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1. China deploys world’s biggest fleet of driverless mining trucks
Chinese state-backed energy giant Huaneng Group on Thursday launched the world’s largest fleet of unmanned electric mining trucks in Inner Mongolia, featuring 100 vehicles equipped with Huawei Technologies’ autonomous driving systems, as the country rapidly adopts driverless technology.
2. Job creator or industry killer? Europe faces Chinese EV investment dilemma

The European Union is locked in a trade dispute with China over electric vehicles. It is also wrestling with whether and how to harness Chinese investment in the sector. Around the continent, a debate is being waged on whether China’s prowess in the sector can be a job creator or an industry killer.
3. BYD overtakes Tesla in Europe for the first time as sales jump 169% in April

BYD sold more battery electric vehicles (BEVs) than market leader Tesla in Europe for the first time last month, as the Chinese carmaker continued to make inroads despite hefty tariffs on cars imported from the mainland.
4. Chinese carmakers race to develop flying cars after rivalry in EV market

Some of China’s biggest carmakers, from the iconic Hongqi or Red Flag to Geely Auto and Tesla rival Xpeng, are competing on a new front – flying cars – to build a first-mover advantage as sales of electric vehicles begin to saturate.
5. China’s EV price war worsens, threatening carmakers’ plans to stem losses

The earnings outlook for Chinese electric vehicle makers remains cloudy, as their profit margins further decline amid fierce price competition in the world’s largest auto market, according to JPMorgan Chase.
6. Xiaomi’s YU7 SUV aims to dislodge Tesla’s bestselling Model Y from pole position

Tesla’s bestselling Model Y faces yet another challenger on the mainland after Xiaomi unveiled the YU7 electric SUV amid much hoopla surrounding its launch over the past two months.
7. BYD’s price cuts shock China’s EV market, spark fears of price war escalation
BYD’s decision over the weekend to cut prices on 22 models to promote sales has cast a pall over the earnings outlooks of Chinese electric vehicle makers, as many competitors are expected to follow suit in an effort to retain market share.


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A fleet of unmanned trucks developed with Huawei’s autonomous driving solution, seen in Inner Mongolia. Photo: Handout

French President Emmanuel Macron (centre) holds a model of an electric lorry made by Windrose, a Chinese company founded by entrepreneur Wen Han (right), at the Choose France summit in Versailles, France on Monday. Photo: Instagram/whan6023

BYD Dolphin Surf EVs are parked at the Chinese carmaker’s event in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Xpeng’s AeroHT conducts a test flight during the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2024. Photo: Xinhua

The U8L SUV by Yangwang, a luxury brand under Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show on April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters

The Xiaomi YU7 SUV aims to take market share from Tesla’s Model Y. Photo: Xiaomi

BMW, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz recall cars in China, Geely offers to buy Zeekr: 7 EV reads

The Zeekr 9X plug-in hybrid SUV is displayed at the Auto Shanghai show. Photo: Reuters

Chinese car brand MG’s stand at Everything Electric London, a home energy and electric vehicle show, in London on April 17. Photo: Xinhua

Car carriers transporting vehicles made by Kia Motors, part of South Korea’s biggest carmaker Hyundai Motor, are seen at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 15, 2025. Photo: Reuters

BYD’s new cut-price SUV, China to crack down on ‘autonomous driving’ claims: 7 EV reads

BYD launches the Titanium 3 electric SUV under its Fang Cheng Bao brand in Shenzhen on April 16. Photo: Handout

BYD electric cars, bound for South America, are stacked at the Taicang Port in Suzhou in eastern Jiangsu province on April 8, 2025. Photo: AFP

An accident in China involving a Xiaomi EV claimed three lives in March. Photo: Weibo/ 章博

William Li, CEO of Chinese EV maker Nio, poses next to the company’s ET9, in Shanghai on April 22, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Tesla halts US-made models in China, Xpeng eyes Europe sales for MPV: 7 EV reads

Tesla’s Model 3 on display at a showroom in Beijing. Photo: EPA-EFE

Xpeng aims to start selling the new X9 in Europe from the second half of this year. Photo: Sun Yeung

A sign of battery manufacturer CATL is pictured at its booth at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing on April 25, 2024. Photo: Reuters

An assembly line inside an electric vehicle (EV) factory owned by Li Auto in Changzhou in eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: Xinhua

CEO He Xiaopeng will unveil Xpeng’s 2025 X9 at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: Sun Yeung

Xiaomi car crash sparks concerns, BYD beats Tesla again: 7 EV reads

Xiaomi will cooperate with the police after an accident involving the autonomous driving feature of its SU7 electric vehicle (EV) claimed three lives. Photo: Weibo/ 南京金刀客

Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun unveils the SU7 Ultra in Beijing on October 29, 2024. The car model was involved in an accident on the mainland on Saturday, which claimed three lives. Photo: Reuters

Employees work on a production line at a Zeekr factory in Cixi, Zhejiang province on March 19, 2025. Photo: Reuters

People visit the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in April 2023. Photo: AFP

People check a BYD electric vehicle in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

Xu Fuguo has been appointed professor in the mechanical engineering school at Dalian University of Technology. Photo: Handout

China’s electric vehicle ‘elimination contest’, CATL to see strong growth: 7 EV reads

Customers check a Tesla Model Y at a delivery centre in Beijing on February 27, 2025. Photo: AFP

Kenges Rakishev, chairman of the Fincraft Group. Photo: Handout

Zeekr, Chinese carmaker Geely’s premium EV brand, will launch a luxury SUV priced at 1 million yuan. Photo: Reuters

Visitors admire two-wheeled EVs at a motor show in Indonesia last month. Photo: AFP

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From Europe’s Chinese EV investment dilemma to makers racing to develop flying cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


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1. China deploys world’s biggest fleet of driverless mining trucks

2. Job creator or industry killer? Europe faces Chinese EV investment dilemma

From Europe’s Chinese EV investment dilemma to makers racing to develop flying cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed