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Workers produce offshore wind turbines in Fuqing in China’s Fujian province, on August 8. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion | Under Trump, the US will forfeit the global clean tech race to China

As a climate crisis denier ascends to the American presidency, the green technology momentum is picking up in China and around the world.

EV review: BYD’s Dolphin is the ideal city car for zipping around town

Shanghai drives flying-car development for sightseeing, logistics, surveillance

Investors go ‘all in’ on Chinese shares linked to Tesla after Trump’s victory

Investors boost supplier stocks on expectations of Tesla growth based on CEO Elon Musk’s close ties to the president-elect.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2024. Photo: AFP

Xpeng launches challenger to Tesla’s FSD autonomous driving system

Guangzhou-based company set three prices for the P7+: 186,800 yuan, 198,800 yuan and 218,800 yuan for the sedan.

Unease over China proves pivotal in US election races in Michigan

Swing state takes hawkish turn as candidates seize on mainland-backed EV battery plant to accuse one another of harbouring Beijing ties.

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EU tariffs will not stop Chinese EVs from entering bloc: officials at CIIE

China EV makers believe their advantages in production and price will make their products competitive abroad.

A Ford Bronco pickup at the CIIE in Shanghai. Photo: Daniel Ren

Mexican leader ‘convinced’ US ties will stay positive after Trump’s election win

But Chinese investments in country such as electric-vehicle factories plus looming changes to a key free-trade deal could complicate matters.

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Flying cars, drones to take off in Shenzhen with US$1.7 billion investment

Shenzhen is spending 12 billion yuan on the low-altitude economy over the next two years, with another 20 billion yuan planned through 2030.

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Xpeng to rival BYD, Li Auto in hybrid car market amid shift in consumer demand

Company unveiled Kunpeng, a new charging system for hybrid cars, touted as the longest range extender system in the industry.

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Xpeng unveils its plan for the extended-range hybrid market during its corporate AI Day in Guangzhou on November 5. Photo: Xpeng

Data centres, EVs bring growth and climate challenges to Hong Kong utility CLP

For the first nine months of 2024, electricity sales at CLP Power Hong Kong grew 2.5 per cent from a year earlier.

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CLP Holdings CEO Chiang Tung-keung. Photo: Fan Chen

StarCharge joins Schneider to tackle Europe’s EV charging market amid tariff war

New venture suggests Chinese players are unperturbed by stiffer tariffs in their quest for global market share.

China ‘most challenging trade partner’, says EU’s next trade chief

Maros Sefcovic, close ally of bloc’s hawkish boss, also vows to crack down on mainland-exported overcapacity ‘with all our force’.

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Video | Air taxi completes first trial flight in Japan

The eVTOL sector is crucial to Toyota’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

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China’s DeepRoute.ai raises US$100 million to accelerate self-driving tech

The Shenzhen-based start-up expects nearly 200,000 cars to be equipped with its advanced assisted driving system by the end of 2025.

DeepRoute.ai’s system can navigate urban traffic similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD), which the electric vehicle maker expects to launch in China in coming months. Photo: Shutterstock

EV review: Nio’s ET7 rivals Germany’s best in some ways, at lower price

The sedan offers a swappable battery and luxurious interior materials, but falls short of some domestic rivals when it comes to self-driving.

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China hails mineral finds amid push for security of supply, energy and nation

Ministry of Natural Resources lists haul of gold, copper, molybdenum, phosphorite and fluorite key to future of defence and geopolitics.

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Chinese EV king BYD and 3 rivals report record sales

Xpeng, Leapmotor and Zeekr chart double-digit growth, even as the effect EU tariffs will have on export plans looms.

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Employees work on an electric vehicle production line at a Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on September 18, 2024. Photo: AFP

Outside In | Italian fuss about China’s tiny tomato exports has bigger implications

Tomatoes are only China’s 708th biggest export. But the world is realising China can swamp markets with even small output shifts.

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China to dominate solar panel, EV markets despite US, EU curbs: IEA

China’s clean technology exports are expected to exceed US$340 billion in 2035, group says.

China’s biggest EV tariff victims toe the line on Europe’s levies

The two denials followed Monday’s statement by the Ministry of Commerce that a state-backed guild was solely authorised to engage with the EU in tariff talks.

SAIC Motors’ electric vehicles at the Dongdu port in Xiamen city in southeastern China’s Fujian province, bound for Europe, on January 23, 2024. Photo: Xinhua.

How Trump and Harris plan to curb China’s rise in hi-tech manufacturing

Both White House candidates would attempt to contain China’s advanced manufacturing, but the country’s industrial ascent appears undeniable.

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How many Americans think China trade has made jobs in their state? Just 30%

Comparably low percentage of Americans are ‘moderately or extremely concerned’ about mainland outcompeting them in trade.

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Amid EV row with EU, China to ‘stand on grounds of fair competition’: Mofcom

Beijing says the ‘normal trade and investment’ of China’s carmakers in Europe will be supported.

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China takes aim at energy replacement with industry-spanning plan for renewables

More energy must come from renewable sources, but transition from fossil fuels will be orderly, top economic planner says.

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China has unveiled a renewable-energy-substitution plan that spans multiple industries. Photo: AFP

Beijing to China EV makers: avoid investing in tariff-backing EU countries

Ministry of Commerce warned carmakers about the risks of setting up factories in countries like France and Italy.

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BYD cars wait to be loaded onto a ship in Suzhou. Photo: AFP

EU investments in China soar to new quarterly record of US$3.9 billion

Germany’s Volkswagen, BMW and BASF are the top three investing businesses, according to Rhodium Group analysis.

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BYD tops Tesla for the first time in quarterly sales as EV demand soars

BYD’s third-quarter sales jumped 24 per cent to 201.12 billion yuan (US$28.2 billion), beating Tesla’s US$25.18 billion revenue in the same period.

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Electric & new energy vehicles
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last updated:
3 October, 2024
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