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We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Xiaomi unveils YU7 electric SUV to rival similar models from Tesla, Li Auto, Nio
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has revealed its new YU7 sports utility vehicle (SUV) that it expects to commercially release in mid-2025, taking on similar models from Tesla, Li Auto and Nio in the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market.
2. What Xi Jinping’s flying visit to Morocco means for China’s EV industry

Morocco and other countries in the Maghreb region, which takes in western and central North Africa, are pivotal to solving two important issues for China: sourcing critical materials needed in electric vehicle (EV) manufacture and bypassing import restrictions imposed by the United States and Europe.
3. Chinese lidar maker Hesai adamant about global push amid EV tariffs

Hesai Group, the world’s largest maker of the lidar sensors that many smart cars use to map their surroundings, remains confident about expanding into international markets including Europe despite tensions about tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars.
4. Beijing sees Hong Kong as launch pad for Chinese EV makers to go global

The Chinese government and the nation’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers believe Hong Kong is a good launch pad and testing ground for their efforts to go global, as the industry faces barriers to entering key overseas markets like the US and European Union (EU).
5. Chinese EV start-up Hozon eyes exports to ride out price war
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) start-up Hozon New Energy Automobile, which is reeling from a cutthroat price war on the mainland, plans to sell half of its cars overseas as early as 2026 and attain profitability the same year, according to its founder.
6. EV test drive: Xpeng P7+ offers luxury, space, AI driving assistance

The Xpeng P7+ made headlines for abandoning the use of lidar sensors for its driving-assistance features, in favour of a camera-based, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system.
7. Hong Kong eyes EV transition for franchised buses, taxis in HK$600 million push
Hong Kong authorities will dish out more than HK$600 million (US$77.2 million) to help franchised bus companies and the taxi industry procure electric vehicles (EVs) under a plan to achieve zero vehicular emissions and carbon neutrality by 2050.


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A file photo of the Xpeng P7+. Photo: Xpeng

The YU7 electric sports utility vehicle from Xiaomi is expected to be launched in June or July next year. Photo: Xiaomi

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Tunisian President Kais Saied in May, the first Tunisian leader to visit China in over three decades. Photo: AFP

Long-range lidar sensors made by Hesai. Photo: Handout

BYD electric cars at a container terminal in Suzhou, China. Photo: AFP

Chinese EV makers’ ‘do-or-die’ moment, Hyundai’s US$500 million investment: 7 EV reads

Mona M03 electric vehicles (EVs), on display at an XPeng launch event in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Robots at work at a welding workshop of Voyah, a Chinese electric auto brand owned by Dongfeng Motor, in the Hubei provincial capital of Wuhan in central China on April 1, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Xiaomi’s SU7 electric car displayed at a store in Shanghai on July 31. Photo: Shutterstock

Fall of Syria’s Assad, Australia’s social media ban: 7 Asia highlights

Syrian rebels celebrate following the takeover of Damascus, in Homs, Syria, on December 8, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

An image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, riddled with bullets, on the facade of a government office after the opposition’s takeover of Hama, Syria. Photo: AP

A caricature depicting South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is seen near the ruling People Power Party’s head office in Seoul on Monday. The sign reads “Arrest”. Photo: AP

School students in Melbourne use social media applications on their smartphones. Photo: Reuters

Tourists walk past a mural featuring the Malaysian national flag in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: EPA-EFE

Government data showed that Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to a historic low of 0.97 last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Left: Thai singer Chayada Prao-hom, who died on Sunday. Right: An x-ray image posted by Chayada to social media. Photos: Facebook/Chayada Prao-hom 

Malaysian actress Zahnita Wilson has posted photos on Instagram of a black eye which she alleges to be part of a two-decade pattern of abuse by her husband. Photo: Instagram/Zahnita Wilson

Battle secrets of Han dynasty, Hong Kong’s ‘haunted house’: 5 weekend reads you missed

Chinese hurdler Wu Yanni is another sportswoman often called out for her appearance. Like all Chinese athletes, she has to cover her tattoos when she competes. Photo: Xinhua

Liu He’s tomb near Nanchang, capital of east China’s Jiangxi Province. Photo: Weibo/ 海昏侯

The 6,000 composite armour scales found in the tomb of Liu He offer valuable insights into Han dynasty craftsmanship. Photo: CCTV

A room in Yu Yuen, an abandoned and reputedly haunted mansion in Hong Kong, as it looked for a Dangerous Dinner hosted by interior designer Sasha Yasumoto, for which guests paid HK$5,500 a head. Photo: Sasha Yasumoto

10-year-old “spiritual influencer” Abhinav Arora. Photo: Handout

The Okinawan speciality awamori, is a spirit made from Thai rice and distilled according to a 15th century Thai recipe. Photo: Shutterstock

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


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

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Chinese start-up Hozon eyeing exports to Chinese electric vehicle makers favouring Hong Kong, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. Xiaomi unveils YU7 electric SUV to rival similar models from Tesla, Li Auto, Nio

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