2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (733+ words) A consolidation among Chinese carmakers is flooding markets from Sao Paulo to Dubai China's electric-vehicle makers are going global to avoid going under. A price war at home and shrinking government support have thrown the industry into flux, with analysts…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (599+ words) Despite seeming ideal for crowded cities, these compact cars captured just $11 billion of the $800 billion global EV market. Micro EVs are going nowhere, fast. These compact electric cars, typically under 2.5 meters and designed for urban driving with top speeds of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (428+ words) Startups valued at $1 billion or more were once so rare they were termed "unicorns." Not anymore. In the 2010 film "The Social Network," early Facebook employees discuss the money-making potential of their new site. "A million dollars isn't cool," someone says…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (447+ words) Europe's shift toward cooperation over protectionism on Chinese EVs is more political than business-driven. The European Union has found a way to keep electric-vehicle makers happy without flooding the market with cheap Chinese cars." The European Commission, on January 12, issued…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (422+ words) The U.S. carmaker's valuation is soaring on robotaxi dreams. Its shipments tell a different story. Tesla sold fewer cars for the second year in a row in 2025. The company's annual deliveries fell 8.6% to 1.6 million vehicles, according to its investor relations filing,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (733+ words) EVs hit a fork in the road in 2025Rest of World If a big story of the past few years has been the electric vehicle revolution, 2025 was something of a bifurcation. In China, EVs are now fully entrenched in power: Half…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (791+ words) Beijing is targeting agricultural sectors worth billions to pressure governments into dropping 100% electric vehicle duties. China is fighting import tariffs on its electric vehicles by making Western farmers pay the price. Beijing has levied billions of dollars of agricultural sanctions…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (944+ words) Plummeting resale values are threatening to derail the world's transition to electric transportation. The resale value of electric vehicles is collapsing worldwide, hurting private owners and fleet operators. The crisis became especially apparent when BluSmart, India's pioneering all-electric ride-hailing service,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (508+ words) Yi-Ling Liu is a writer and editor covering AI and Chinese society. At the glitzy Auto Shanghai show in April this year, the message was clear: China is making the cars of the future, and that future will be increasingly…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (980+ words) Lam Le is a reporter for Rest of World covering Southeast Asia's tech industry based in Hanoi, Vietnam. She specializes in coverage of the global tech supply chain, as well as the long-lasting and overlooked impacts of policies on marginalized…...