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

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

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Published: 3:02pm, 11 Dec 2024Updated: 3:05pm, 11 Dec 2024

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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

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

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

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