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We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Tesla outraces China’s BYD in pure electric car sales to regain world’s top spot
Tesla has regained the global pure electric vehicle (EV) crown for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2024, after its deliveries rose 6.5 per cent year on year in the three months ending March.
2. Chinese carmakers bet on solid-state batteries to drive next EV phase

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) batteries are set to become safer and more powerful, as carmakers including SAIC Motor and Chery Automobile outline road maps for the commercialisation of solid-state technology.
3. Brazil blacklists China EV giant BYD for its slave labour conditions
Brazil’s labour ministry on Tuesday added Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD to a registry of employers found to have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery, limiting access to state financing and increasing reputational risks in its most important market outside China.
4. More foreign marques face a do-or-die moment as Chinese buyers shun petrol cars
A number of underperforming international car brands are likely to either exit the mainland Chinese market or scale down operations, as losses mount due to falling sales and shrinking market share.
5. Chinese cars squeeze out Asian rivals in Europe as exports top 1 million

Chinese carmakers are rapidly gaining ground in Europe, squeezing out Asian rivals such as Japan and South Korea as exports to the region surge past 1 million units for the first time, according to an industry report.
6. China’s energy bosses push for tighter rules as overcapacity bites
The chairmen of China’s battery and solar giants have called for more top-down regulations to rein in cutthroat competition, warning that unchecked overcapacity is squeezing profits and threatening the industry’s stability.
7. How China’s EV battery king CATL powers up profits while EV makers struggle

While China’s electric vehicle (EV) makers are struggling amid fierce competition, battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) is consolidating its dominance, building its profits while erecting technological barriers to increase its pricing power.


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Brazil blacklists China’s BYD, how batteries might get a quality upgrade: 7 EV reads

BYD’s electric-vehicle factory construction site in Camaçari, Brazil, in December 2024. Photo: Reuters


SAIC Motor’s MG4 became the world’s first mass-produced model equipped with a semi-solid-state battery. Photo: AP

A photo taken on April 10, 2026, shows vehicles to be exported at Tianjin Port in north China’s Tianjin. Photo: Xinhua

CATL’s market share in the domestic EV battery market hit an 18-month high of 50 per cent in January. Photo: AFP

Chinese EV stocks jump on surging exports, hopes of domestic demand recovery

A photo taken on April 10, 2026, shows vehicles awaiting export at Yantai Port in east China’s Shandong Province. Photo: Xinhua

Hyundai spearheads foreign EV comeback push in China with Ioniq brand

The new cars will be “shaped specifically for the Chinese market, integrating local technologies and partnerships”, according to Hyundai. Photo: Handout

A Hyundai Ioniq 5N is displayed at the 2026 Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok on March 25, 2026. Photo: AFP

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From Telsa regaining world’s top spot to Chinese carmakers gaining rapid ground in Europe, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


From Telsa regaining world’s top spot to Chinese carmakers gaining rapid ground in Europe, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.


Brazil blacklists China’s BYD, how batteries might get a quality upgrade: 7 EV reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Telsa regaining world’s top spot to Chinese carmakers gaining rapid ground in Europe, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. Tesla outraces China’s BYD in pure electric car sales to regain world’s top spot

From Telsa regaining world’s top spot to Chinese carmakers gaining rapid ground in Europe, here are seven EV stories you may have missed