by dankeelan | Mar 14, 2024 | China, Electric Vehicles, Europe
The boss of Mercedes-Benz wants the European Union to cut tariffs on Chinese electric cars, which he argues will force European companies to make better vehicles. In an interview with the Financial Times published on Tuesday, Ola Källenius rallied against...
by dankeelan | Mar 7, 2024 | China, Electric Vehicles
Chinese automaker BYD on Wednesday added fuel to the flames of a brutal price war in China by cutting the price of its cheapest electric car, the Seagull, by 5%. Prices for the Seagull will now start 69,800 yuan ($9,700). Earlier this week BYD priced the new version...
by dankeelan | Feb 29, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, China, Featured
The Biden Administration announced Thursday that Chinese cars – which currently are very rarely seen on American roads due to high tariffs – could eventually pose a significant risk to the nation by potentially collecting sensitive data about Americans and...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2023 | Aerial Vehicles, Aeronautics, China, Featured
EHang Holdings said last week that the Chinese government there issued it a certification to start actual passenger trials in the country. The company will be allowed to take passengers on aerial tours, which Bloomberg reported it will offer...
by dankeelan | Oct 5, 2023 | China, Electric Vehicles, Europe, Featured
The European Union said Wednesday that it had “sufficient evidence” of illegal Chinese electric car subsidies as it officially launched an inquiry that has enraged Beijing. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raised hackles in China when she...
by dankeelan | Sep 13, 2023 | China, Electric Vehicles, Featured
The European Union is launching an investigation into subsidies that China provides to electric vehicle makers, the head of the bloc’s executive branch said Wednesday, as concern grows that the aid is harming European companies. “Global markets are now...
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