Sep 14, 2026 | Electric Vehicles, Policy & Regulations
China’s new plan for its car industry sets one headline target: new-energy vehicles should reach 70% of passenger-car sales by 2030. The market already passed 65% in August. Five points over five years, against a number the market is brushing this year — that...
Aug 13, 2026 | Electric Vehicles, Policy & Regulations
China sold 1.56 million new energy vehicles in July, up 23.7% on a year earlier — and the home market shrank. Retail sales of NEVs fell 3.9%, the seventh straight month of decline, while exports jumped 145%. The growth everyone quotes is happening on the docks, not in...
Aug 1, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
Leapmotor’s refreshed B01 saloon and B10 SUV went on sale in China on 16 July from ¥95,800 and ¥99,800 — about $14,100 and $14,700. The long-range versions carry an 800-volt silicon-carbide platform, peak at 210 kW on DC, and claim 670 km and 610 km on the CLTC...
Aug 1, 2026 | Cars, Electric Vehicles
Xiaomi opened pre-sales of the SkyNomad on 30 July at ¥259,900 for the N70 Max and ¥299,900 for the N90 Max — about $38,400 and $44,200. Lei Jun claimed the N70 Max has the longest pure-electric range of any production extended-range vehicle in the world, at 505 km on...
