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France

EV test drive: Xpeng P7+ offers luxury, space, AI driving assistance

The Guangzhou-based company’s fast-selling new model has ample creature comforts and a smoother self-driving experience than its forebears.

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China-EU relations

Opinion | 3 obstacles China must overcome to mend ties with Europe

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Business of climate change

Hong Kong bus firms need urgent help to buy zero-emission fleets: think tank

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Hong Kong

Chinese carmaker GAC doubles down on Hong Kong appetite for EVs

The state-owned carmaker is ‘very optimistic’ about sales growth in the city as it introduces an SUV model with gull-wing doors.

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GAC Motor’s Hyptec HT is available in a premium model with vertically opening rear doors. Photo: Yi Luo
General Motors

GM’s China dream fades amid shift to EVs and rise of local rivals

Carmaker is restructuring its operations as it struggles to compete with domestic brands and shift to EVs.

Hong Kong economy

Should Hong Kong allow EV drivers to play films, other videos on main screen?

Observers urge government to clearly define rules for what can be displayed on monitors used by EV drivers, as legal amendment looms.

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China-EU relations

EU pushes to cut China reliance with US$4.8 billion in cleantech grants

Move to name China in the proposal could leave the bloc vulnerable to a challenge in Geneva trade courts, analyst says.

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Electric car batteries are among products targeted by EU grants in an attempt to reduce European dependence on China. The European Commission is offering grants worth 4.6 billion euros. Photo: AFP via Getty Images/TNS
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong set to ease electric vehicle rules to allow use of mobiles for parking

Government plans to amend law to also allow vehicles to display non-driving-related information to motorists.

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Renewable energy

China needs new clean-energy tech investments after wind and solar boom

Greater capital is required in areas such as energy storage, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.

Climate change

Opinion | Southeast Asia’s energy transition is lacking both finance and policy

The bulk of funds needed will have to come from private finance, which requires a conducive environment that regulatory policy can create.

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Climate activists protest at the Cop 29 UN climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 23. Photo: EPA-EFE
Toyota

New petrol and diesel engines in the works as EV sales stall

Carmakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Toyota are launching cleaner, more efficient internal combustion engines. Are they here to stay?

New petrol and diesel engines are being engineered. Photo: Getty Images
South Korea

Mercedes-Benz fire sparks EV safety overhaul in South Korea

With investigations failing to pinpoint the fire’s cause, the overhaul seeks to prevent future incidents and protect consumers.

China manufacturing

Chinese lidar maker Hesai adamant about global push amid EV tariffs

Producer of sensors for self-driving cars is assessing investment plans as it envisions ‘footprints across the globe’, CFO says.

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Xiaomi

Xiaomi SU7: an electric car that’s more than just a fanboy effect

Xiaomi has found runaway success with the SU7, but some have said the company could have done more to create its own look.

It is possible to sync more than 1,000 Xiaomi products with the SU7. And in the case of a Xiaomi phone, drivers can mirror it completely on the car’s screen and use apps. Photo: AFP
China economy

Opinion | In a world of tariff threats, China opts to share green tech dividends

China’s ‘new trio’ of EVs, lithium-ion batteries and solar panels represents the trickling down of tech dividends to people across the world.

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BYD’s 10 millionth electric vehicle rolls off the production line on November 18. BYD, the world’s largest EV maker, is based in Shenzhen, China. Photo: BYD

Is Hong Kong ready for a boom in electric vehicles?

China-EU relations

Outside In | Europe’s battery crisis a humiliating reminder of China’s EV dominance

The collapse of a Swedish EV battery maker underscores just how much the green transition still depends on supply chains dominated by China.

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China-Africa relations

What Xi’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Countries in North Africa are central to solving two major issues facing Chines electric vehicle production, experts say.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a high-level courtesy call on Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan as he flew back to China from the G20 summit in Brazil. Photo: Xinhua
Renault

Renault goes on China hiring spree to bolster EV push at home

‘We are there to learn and we will integrate this knowledge into our own teams,’ in France, an officer says.

China trade

China’s logistical dream: Beijing has a new plan to counter supply-chain threats

Efficiency is key as logistical revamp seeks to shore up manufacturing industries, including a digital transformation and new economic hubs.

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Xinjiang

Volkswagen’s controversial Xinjiang plant sale signals strategic shift in China

VW sells assets to address political risks and cut excess capacity, while extending its partnership with SAIC to regain market share in China.

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The SAIC Volkswagen plant in Urumqi in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been sold to a state-owned company. Photo: AP
Automotive industry

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
SCMP Highlights

EV makers’ ‘do-or-die’ moment, Hyundai’s big Malaysia investment: 7 EV reads

From China’s cutthroat clean energy vehicle market to Malaysia eyeing Southeast Asia’s EV hub crown, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

China-EU relations

Electric vehicle deal with China is not close, top EU trade official says

Fifty hours of negotiations ‘have not led to an agreement on price undertakings’, Sabine Weyand, EU director general for trade, says.

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Malaysia

Malaysia eyes Southeast Asia’s EV hub with Hyundai’s US$500 million investment

Trade-dependent Malaysia is seeking new partners and markets as tariffs from the US-China trade wars bite.

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Chinese automaker BYD’s EV plant in Rayong, Thailand. Photo: Reuters
Automotive industry

Foreign carmakers risk losing up to US$20 billion a year in China: UBS

‘We think foreign automakers need to re-evaluate and adjust their strategies’ in China, bank says.

A BYD factory in Thailand. Photo: Reuters
China-EU relations

European Union launches WTO case against Chinese tariffs on brandy exports

China has 10 days to respond after request for consultation formally lodged at the World Trade Organization on Monday.

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Geely

EV review: Geely’s Galaxy E5 is easy to live with – flirty AI aside

Smart-looking and fully featured, the SUV is a solid package, despite some range concerns with the test car and small annoyances.

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Electric & new energy vehicles
Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on electric & new energy vehicles, with a particular focus on China.
last updated:
3 October, 2024
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