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A collection of 36 issues

BYD Set for 'Disruptive' 2026 Technology Launch Amid Sales Challenges

BYD is scheduled to hold a major technology launch event on March 5, signaling its strategic direction for 2026 with what the company describes as "disruptive" advancements in battery chemistry, high-speed charging, and hybrid powertrains. The Shenzhen-based automaker has rarely used such definitive language for previous

JinkoSolar Posts First Annual Loss Since A-Share Listing as Solar Price Collapse Deepens Industry Crisis

JinkoSolar has reported its first annual loss since listing on China's A-share market, with a net deficit of RMB 6.786 billion yuan (US$933 million) for 2025, underscoring the severity of a prolonged price collapse that is reshaping the global solar industry's competitive landscape.

NIO's Battery Affiliate Weilai Energy: Profitable Yet Perpetually Cash-Hungry After Five Years and $550M in Fundraising

Wuhan Weilai Energy Battery Asset, the battery leasing arm closely tied to NIO Inc., has completed its latest funding round, raising a cumulative RMB 4 billion yuan (approximately US$550 million) over five years — a figure that exposes a fundamental paradox at the heart of China's most ambitious

How China Is Leveraging Its Solar Dominance to Power Its Space Ambitions

As the new space race accelerates, China is making a strategic play to power its orbital ambitions by leveraging its most formidable industrial weapon: its unrivaled dominance in solar technology. While Western attention is often fixed on SpaceX's launch cadence, Beijing is quietly laying the groundwork to control

China's Power Battery Output Surges 55.9% in January Amid Strong Storage Demand

China's power and energy storage battery sector delivered robust year-on-year growth in January 2026, with combined production reaching 168.0 GWh, up 55.9% from the prior year, according to industry data. Total sales climbed 85.1% annually to 148.8 GWh, though declining 25.4%

How China Built the World's Largest and Most Advanced Power Grid

When a passenger jet descends into Beijing at night, the view below reveals millions of lights stretching to the horizon—a luminous testament to one of modern civilization's most ambitious infrastructure achievements. Behind this uninterrupted glow lies a power system that has quietly become the world's