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Lynk & Co New Day concept car.
Lynk & Co The Next Day concept car.
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  • The Shanghai auto show kicked off this week in China. 
  • The expo is packed full of outlandish concept cars and cars you can actually buy. 
  • Electric vehicles from Chinese brands and some more familiar names are the stars of the show. 

Nissan Arizon Concept

The Nissan Arizon concept at Auto Shanghai.
The Nissan Arizon concept at Auto Shanghai.
Ng Han Guan/AP

Nissan showed off a chunky concept SUV with a virtual personal assistant, an open interior, and an auto-dimming glass roof. Car companies from Kia to Polestar are experimenting with this kind of boxy, blocky aesthetic, and I applaud it. 

Nissan Max-Out Concept

Nissan Max-Out concept car.
Nissan Max-Out concept car.
ALY SONG/REUTERS

Nissan also took the opportunity to trot out the Max-Out, an all-wheel-drive sports car that the company says represents "the future of EV performance." Right now, there isn't a single convertible electric sports car on the US market. 

The Max-Out, if it ever actually becomes a production model, could be the first. 

BMW i Vision Dee Concept

The BMW i Vision Dee color-changing concept car.
The BMW i Vision Dee concept.
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Another concept car that isn't brand-new but worth mentioning: the BMW i Vision Dee. The electric model showcases BMW's "E ink" technology, which lets you change a car's color at the press of a button. 

Here is is in action at CES earlier this year: 

Geely Panda Mini EV

The Geely Panda Mini EV.
The Geely Panda Mini EV.
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China has all sorts of cute, affordable electric cars we don't get in America, like the new Panda Mini EV from Geely. Sure, it's kind of like driving a toaster, but at least everyone will be distracted by the duck-themed paint job. 

Toyota bZ Sport Crossover Concept

The Toyota bZ Sport Crossover Concept electric car at Auto Shanghai.
The Toyota bZ Sport Crossover Concept.
REUTERS

While most of the global auto industry has embraced electrification as the way forward, Toyota has sat on the sidelines. But that's changing.

It displayed two new concept cars that preview future EVs for the Chinese market. The bZ Sport Crossover is a sleek, low SUV aimed at Gen Z. 

Toyota bZ FlexSpace Concept

The Toyota bZ FlexSpace Concept electric SUV at the Shanghai auto show.
Toyota bZ FlexSpace Concept.
Ng Han Guan/AP

With the FlexSpace Concept, Toyota aimed to create a vehicle for families with lots of interior space.

Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV

The Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV.
The Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV.
REUTERS

Mercedes unveiled one of the most luxurious electric vehicles money can buy and the first battery-powered model from its Maybach brand. The Maybach EQS SUV is decked out in copious amounts of wood and leather, has rear seats built for napping, and optionally comes with a refrigerated cubby and champagne flutes. 

It's not an EV you buy to drive. It's one you buy to be driven.

Lynk & Co The Next Day Concept.

Lynk & Co New Day Concept.
Lynk & Co The Next Day Concept.
HECTOR RETAMAL/Contributor

Lynk & Co, the high-end brand owned by China's Geely, displayed a concept it revealed in 2022 called The Next Day. The dramatic car's standout feature: suicide doors that open vertically.

Peugeot Inception Concept

The Peugeot Inception concept car at the Shanghai auto show.
Peugeot Inception.
Peugeot

The sharp and shiny Peugeot Inception concept looks like it time traveled to 2023 from some distant future where everything is sparkly clean and made of chrome. The only thing missing is someone dressed in a metallic jumpsuit to operate the sleek machine. Oh wait, Peugeot thought of that, too. 

The Inception previews the French automaker's EV designs coming after 2025. Peugeot says it has a stellar 496 miles of range and almost 680 horsepower.

XPeng G6

The Xpeng G6 electric SUV.
The XPeng G6 electric SUV.
ALY SONG/REUTERS

XPeng, a startup, took the wraps off of its fifth model, the G6. Its silky-smooth body rides atop XPeng's latest and greatest tech platform. Plus, XPeng claims a range of 469 miles and that 10 minutes of charging can add 186 miles of range. 

Like other XPeng models, it offers a minimalist, clutter-free interior and a big ol' touchscreen. 

The Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 electric SUVs at the Shanghai auto show.
The Polestar 3 (left) and Polestar 4.
ALY SONG/REUTERS

Part-Swedish, part-Chinese EV brand Polestar presented its latest SUV to the world: the 2025 Polestar 4. 

It's a little bigger than the Polestar 2 sedan and a little smaller than the Polestar 3 SUV, which debuted just a few weeks ago. It targets more than 300 miles of range and well over 500 horsepower in some models. 

But perhaps the most notable detail? It has no back window, forcing buyers to rely on a backup camera only. 

Yangwang U9

The BYD Yangwang U9 supercar on display at Auto Shanghai.
Yangwang U9
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Yangwang is the new high-end sub-brand from BYD, the biggest maker of electric vehicles in China. If you count plug-in hybrids, BYD recently became the largest seller of plug-in vehicles in the world. 

It's next move: Capture well-heeled buyers around the world with luxurious Yangwang-branded vehicles. One is the U9, a supercar that the world recently learned will be able to dance, drive on three wheels, and hop off the ground thanks to BYD's new body control system. 

Yangwang U8

The BYD Yangwang U8.
The BYD Yangwang U8.
BYD

Yangwang also showed off the U8, a glitzy off-roader that surely takes some inspiration from the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen and Land Rover Defender. 

HiPhi Y

The HiPhi X, Y, and Z electric cars at the Shanghai auto show.
The HiPhi X, Y, and Z electric cars at the Shanghai auto show.
HiPhi

HiPhi, a brand from Chinese automaker Human Horizons, revealed the third vehicle in its lineup: the HiPhi Y SUV. HiPhi already has an X and a Z. 

The Y has outlandish doors that open in two directions: The upper parts unfurl upward like wings while the lower sections swing like regular doors. HiPhi also took the opportunity to announce it's expanding around the globe, and all three models are headed to Europe. 

DiDi Neuron

The Didi Neuron self-driving taxi concept at the Shanghai auto show.
DiDi Neuron.
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Chinese ride-hailing firm DiDi displayed an autonomous-taxi concept with loads of interior space and seats that face one another It also has robotic arms that can help people pick things up off the floor and assist riders with their luggage, Reuters reported

Volkswagen ID.7

The red Volkswagen ID.7 electric car at the Shanghai auto show.
Volkswagen ID.7
ALY SONG/Reuters

Volkswagen's Tesla-fighting ID.7made an appearance after making its global debut on Monday. 

The sedan comes with a 15-inch screen and promises impressive range of 453 miles (though that hasn't been tested by the US EPA yet). It hits Europe and China this year, before arriving on US shores in 2024. 

Lamborghini Revuelto

The Lamborghini Revuelto.
The Lamborghini Revuelto.
Zhe Ji / Contributor

Lamborghini's first plug-in supercar has arrived. The Revuelto pairs a screaming V12 engine with three electric motors, cranking out more than 1,000 horsepower combined. 

The new model will start at just over $600,000, Lamborghini said. 

Dongfeng eπ

Dongfeng eπ concept.
Dongfeng eπ concept.
Zhe Ji / Contributor

Chinese state-owned automaker Dongfeng presented an electric concept with possibly the strangest name ever: the eπ2023.

Dongfeng is calling its new EV brand "eπ," and I'll let the company explain what that means: "'e' represents 'electron,' which is the simplest unit of electricity, while the discovery and calculation process of 'π' reflects the scientific spirit of human perseverance and exploration of the unknown."

The smooth, rounded concept likely won't make it to production, but it sure looks cool. 

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