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BYD introduces fifth brand to focus on professional and personalized new energy vehicles

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BYD has introduced its fifth brand—Fang Cheng Bao—to meet the increasingly personalized needs of consumers by offering a series of unique and professional-grade new energy vehicle models. Fang Cheng Bao is a significant addition to BYD’s diversified brand matrix, following its Dynasty series, Ocean series, Denza, and Yangwang.

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Weird Alibaba: This one-person electric helicopter is terrifyingly awesome

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Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. more… The post Weird Alibaba: This one-person electric helicopter is terrifyingly awesome appeared first on Electrek. It’s scary. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week.

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I went to China to witness the secrets of micromobility factories. Here’s what’s coming

Electrek

I’ve spent many years covering just about every awesome light electric vehicle that has come out of China, from e-bikes and e-scooters to more obscure rides like electric three-wheelers and more.

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Xpeng CEO welcomes Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) to China

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China’s electric vehicle sector may be extremely competitive, but it seems that even rivals can be excited for the arrival of new technologies in the market. This was highlighted by Xpeng CEO and Chairman He Xiaopeng, who noted in a post on Weibo that he is personally welcoming Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) to the country.

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BMWs to feature in-car intelligent personal assistant

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The BMW Group is introducing the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant—a new proprietary in-car AI assistant intended to enhance the BMW driving experience. BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0 BMW’s Intelligent Personal Assistant combines with the new BMW Operating System 7.0

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GM invests $300M in Momenta to deliver next-generation self-driving technologies in China

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General Motors will invest $300 million in China-based Momenta to accelerate the development of next-generation self-driving technologies for future GM vehicles in China. —Julian Blissett, executive vice president of General Motors and president of GM China. Momenta’s “flywheel”. —Xudong Cao, CEO of Momenta.

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The Tesla Cybertruck becomes instant celebrity in China

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China is not a country of pickup trucks. China is the world’s largest automotive market, and in 2023, sales accelerated to a record 30.09 million units , approximately 512,000 of which were pickup trucks. In Shanghai, long lines of people could be seen waiting for their chance to see the Cybertruck in person.

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