Xiaomi launches next-gen SU7 with 902 km range and LiDAR, still undercuts Tesla
Xiaomi launches next-gen SU7 with 902 km range and LiDAR, still undercuts Tesla

Xiaomi is officially launching the next-generation SU7 electric sedan today with a sweeping set of upgrades — up to 902 km of CLTC range, standard LiDAR across all trims, and an 897V charging architecture on the top model.

The updated sedan starts a…

This mine put 100 autonomous electric haul trucks to work – here’s how it went
This mine put 100 autonomous electric haul trucks to work – here’s how it went

What happens when you deploy 100 massive, driverless, and fully electric heavy haul trucks at a working mine? After nearly a year of continuous operation, one mining company is already finding out. Here’s how their great experiment is going.

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BYD is open to building cars in Canada and acquiring a rival automaker
BYD is open to building cars in Canada and acquiring a rival automaker

BYD’s Executive Vice President Stella Li confirmed the world’s largest EV maker is studying the Canadian market for a wholly owned manufacturing plant, and signaled it could acquire a struggling legacy automaker to accelerate its global expansion.

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Honda faces first loss in 70 years after killing three EV models

Honda is scrapping three electric vehicles that were headed for North American production, a decision that’ll trigger its first annual loss as a publicly traded company in nearly seven decades. The Japanese automaker confirmed Thursday it’s killing the…

U.S. military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine

Google found a series of hacking tools they said were used by a Russian espionage group and a cybercriminal group in China. Sources from a U.S. government defense contractor said some of those hacking tools were theirs.

ROUNDUP: more electric equipment options than ever at CONEXPO 2026
ROUNDUP: more electric equipment options than ever at CONEXPO 2026

From mini loaders built to get through tight man doors to massive excavators and haul trucks built for real dirt-moving muscle, it was all at this week’s CONEXPO event in Las Vegas – and just about every major OEM was showing off fresh zero-emission ma…

Zoomlion looks set for breakout year with $1.2 BILLION in deliveries
Zoomlion looks set for breakout year with $1.2 BILLION in deliveries

Chinese manufacturing and equipment firm Zoomlion looks set for a breakout year – the company has shipped some 15,000 units with a combined value of approximately 8.5 billion yuan (~1.2B), and we’re barely into March (!).

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Why China’s humanoid robot industry is winning the early market

China’s push into humanoid robots is accelerating, with domestic firms shipping more units and iterating faster than U.S. competitors in a still-nascent market.

Tesla (TSLA) China delivery times collapse to 1-3 weeks as it extends financing again
Tesla (TSLA) China delivery times collapse to 1-3 weeks as it extends financing again

Tesla’s estimated delivery times for all models in China have fallen to just 1-3 weeks, a dramatic reduction from the several weeks to two months quoted late last year. The collapse in wait times signals that Giga Shanghai has cleared its order backlog…