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Stay updated on China’s booming electric vehicle industry, a key driver of global EV adoption and sustainability efforts.
Lithium batteries are essential for electric vehicles, but so far efforts to improve their performance have hit a ceiling. Photo: STR/ AFP
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Chinese scientists may have found battery that could double EVs’ range

Study says new type of lithium battery technology may offer a solution to the current ceiling on performance.

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The fast and the amphibious: China electric SUV conquers Yangtze

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EVs | China’s robotaxis lead race into overseas markets

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Exclusive | Chinese carmaker poised to unveil Hong Kong’s first EV assembly

The Grand Tourer, designed for high-speed, long-distance journeys and priced above US$100,000, will be produced in Tai Po, sources say.

Backed by Renault, BeyonCa is a new premium electric car brand based in Hong Kong. BeyonCa’s first model is the GT Opus 1. Photo: Handout
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EVs | China plugs into next-generation batteries

Sodium-ion and solid-state batteries are emerging technologies for powering electric vehicles and storing electricity. China has made big advances on both.

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Exclusive | SemiDrive to supply cockpit chips in European EVs as Chinese firms go global

‘Striving to be a top global chip supplier, we need to expand from the China market to the global market,’ general manager Eugene Wang says.

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Chinese EV makers take spotlight as Tesla skips Shanghai Auto Show

Firms including BYD, Nio, Geely, Xiaomi and Leapmotor will showcase new and existing models at the two-week event starting on Wednesday.

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Workers stand by a car being delivered to the National Exhibition and Convention Center ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 22, 2025. Photo: AFP
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EVs | Xpeng eyes Toyota’s Alphard, Europe sales with its X9 electric MPV

More Chinese EV brands will enter the global market in the future, notwithstanding the current tariff turmoil, CEO He Xiaopeng says.

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Editorial | EV makers help to supercharge Hong Kong

Mainland electric vehicle manufacturers are using Hong Kong as a testing hub to realise their global expansion dreams.

China technology

Opinion | In tech war, China is gunning for mass adoption over premium innovation

From artificial intelligence and biotech to autonomous driving, China is disrupting the traditional high-cost model of proprietary innovation.

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Opinion | From AI to EVs, China’s tech genius is in making it cheap and accessible

From artificial intelligence and biotech to autonomous driving, China is disrupting the traditional high-cost model of proprietary innovation.

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China technology

The war for tech talent

China’s pivot into tapping technology and innovation as driving forces for its economic growth has made acquiring tech talent a critical requirement. We examine where China ranks in hi-tech education, authorship of research papers and establishing start-ups.

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Hong Kong launch pad for Chinese EVs, Xiaomi unveils electric SUV: 7 EV reads

From Chinese start-up Hozon eyeing exports to Chinese electric vehicle makers favouring Hong Kong, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

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Beijing sees Hong Kong as launch pad for Chinese EV makers to go global

Hong Kong ‘can act as a two-way gateway for Chinese EV makers to go overseas and bring in new technologies’.

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A Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, China. Photo: Agence France Presse
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Recap | China’s Death Star-like weapon system, SpaceSail rivals Starlink: 6 science stories

Explore China’s cutting-edge innovations and latest scientific advancements in some of our latest science coverage.

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China’s netizens warned that shutting down scientists’ views may hobble progress

Renowned scientists such as physicist He Zuoxiu and Fields Medal winner Yau Shing-Tung have been subjected to online attacks.

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Tesla vs China: who is the winner in self-driving technology?

China’s EV makers are intensifying efforts in autonomous driving technology, with L3 systems expected in one million cars by 2026 despite regulatory hurdles.

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China scientists’ low-cost solid-state battery could be EV industry game-changer

New approach by USTC research team breaks cost barrier to next-generation rechargeable lithium batteries, according to paper.

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Major industry players around the world are in a race to achieve a commercially viable form of rechargeable batteries that could transform the electric vehicle industry. Photo: AFP
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Europe’s EV battery plans fade on China’s price war, US subsidies

China already has excess battery-making capacity, can make cells at a fraction of the cost it takes in Europe, and has a head start on the next generation of cell technology.

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Elevating global start-ups

Start-up’s battery recycling solution emerges as winning idea at Elevator Pitch Competition

German start-up Tozero is named overall champion at HKSTP’s eighth EPiC event, which was the biggest and most international edition yet with over 600 entries from 47 economies.

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China’s EV battery makers face excess inventory, capacity as car demand cools

The battery industry is in the middle or late stage of a market clearing and is expected to break even and turn profitable next year, according to Sealand Securities.

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Staff members work at a battery production facility co-invested by First Automotive Works (FAW) and BYD in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, on February 2, 2023. Photo: Xinhua
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As China powers ahead on EVs, battery plant health risks raise a red flag

Factory findings by health authorities around China have now shed light on the lesser-known health impact of the rapidly developing industry.

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As China leads the charge in sodium-ion batteries, could it set off an EV revolution?

The EV industry could be the first to benefit as China drives the future of sodium-ion battery technology.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

CATL to make battery offering 400km driving range from 10-minute charge

Chinese EV battery maker CATL plans to start producing the world’s fastest-charging EV battery by the end of this year, in its latest efforts to accelerate the use of battery-powered cars.

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6 of the world’s 10 biggest EV battery makers are now Chinese

Chinese electric vehicle battery makers dominated the global market in 2022, with six companies featuring among the world’s top 10 players and accounting for a 60.5 per cent share, according to SNE Research.

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BYD’s blade battery on display at the Auto Shanghai trade show on April 25, 2021. Photo: VCG
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Video | EV battery swapping takes off in China

Chinese smart-battery swap stations can change EV batteries automatically
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