Toyota cars are known for their reliability, and there are even quite a few extreme tests when the engines of a Japanese brand are forced to run without oil – and they are able to drive hundreds of kilometers like that. But without gasoline, Toyota cars with internal combustion engines have not yet learned how to drive. Another thing is a hybrid.

Startup Electreon is working on wireless charging technologies for electric vehicles and hybrids, integrated directly into the roadway. It was he who spoke about the world record for the range of electric driving without stopping for recharging – the RAV4 hybrid crossover, modified so that the charge of its traction battery is replenished directly while driving on a special road, turned out to be a participant in the record race. In the experiment, the crossover moved continuously for 100 hours and covered a distance of 1924 km during this time, powered exclusively by a traction battery with a capacity of 18 kWh.

Electreon said that during the entire experiment, the crossover wirelessly received 241.69 kWh of electricity. True, he had to move slowly, but in general the technology works. The car was moving not along an ordinary road, but along an oval-shaped polygon with an area with integrated wireless charging.

The developers of the technology plan to create a special hardware kit that can be installed on any electric car or hybrid so that it can be charged on the go. The technology is being tested in Sweden, France and Belgium.

The interior of the large hybrid off-road BYD FangChengBao SF with three screens on the center console and a new color scheme was shown in spy shots.

As a reminder, FangChengBao is a new BYD brand for vehicles powered by new NEV energy sources, which was launched on May 15. Its name in English sounds like Equation Leopard or Formula Leopard. This is a premium brand that sits between Denza and Yangwang. Its price will range from $57,000 to $86,620, and the lineup will consist of SUVs and pickups.

The length of the FangChengBao SF is about 5 meters, and the power unit produces up to 680 hp. This is a plug-in hybrid PHEV with a combined range of 1200 km on the CLTC cycle. Tests of the car on public roads are already underway.

The salon is made in light gray and black colors. The seats are upholstered in perforated leather. The FangChengBao SF has thick pillars and large rear view mirrors. As for the central tunnel, it has a pair of cup holders, a gear selector and a set of physical buttons that control driving modes, an all-wheel drive system and other functions. The door panels have large chrome door handles. Under the central tunnel is a space for things.

The digital instrument panel is located directly behind the steering wheel. In the center is a large floating screen with a diagonal of at least 15 inches. The third screen is located in front of the front passenger.

The second row of seats feels too basic, with no screens in the back other than two USB ports. Recall that the model is called the “Chinese Gelendvagen”, it will compete with the Mercedes G-Class.

Sales should start soon.

In China, pre-sales of the latest Redmi smartphone, the Redmi Note 12T Pro, started today. The device is presented in four versions: 8/128 GB ($225), 8/256 GB ($240), 12/256 GB ($255) and 12/512 GB ($285).

Redmi Note 12T Pro is built on the MediaTek Dimensity 8200-Ultra platform, equipped with LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 flash memory and a large cooling system of more than 10,000 mm².

The device received an IPS screen with a diagonal of 6.6 inches and a resolution of 2460 x 1080 pixels. The creators focus on the high frame rate of the screen – 144 Hz (it can also be 30, 48, 50, 60, 90 and 120 Hz), the presence of a color temperature sensor, good factory calibration (DeltaE value is about 0.44), Dolby support vision.

The main camera is represented by sensors with a resolution of 64, 8 and 2 megapixels, the front camera is 16 megapixels. The battery capacity is 5080 mAh, it supports 67 W charging (full charge in 46 minutes). Other features of the model include the presence of an IR emitter, an NFC chip, a side fingerprint scanner, a standard headphone jack, and stereo speakers. The operating system is Android 13 with MIUI 14 interface.