Real-time reporting on the electrification revolution — covering new EVs, batteries and storage, charging infrastructure, clean power and humanoid robots. Built on first-hand English sources, not translation.
On August 18, Xiaomi President Lu Weibing used the company’s second-quarter earnings call to confirm what the robotics crowd had been waiting for: Xiaomi’s humanoid robot will make its first public appearance at the 2026 World Robot Conference, opening in…
On August 17, Unitree pulled back the curtain on “Chao Ren” — literally “Superhuman” — a humanoid whose spec sheet reads like a track-and-field fever dream: a 2-meter standing jump and a top speed of 12.66 m/s, both beyond anything…
Nine EV and DM-i trims, a 900V charging system that hits 70% in five minutes, and a 630 km (391-mile) top range — BYD’s value offensive moves up a class. BYD put the Qin MAX on sale on August 13…
The “banana battery” saga has moved from damage control to root-cause search. On Aug. 10, cell maker CALB confirmed it is running a joint fault analysis with GAC Aion and talking to regulators. GAC Aion says it has filed a…
BYD’s Ocean Network core sedan pairs DM-i hybrid and EV powertrains, mounts a roof LiDAR, and offers 120 kW or 240 kW on a car that starts under $14,000. BYD put the 2027 Seal 06 on sale on August 11…
Leapmotor put its new A05 on sale on August 10 at ¥59,800–¥89,800 (about $8,250–$12,380). It is an A0-class five-door electric hatchback that ships with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8295 cockpit chip as standard and offers optional LiDAR on the top trim — hardware that, a year ago, lived only in…
Chinese makers shipped more than 97% of all humanoid robots globally in the first half of 2026 — about 19,100 units, more than triple the 5,100 shipped a year earlier. Shanghai’s AgiBot led with 8,400 units (44% of the world), Hangzhou’s Unitree followed…
BYD’s personalized off-road brand just put its biggest family SUV yet on the record. On August 7, the Fang Cheng Bao Tai 9 appeared in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s (MIIT) 410th batch of new-vehicle filings — the…
Zongheng F700 Launches: 892 hp PHEV Pickup From $44,100 Chery’s off-road brand enters the pickup market with a body-on-frame PHEV boasting 1,300 km range, three locking differentials, and 3.5-ton towing. Chery’s Zongheng brand launched the F700 PHEV pickup on August…
Beijing opens WRC 2026 on August 19, drawing 300+ exhibitors and 2,000+ displays to Beijing E-Town. China’s robotics sector hit 900 billion yuan ($125 billion) in revenue through May, with humanoid exports surging 210%. State authorities will launch a central-enterprise…
