16+ hour, 11+ min ago (105+ words) Chinese companies are building on rapid development of drones and EVs while harnessing government support for the futuristic inventions. Electric vehicle prowess helps China's flying car sector take off A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialing the mass production of flying cars. Globally, technical and regulatory challenges have prevented the much-hyped flying car sector from getting off the ground. But Chinese companies are building on rapid development of drones and electric vehicles (EVs) in the world's second-largest economy, while harnessing government support for the futuristic inventions....

1+ week, 3+ day ago (141+ words) Part of China's success has been partnering with trusted local importers to offer more affordable models tailored to regional tastes. MONTEVIDEO/LIMA - When Peruvian green energy entrepreneur Luis Zwiebach wanted to buy an electric vehicle in 2019, he flew 4,000 miles to California to test drive Tesla's Model 3 sedan But Tesla lacked an official importer, and he couldn't find a way around Peru's complex vehicle import procedures.He was not deterred 'There was a gentleman who had already imported one and wanted to sell it," Zwiebach said 'So I went to see it, and I bought it."Charging the Tesla initially proved difficult at his friend's beach house outside Lima 'The car wouldn't charge because there was no grounding device," he said 'We grabbed a fork, stuck it into the soil to make a ground " and the car charged."...