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Recently, the automotive industry has been in an uproar: Great Wall Motors' Chairman Wei Jianjun's statement "the Evergrande of the automotive industry already exists, it just hasn't exploded yet" instantly ignited public opinion. Although no names were mentioned, all eyes are on BYD, which has liabilities of 594.3 billion yuan. At the same time, BYD launched the largest price cut in history during the "618" shopping festival, with 22 models seeing discounts of up to 53,000 yuan, directly causing a major dip in the new energy vehicle sector. This move has made investors restless: on one hand, there's the overwhelming "Evergrande theory," and on the other, a fierce price war...

Here are some of the hottest, coolest, and coldest cleantech stories of the past week. We’ve got some that, to be honest, are part of trends that keep appearing in these roundups, and we’ve got some quite unique stories. Have fun exploring these top stories, and chime in below with ... [continued]

Nature Communications - Effective road transportation policies are key to tackling climate change and air pollution. This study assesses how the design, interactions, choice, and sequencing of 14...

Sometimes a U-turn is necessary. China's Geely Auto is offering to take electric-vehicle unit Zeekr private less than a year after the company's debut in New York. Absorbing the $6.4 billion entity will help Geely group founder Li Shufu extract synergies from his auto empire in an opportunistically timed deal.

[Updated April 23] This week’s announcement by the US Trump administration of tariffs on global imports is more wide-ranging that Trump 1.0 and ’tariff stacking’ could mean vehicle makers and parts suppliers face much higher costs.

About this paper Far From Normal is a Rhodium Group occasional paper written to share views and elicit discussion. The analysis consolidates years of piecemeal work by the authors on China’s economic…

Ian Barlow, Sara Baxenberg and Josh Turner of Wiley discuss government efforts in 2024 to address data privacy and security concerns involving connected cars, and likely government action in 2025.