The Chinese auto market is innovating and evolving super fast. You have to be involved in hyper-innovation in the EV sector specifically if you want to see increasing sales. And if you are not doing much in the EV sector, well, good luck and most likely RIP. More than 50% … [continued]
A pre-production version of the Volkswagen ID.Evo has been unveiled in China. This is the first model coming from Volkswagen that’s a result of its collaboration with Xpeng. As it turns out, this is also — by far — the best looking Volkswagen ID model out there, and I don’t … [continued]
One of the prime ways Tesla has been able to grow its sales so much over the last decade is through it’s extreme popularity in China. Knowing some Chinese people and a little bit about the culture, my understanding is that Chinese consumers are very brand oriented — even more … [continued]
A big, important BYD dealer network in eastern China has just imploded. Note that the dealer network is a completely separate company. Also, they are providing different accounts of who is to blame. The dealer network is Shandong Qiancheng Holdings Co., Ltd. (山东乾城控股有限公司). It was the main dealer network for … [continued]
We have some news on the extremely popular Xiaomi SU7 — good & bad. We also have some news on the Xiaomi YU7 — only good news on this one. Let’s jump into it. Xiaomi SU7 — Bad & Good News The Xiaomi SU7 is selling like popcorn at a … [continued]
BYD has shocked the new car marketplace in China by slashing prices on its cars by up to 34%. Is it playing the long game?
Recently I published a scathing assessment of the recent Tony Blair Institute whitepaper which claimed net zero was dead and that only direct air capture and nuclear could save us. As a result, Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid invited me to join them on Redefining Energy to tear into Blair, … [continued]
Carbon emissions in China fell slightly int he first quarter of 2025 as more renewable energy and storage came available.
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth. The new analysis for Carbon Brief shows that China’s emissions were down 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 and by 1% in … [continued]
Despite the abrupt shift in federal energy policy the US green hydrogen industry is not dead yet, but China already has an edge on production capacity.
