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Future of transport
From electric cars to on-demand car service apps, companies like Uber, Google and Didi Dache are changing the way we get from place to place, and having a potentially irreversible effect on employment in this key sector.
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Electric & new energy vehicles
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Spanish car-part supplier Gestamp eyes added China capacity as peers back off
‘We could be a very active player,’ executive chairman says at Shanghai Auto Show.
27 Apr 2025 - 7:42PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Pure EVs regain market share in China on lithium cost, battery technology
25 Apr 2025 - 8:26PM
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IPO
Xpeng-backed maker of EV dump trucks plans US$30 million Hong Kong IPO
25 Apr 2025 - 12:13PM
Indonesia
Indonesia stays committed to EV battery hub goal despite LG’s ‘significant’ exit
China-backed Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt will replace LG Energy Solution, which pulled out due to ‘market conditions’, in a mega EV project.
25 Apr 2025 - 7:28PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
Digital cockpit is the key to the Russian EV buyer’s wallet, vendors say
With large screens and high-quality audio systems, Chinese cars are ready to run infotainment software Russian drivers favour, vendor says.
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese carmakers put brakes on self-driving hype at Shanghai show
‘Safety’ is the big buzzword as firms adjust tone amid Beijing’s closer scrutiny after a fatal crash involving a driver-assistance system.
24 Apr 2025 - 9:59PM
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Artificial intelligence
Tesla is testing robotaxi service with employees in Texas, California
The plan is to launch this summer a Robotaxi service that would be driverless and under remote supervision.
24 Apr 2025 - 12:00PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Hesai to quadruple lidar output to extend lead in laser range finders
The company plans to boost production to 2 million units this year from about 502,000 units in 2024, founder and CEO David Li Yifan says.
24 Apr 2025 - 10:33AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
No-shows at Shanghai car expo reflect brutal mainland competition
Hyundai, Hozon, Jaguar Land Rover, Polestar and nearly a dozen other marques miss the world’s largest auto event.
24 Apr 2025 - 4:25PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese robotaxi firm Pony.ai eyes global expansion, unveils 3 models
The industry will see wider adoption and a big jump in the number of robotaxis in the next three years, Pony.ai CEO James Peng says.
23 Apr 2025 - 9:36PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
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.
24 Apr 2025 - 3:31PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV maker Nio to join fray in right-hand-drive car markets
Company’s Firefly minicar, priced around US$16,400, will be competitive in global markets despite tariffs, president says.
22 Apr 2025 - 6:30PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
EV makers urged to boost safety in self-driving systems after Xiaomi SU7 crash
Caution came as China’s level 2 driving automation system ‘has entered a critical period of large-scale application’.
22 Apr 2025 - 12:19PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
CATL to mass-produce cheaper, efficient sodium-ion EV batteries
The new Naxtra-brand batteries would enable an electric vehicle to travel up to 500km (310 miles) on a single charge.
22 Apr 2025 - 9:25AM
US-China relations
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China’s green tech firms largely insulated from latest tariff war
With their reliance on the US market already limited, these battle-worn companies are better equipped to weather the coming decoupling storm.
18 Apr 2025 - 2:47AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
EVs
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China to crack down on EV self-driving technology, ‘autonomous driving’ claims
Beijing warns EV makers and technology providers to adhere to development rules and take care not to overstate capabilities.
17 Apr 2025 - 7:46PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Chinese EV makers face tariff dilemma as Beijing intervenes in go-global plans
China wants decisions by carmakers to be made strategically, prioritising geopolitically favourable countries, Trivium China’s Ries says.
17 Apr 2025 - 6:45PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
SAIC Motor to join Huawei in new smart EV project to stem multi-year sales slump
SAIC, which assembles petrol cars with GM and VW, has been left trailing as Chinese consumers switch to EVs sold by Tesla, Xpeng, Nio and Li Auto.
16 Apr 2025 - 11:46PM
Hong Kong transport
EV licence fee in Hong Kong to be raised in 3 years to 70% that of petrol cars
Proposed fees, to be discussed in Legco next Friday, could be increased more than three times to a minimum of about HK$3,550.
16 Apr 2025 - 5:55PM
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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.
16 Apr 2025 - 10:14AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s CATL joins with Sinopec to build EV battery-swapping network
World’s top maker of EV batteries and oil giant aim to build a ‘battery-swapping ecosystem across the whole nation’.
15 Apr 2025 - 2:39PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
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Xpeng to use own Turing AI chip to power its self-driving cars this quarter
Xpeng’s Turing AI chip is three times more powerful in computing power than the Nvidia chip installed in its existing EVs.
15 Apr 2025 - 10:34AM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Tesla halts importing Model S and X in China as buyers balk at tariffs
Tesla has stopped taking orders to import the US-made models to China; to persuade buyers to consider the Shanghai-made Model Y and Model 3.
11 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
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Hong Kong economy
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Hong Kong’s premium cabs are far too slow off the mark
Hong Kong trial run of high-end taxi service marred by cancellations and shortage of drivers.
8 Apr 2025 - 8:15AM
Electric & new energy vehicles
China’s lidar sensor firms Hesai, RoboSense stand to gain after fatal EV crash
Adoption of the laser-based sensors will increase as consumers demand safe self-driving systems, analysts say.
3 Apr 2025 - 8:43PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
China EVs: Tesla’s quarterly deliveries lag BYD for the second time
Output from the Shanghai Gigafactory dropped to 172,754 units in the first three months of the year from 220,876 a year earlier.
3 Apr 2025 - 3:58PM
Electric & new energy vehicles
‘Millions of drivers need to be educated’ after fatal Xiaomi crash: analysts
Autonomous-driving features carry high safety risks amid a lack knowledge about how the systems work, leader of industry body says.
2 Apr 2025 - 11:17PM
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Electric & new energy vehicles
Top Chinese EV makers power ahead thanks to subsidies, tax incentives
BYD’s first-quarter deliveries rose 59.8 per cent to more than 1 million vehicles.
2 Apr 2025 - 9:21AM
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