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1. Global monthly EV sales hit record 2.1 million, with 62% Chinese-made
Global electric vehicle (EV) sales hit a record last month, buoyed by Chinese consumers’ growing interest in new models and the rising popularity of battery-powered cars in Europe.
2. Plug pulled on Chinese firm Gotion’s US plant, days before Trump meets Xi
After years of fiery protests, lawsuits and intense scrutiny over alleged Communist Party ties, the plan for a controversial multibillion-dollar Chinese EV battery plant in Michigan is officially dead.
3. Powering the future: how China plans to supercharge its EV revolution

China aims to double its EV charging capacity by the end of 2027, building 28 million facilities nationwide to tackle the uneven distribution of public networks and spur consumer spending in the auto sector.
4. China car sales to slump in 2026 if Beijing scraps subsidies, JPMorgan says
Car sales in mainland China are likely to slide in 2026, breaking a six-year streak, if Beijing stops granting cash subsidies and tax incentives to buyers, according to a JPMorgan forecast that looms over the earnings outlook for the country’s 100-odd vehicle assemblers.
5. Chinese EV maker Li Auto eyes global market with Hong Kong base
Chinese EV maker Li Auto has set up its international headquarters in Hong Kong, paving the way for its overseas expansion amid intensifying competition at home.
6. The fast and the amphibious: China electric SUV conquers Yangtze

A Chinese car maker has achieved an unprecedented automotive feat by crossing the mighty Yangtze River with a turbo-powered sports utility vehicle.
7. Chinese EV makers from Leapmotor to Zeekr challenge Tesla in premium segment
Chinese EV makers are raising the game in the premium segment by launching more spacious and longer-range models to challenge Tesla, which has been steadily losing market share on the mainland.


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Record global EV sales, China aims to double charging capacity: 7 EV reads

Chinese-made MG cars are seen at a port in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on September 25, 2025. Photo: AFP

Electric vehicles for export are seen at a port in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on April 2. Photo: AFP

The turbo-powered Chery Jetour G700 SUV has traversed the Yangtze River in just 22 minutes, marking another milestone for China’s auto industry. Photo: Handout

China’s double threat, a hidden card in the trade war: 7 science highlights

An outbound freight train heads for Laos from Huaihua, a city in central China’s Hunan province. Picture: Xinhua

Chen-ning Yang, “one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the 20th century”, helped to promote collaboration between Chinese and American scientists. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

The team had only a fragment of the original Luoshen Fu poem to work with. Photo: CCTV

Concept diagram of the Yuheng spectral imaging chip developed by researchers from Tsinghua University. Photo: Handout

China faces an average of US$1.5 billion in annual economic losses because of subsidence, with Shanghai alone accounting for more than US$3 billion in damages between 2001 and 2020. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

China’s EV giants head overseas, Tesla’s Shanghai plant boosts deliveries: 7 EV reads

Workers at the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai in May 2023. Photo: Xinhua


Visitors view cars displayed at an automobile consumption promotion event held in Changsha, in central China’s Hunan province, on October 1, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

BYD founder and chairman Wang Chuanfu (right) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (centre) at the BYD opening ceremony on Thursday. Photo: Handout

Vehicles wait to be loaded onto BYD’s 7,000-car carrier BYD Hefei at Taicang Port in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

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From EV sales hitting a new record to Gotion’s scrapped battery plant plans in Michigan, here are seven EV stories you may have missed


From EV sales hitting a new record to Gotion’s scrapped battery plant plans in Michigan, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.


Record global EV sales, China aims to double charging capacity: 7 EV reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From EV sales hitting a new record to Gotion’s scrapped battery plant plans in Michigan, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

1. Global monthly EV sales hit record 2.1 million, with 62% Chinese-made

From EV sales hitting a new record to Gotion’s scrapped battery plant plans in Michigan, here are seven EV stories you may have missed