CATL’s battery game changer, Tesla’s AI training centre in China: 7 EV reads

CATL’s new Naxtra battery will be installed in China Changan Automobile Group EVs for winter testing in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Photo: Weibo

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China surpassed Argentina in January to become Brazil’s largest exporter of vehicles, solidifying Chinese brands’ dominance in the region’s biggest car market and undercutting a long-standing Argentine trade advantage within Mercosur.

2. Why CATL’s sodium-ion breakthrough could be a game changer for China’s EV market

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has deployed the world’s first sodium-ion batteries in passenger cars, as it aims to stay ahead in China’s fiercely competitive electric vehicle (EV) market amid price volatility in traditional lithium-ion batteries.

3. AutoFlight unveils world’s largest flying car as China races to lead the skies

AutoFlight describes eVTOL aircraft Matrix as the largest of its kind in the world. Photo: Handout
AutoFlight describes eVTOL aircraft Matrix as the largest of its kind in the world. Photo: Handout

Chinese aviation start-up AutoFlight, backed by electric vehicle (EV) battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), is emblematic of mainland China’s ambitions in the flying car market, part of the country’s broader push to dominate the low-altitude economy.