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An electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft on display at the China International Import Expo. Photo: Xinhua

Shanghai drives flying-car development for sightseeing, logistics, surveillance

Low-altitude economy refers to businesses operating aerial vehicles below 3,000 metres.

Xpeng launches challenger to Tesla’s FSD autonomous driving system

Flying cars, drones to take off in Shenzhen with US$1.7 billion investment

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Xpeng to rival BYD, Li Auto in hybrid car market amid shift in consumer demand

Company unveiled Kunpeng, a new charging system for hybrid cars, touted as the longest range extender system in the industry.

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Xpeng unveils its plan for the extended-range hybrid market during its corporate AI Day in Guangzhou on November 5. Photo: Xpeng

Tencent renews partnership with Bosch for deeper smart car collaboration

Tencent signed new MOUs with the German automotive supplier, as the Chinese tech giant seeks to expand the use of its AI services in EVs.

Video | Air taxi completes first trial flight in Japan

The eVTOL sector is crucial to Toyota’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

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China’s DeepRoute.ai raises US$100 million to accelerate self-driving tech

The Shenzhen-based start-up expects nearly 200,000 cars to be equipped with its advanced assisted driving system by the end of 2025.

DeepRoute.ai’s system can navigate urban traffic similar to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD), which the electric vehicle maker expects to launch in China in coming months. Photo: Shutterstock

Cathay Pacific: sustainable jet fuel needs Hong Kong government push

‘If we leave it to the market, every company will wait for their competitors to make the first move,’ says airline’s sustainability manager.

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EV review: Nio’s ET7 rivals Germany’s best in some ways, at lower price

The sedan offers a swappable battery and luxurious interior materials, but falls short of some domestic rivals when it comes to self-driving.

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Chinese EV king BYD and 3 rivals report record sales

Xpeng, Leapmotor and Zeekr chart double-digit growth, even as the effect EU tariffs will have on export plans looms.

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Employees work on an electric vehicle production line at a Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, on September 18, 2024. Photo: AFP

BYD tops Tesla for the first time in quarterly sales as EV demand soars

BYD’s third-quarter sales jumped 24 per cent to 201.12 billion yuan (US$28.2 billion), beating Tesla’s US$25.18 billion revenue in the same period.

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BYD vehicles waiting to be loaded on to a ship for exports at the international container terminal of Taicang Port in Suzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on February 8, 2024. Photo: AFP

Xiaomi unveils US$114,000 Ferrari lookalike in luxury car venture

The SU7 Ultra has drawn both scepticism and admiration from consumers in the world’s largest EV market.

Hong Kong’s EV transition effort questioned by some car owners, industry experts

Some EV owners call for more access to chargers, while a lawmaker says concrete plans needed for enhancing infrastructure.

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Xpeng’s G6 is the car that drives you, more than the car you drive

The G6 sports-utility vehicle, launched in June 2023, is the vanguard of Xpeng’s push into Hong Kong’s right-hand drive market with its larger sibling the X9 people-mover.

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Xpeng G6 sport-utility vehicle. Photo: XPeng

Transformers: the rise of smartphone makers in China’s EV arena

Thanks to an advanced supply chain, companies with no history making cars are challenging for supremacy in China’s EV market.

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On your bike? China’s e-bikes charm some, but not everyone is along for the ride

China’s e-bikes offer a budget and environmentally friendly option for consumers, but governments and competitors abroad have raised concerns.

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EV maker GAC to invest in Europe even after report that Beijing is against plan

‘A final decision will be made if there is substantial demand,’ GAC says.

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CATL, China’s king of EV batteries, unveils new pack for hybrid cars

Freevoy battery offers 400km of driving range before resorting to the fuel tank, twice the current ‘normal’ capability, CATL says.

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Gao Huan, chief technology officer of CATL’s EV business, speaks at the Freevoy launch event in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Yuke Xie

Tesla is pure EV king, but Chinese drivers steer to hybrids due to range worries

Tesla said its third-quarter net profit rose 17 per cent from a year earlier to US$2.17 billion.

Chinese robotaxi start-up WeRide files for US$119 million IPO

The IPO would be one of the largest US listings by a Chinese firm since Didi Global’s in 2021.

Opinion | Hong Kong’s low-altitude economy plans need good space weather data

Ensuring the safety and efficiency of drones and other low-altitude services requires coordination between local and mainland authorities.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

China EVs: Geely’s Zeekr launches MPV aimed at middle-income families

Zeekr called its Mix MPV ‘an intelligent living room on wheels’.

The Zeekr Mix at its launch event in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Photo: Zeekr

Elon Musk sued for using Blade Runner imagery in Tesla event

The Cybercab unveiling earlier this month included a presentation slide with an AI-generated image similar to a shot from the film.

China EVs: extended range hybrids are a new favourite among Chinese car buyers

Once shunned by EV makers, extended range technology is booming as consumers look to overcome ‘range anxiety’.

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When it comes to EVs, Chinese consumers are spoiled for choice

Extended range, autonomous driving, sofas, refrigerators … BYD, Li Auto, Xpeng, Geely, Nio and others tick all the boxes in their pursuit of consumers.

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Tesla’s autonomous driving roll-out in China may face delays amid data concerns

Tesla has Chinese government support to trial some self-driving features, state media reported, but no full self-driving systems have been approved yet.

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A Tesla Model 3 using the full self-driving autopilot feature on a highway in California on October 12. Photo: Reuters

Chinese robotaxi firm Pony AI files for US IPO

Pony AI, in which Toyota owns a 13.4 per cent stake, revealed that its revenue nearly doubled to US$24.7 million in the first half of 2024.

Xpeng’s AI-driven P7+ challenges Tesla, eyes China’s autonomous driving market

The EV maker launched the presale of the P7+ from 209,800 yuan (US$29,500), 10 per cent cheaper than the base model of Tesla Model 3.

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Future of transport
From electric cars to on-demand car service apps, companies like Uber, Google and Didi Dache are changing the way we get from place to place, and having a potentially irreversible effect on employment in this key sector.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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