Category: Electric Vehicles

BYD is no longer just building electric cars; it’s building pressure. As China’s dominant electric vehicle (EV) maker cuts prices, scales exports, and tightens its grip on market share, competitors, especially at home, are feeling the strain, but in Africa and Asia, the tide may just be ...

Brazilian prosecutors announced they are suing the Chinese carmaker BYD and two of its contractors for slave-like labor conditions. Prosecutors in Bahia state are seeking about $50 million in damages from BYD, China JinJiang Construction Brazil, and Tecmonta Equipamentos Inteligentes. The suit follows a complaint last year that ...

As global tensions rise over Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), a seismic shift is underway. With the European Union and the United States tightening their stance and slapping tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, China is responding with a bold new strategy: reshoring its industrial muscle to the Global South. ...

Ride-hailing in Africa has long been dominated by global giants like Uber and Bolt—especially in Kenya, East Africa’s tech innovation hub. But as the electric vehicle movement gathers momentum, a new wave of local startups ...

Shares in Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL) surged after the world’s largest maker of batteries made an eye-popping initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong. Stocks in the world’s largest battery-maker are up by 16% after it raised $4.6 billion in the world's largest share listing this ...

E-mobility startups in Kenya are rethinking how to do business in a country where prohibitive taxes are slowing the adoption of electric vehicles. To stay afloat—and expand—companies like Rideence and Ebikes Africa are leveraging Chinese electric vehicle (EV) technology while building creative business models around ...

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world’s largest EV battery manufacturer, saw its shares surge more than 16% during its debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday, following a $4.6 billion initial public offering (IPO). The listing ...

Chinese battery giant CATL makes its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, with the firm aiming to raise $4 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the city so far this year. A global leader in ...

Chinese battery giant CATL makes its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, with the firm aiming to raise $4 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) in the city so far this year. A global leader in ...

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has become the best-selling car brand in Singapore for the first time, surpassing Toyota and far outselling Tesla in the first four months of 2025, according to newly released government data. The milestone marks a significant ...

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has become the best-selling car brand in Singapore for the first time, surpassing Toyota and far outselling Tesla in the first four months of 2025, according to newly released government data. The milestone marks a significant ...

Over 64 million wheelchair users worldwide struggle with inaccessible transport and in Kenya, where only 4% of the population own cars, the infrastructure excludes pedestrians and wheelchair users. To fix this anomaly against people with ...