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The Zeekr 9X plug-in hybrid SUV from Geely, with the world’s largest battery, began presales in China with a starting price of 67,080 USD.

BYD has begun exporting cars made in Thailand to Europe, partly in response to Thai policies that apply to vehicle imports.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There’s a lot of electric vehicle growth and development happening in smaller markets that have traditionally not gotten much attention. We here at CleanTechnica are trying to cover this growth, but, admittedly, it’s hard to track it all. The good ... [continued]

While 3000hp+ hypercars setting records can seem pointless to many, the technological development and testing can benefit more practical EVs. Racing can also go a long way toward changing consumer perceptions and building excitement for the transition to electric vehicles.

The Hang Seng Index will react to new calls that Chinese stocks were in a bubble and top earnings by companies like Alibaba and BYD.

Overall, BYD's sales are driven by product. New product is taking over while older product falls back. While Black PR has likely had some temporary effect, strong product tends to overcome it in the long term. Last year, BYD had stronger PHEV product introductions and sales. This year, BEV has had stronger product introductions and sales. It is hard to be sure what next year will bring. More effort might go to product for outside markets, with growth shifting accordingly. But with over 120,000 R&D engineers and more EV intellectual property than anyone, I would bet that the long-term "peak" is a far down the road.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BYD has been growing, growing, growing. If you haven’t been tracking its rapid rise in sales, revenue, and profits, I recommend scrolling through our BYD Sales archives and looking at all of the colorful, exciting charts. As another testament to ... [continued]

Tesla Offers Robotaxi Jobs, BYD Sets India Sales Record, Xiaomi Experiences High Demand, Ford Unveils Universal EV Platform, Uber Rolls Out EV Incentive Program, and More: Weekly Mobility Recap

The EV industry saw major moves this week as Xiaomi's new model drew surging demand, Ford unveiled a universal EV platform, BYD set records in India, Uber launched big driver incentives, and Tesla pushed ahead with robotaxi tests.

The parts reductions achieved by Ford's new Universal EV Production System do not go far enough. Here's what Ford's next step should be.