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Electric Vehicles

First Customer Units of BYD YANGWANG U7’s BEV Version Roll off Production Line

On May 29, 2025, the first batch of YANGWANG U7 battery electric vehicle (BEV) sedans for customer delivery rolled off the production line, marking a significan…

Electric Vehicles

VOYAH Partners With Tsinghua University to Advance AI-Driven EV Technologies

On May 29, VOYAH, a premium new energy vehicle brand under Dongfeng Motor, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tsinghua University to advance collabor…

Net Zero

CATL Partners With Lanzhou City to Build Zero-Carbon Model City in Northwest China

On May 29, CATL, a leading battery manufacturer, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Lanzhou Municipal Government to advance collaboration in thre…

Electric Vehicles

Zeekr, NIO Power Team Up on Two-Way Charging Network Interoperability

On May 29, 2025, Zeekr, a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, announced a partnership with NIO Power to enable two-way interoperability between their chargin…

Electric Vehicles

Xiaomi Group Records 18.1 Billion Yuan of Revenue From Smart EV Business in Q1 2025

On May 27, 2025, Xiaomi Group announced its first-quarter financial results, achieving record-high revenue and profit. The company, based in Beijing, reported r…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Facing Sinking Coal Demand, China Asks Power Plants to Just Buy More, Sources Say

China is encouraging its coal-fired power plants to increase stockpiles of domestically sourced coal and reduce reliance on imports to support local prices, acc…

Electric Vehicles

BYD Takes Control in Another Key EV Market as Its Global Push Heats Up

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD is advancing its global expansion strategy by taking steps to manage EV distribution directly in Australia. The c…

Electric Vehicles

CATL’s First 100-Second Swappable EV Batteries Debut, Proving How Far Ahead China Is

On May 25, Changan Automobile began delivering the first electric vehicles equipped with CATL’s new Choco-SEB swappable battery technology in China. The v…

Isotopes

First Carbon-14 Dispatched From Chinese Plant

On May 16, 2025, the Qinshan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang province, China, successfully dispatched its first batch of commercially produced carbon-14 isotope…

Electric Vehicles

GAC Launches ‘Brazil Action Plan’, Introducing Five New Vehicle Models Into Brazilian Market

On May 23, GAC Group launched its brand in Brazil at Distrito Anhembi in São Paulo, introducing five new vehicle models as part of its Brazil Action Plan…

China

Geely Launches Maiden Voyage of First Self-Operated Car Carrier

On May 22, JISU Logistics, a subsidiary of Geely Automobile, held a naming and maiden voyage ceremony for its first self-operated roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Date Set for Taiwan Referendum on Nuclear Restart

Taiwan’s Central Election Commission has approved a referendum to decide whether the Maanshan nuclear power plant, which ceased operations on May 17, 2025…

China

Wacker Commissions New Specialty Silicones Plant in China

Wacker Chemie AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, has completed the mechanical construction of an expanded production complex at its Zhangjiagang site in Chin…

United States

Nvidia to Launch Cheaper Blackwell AI Chip for China After US Export Curbs, Sources Say

Nvidia plans to introduce a new artificial intelligence chipset for the Chinese market, priced significantly lower than its restricted H20 model, with mass prod…

Energy Storage Project

China’s First Large-Scale Lithium-Sodium Hybrid Energy Storage Station Starts Operation, With 98% Being Green Energy

On Sunday, China launched its first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station, the Baochi Energy Storage Station, in Yunnan Province. This facili…