about its battery, and the official range and charging specs.
I walked around and sat inside the new Fiat Grande Panda Electric: the design inspired by the 1980s Panda, the materials, the space for a 1.80 m driver, the charging cable hidden up front and what the dashboard showed. Plus the official battery, range and charging specs.
Part one of my Hyundai Inster winter test: an evening departure in the snow with two adults, two kids and luggage, country roads first and then the highway to Câmpina. I tracked efficiency, charging speed and the ideal cruising speed.
BYD says it will spend a few hundred million dollars on ultra-fast charging in Romania, starting with 10–20 FLASH stations. A factory was not confirmed.
I took the fastest Model 3 from Tesla Center Timișoara onto a Romanian motorway, at 130 and 120 km/h (about 80 and 75 mph), with my family on board. It used 210 Wh/km (about 338 Wh/mi) on the way out and 189.6 Wh/km (about 305 Wh/mi) on the way back.
I went through a brand-new Leapmotor C10, fresh off the truck at the showroom: space, a 360 camera with a see-through chassis view, vehicle-to-load, rear occupant detection and a lock button on the steering wheel. Plus the official battery, range and charging specs.
I took a Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4MATIC SUV on a long road trip across Romania, on two-lane national roads and the A7 highway. Here's the efficiency I logged on every stretch, how automatic battery preconditioning works and how fast it charged at the only stop.
I drove the Mazda MX-30 around town and talked to someone who drives it often. A cork and recycled-material interior, rear-hinged freestyle doors, 360 cameras and automatic parking, plus the efficiency and range figures I saw on the dash.
BMW i3 Neue Klasse first drive review: 50 xDrive vs 40 xDrive range, 21-minute 10–80% charging, Panoramic iDrive, performance, practicality and the one real flaw testers found.
Part one of my Tesla Model 3 Long Range road trip from Romania to Istanbul: an early start, charging stops in Romania and Bulgaria, Eldrive Autocharge, a night at the Edirne Supercharger and the last stretch of Turkish highway, plus tips on Turkey's HGS toll system.
Romania's Environment Fund (AFM) is reopening Rabla Auto 2026 for private buyers using money left unclaimed earlier this year. Here is how the budget is split, what an EV or plug-in hybrid voucher is worth and how to apply.
Part two of my MG4 EV Urban test: I switched on smart battery heating for the LFP pack, drove to a fast charger on a hot summer day, tracked efficiency on country roads and in town, then compared the top trim with the cheapest one.
A short but detailed city test drive in the Renault 4 E-Tech electric: space compared with the Renault 5, Snow and All-terrain modes, regen paddles and One Pedal, the Google-based charging planner, vehicle-to-load and self-parking, tried twice.
After a long road trip, my BYD Dolphin Surf sat in a parking lot all night. In the morning I plugged it straight into a DC fast charger without warming the LFP battery, and watched the charging power kilowatt by kilowatt. The result beat the official spec sheet.
Seoul Metropolitan Police referred dozens of Tesla owners to prosecutors for unlocking FSD with unauthorized devices. What Korean law says, which models can use FSD legally there, and why Romania and the EU follow a different path.
US YouTube channel Gjeebs parked a heavily optioned BMW M5 plug-in hybrid next to a Tesla Model 3 Performance. Official pricing, weight, EPA electric range and what the comparison means for everyday drivers.
Day two of my Tesla Model 3 road trip to Cologne: from western Romania through Hungary to Austria. How much range the battery still shows after 124,000 km, how the car planned my Supercharger stops, the charging power I saw, and what the highway taught me about gas and diesel cars.
From the Mașina Timpului morning news clip: Twingo E-Tech is orderable in Romania, Citroën shows a cheap city 2CV concept, and XPENG launches the G9L with public NGP rides in Paris. Facts checked against official sources.
We took a Mercedes-AMG EQE 43 4MATIC, walked around it inside and out, then inflated a car mattress on the rear seat to see how comfortable a night in an electric performance sedan really is.
An early-morning drive in the XPENG G6 Performance: a there-and-back trip on country roads, efficiency read straight from the trip computer, the lane-keeping assistant put to work and a DC fast-charging session on a 300 kW charger. Here are all the numbers from our test.
A cold March morning in the BMW iX3 50 xDrive: a there-and-back trip on country roads, efficiency read straight from the trip computer, automatic battery preconditioning and a DC fast-charging session on a 300 kW charger. Here are all the numbers from our test.
My first day with the Hyundai Inster: a round trip on rural highways in eastern Romania with two adults and two kids on board and the A/C running, then a city efficiency test and a quick DC fast-charging stop. Here are the numbers I read on the dashboard and what I discovered about this small electric car.
I replaced the Bluetooth TPMS sensors on my Model 3 while fitting winter tires. Here is how the aftermarket set compared with the originals, how the car learned the new IDs, and what happened to the Service warning.
I took the all-wheel-drive Mercedes-Benz EQB 300 4MATIC on a round trip across the hills of eastern Romania, with city traffic, climbs and a long descent at the end. Here's the efficiency I measured on each stretch, how much energy it recovered downhill and what the augmented reality navigation can do.