Most anticipated electric cars of 2022

Chinese automakers have seen massive sales of electrified cars last year.

As Tesla continues to ship a large portion of its Shanghai plant production abroad, local brands have stepped in to capture the lion’s share of the Chinese electric car market: Nearly four out of every five electric vehicles on the market have been sold by local automakers.

The Ford Mustang Mach-E hit showrooms in the end of 2021. This spring, Honda will begin sales of two crossovers, the S1 and P1, under its dedicated EV brand, e:N.

In mid-2022, Cadillac will launch sales of the Lyric crossover while Toyota will begin delivering the bZ4X crossover, the first product in its bZ EV series.

As these new electric vehicles pile up on the market in the coming months, the tug of war between local and global automakers is about to begin.

Among the three electric vehicle startups, Li Auto faces an even more acute challenge: improving product development capability.  China’s third largest EV company still only has one model, the range-extended electric crossover.

Here are the hottest EVs expected to go on sale this year in China.

Strap yourself in folks, because we’ve scoured the upcoming EVs and come up with our list of the most anticipated EVs for 2022! It was tough to do and there was a lot of internal debate. Let’s get stuck in straight away! 

Nio ES7/ ET7

Li Auto X01 

Xpeng G9 

BMW iX3 / iX 4/ iX

Audi e-tron GT/ Q4 e-tron/A6 e-tron

Huawei AITO M5

 
Geely STAR ZONE L HiX

BYD Han DM-i

GWM H6 PHEV

Nissan Ariya

Toyota bz4X