May 22, 2025 | China, Electric Vehicles, Trucks
Robin Zeng, the billionaire head of battery giant CATL, expects half of all new trucks sold in China will be electric-powered by 2028, a forecast that heralds huge disruption for the global market in heavy goods vehicles. In an interview with the Financial Times to...
May 1, 2025 | China, Electric Vehicles
Chinese electric car maker BYD’s doubled its profits to $1.3 billion in the first quarter as it continues to surge past its key rival, Elon Musk’s Tesla. The Shenzhen-based firm — whose annual revenue leapfrogged past Tesla’s last month to surpass the $100 billion...
Apr 24, 2025 | Broadband, China, Smart Cities
China has officially switched on the world’s first commercial 10G broadband network in its futuristic high-tech city of Xiong’an. The launch marks a major step in the evolution of ultra-fast internet and smart city infrastructure, and a clear statement of intent from...
Apr 24, 2025 | China, Featured, Robots
China’s robots may not run as fast as humans, but they’re also in a broader race with the United States. On Saturday, the Chinese capital of Beijing hosted the world’s first half-marathon where two-legged robots ran together with people, in the latest demonstration...
Apr 24, 2025 | Charging, China, Featured
Two of the world’s leading battery developers are locked in a technological race that has brought the charging time for an electric vehicle to just five minutes—about the amount of time it takes to refuel a traditional gasoline-powered car. And, in a twist with...
Apr 10, 2025 | China, Featured, Robots
Beijing has postponed a half marathon originally scheduled for Sunday in which humanoid robots will race alongside human runners, a milestone designed to showcase China’s advances in a frontier industry the country is intent on dominating. The 2025...
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