4 d. ago Chinese electric SUV from £29,995 rivals Skoda Elroq for thousands less

The B10 is a new mid-size electric SUV from Chinese brand Leapmotor, priced from £29,995 after a £1,500 grant with a 270-mile range

Economics

5 d. ago Chinese electric car giant BYD to install 300 'game changing' chargers in the UK this year that can add 1.2 miles of range PER SECOND

The chargers represent a huge step forward in terms of shortening EV charging times, with compatible cars able to add 250 miles to a battery in just five minutes.

Politics

5 d. ago Europe must heed Mark Carney – and embrace a painful emancipation from the US | Paul Taylor

Trump’s tariff retreat should lull nobody into dropping their guard. The EU must join forces with Canada, Japan and other like-minded countriesEU leaders would do well to meditate on the seminal lesson that the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, delivered at this year’s World Economic Forum.In an incisive analysis of the new age of predatory great powers, where might is increasingly asserted as right, Carney not only accurately defined the coarsening of international relations as “a rupture, not a transition”. He also outlined how liberal democratic “middle powers” such as Canada – but also European countries – must build coalitions to counter coercion and defend as much as possible of the principles of territorial integrity, the rule of law, free trade, climate action and human rights. He spelled out a hedging strategy that Canada is already pursuing, diversifying its trade and supply chains and even opening its market to Chinese electric vehicles to counter Donald Trump’s tarif...

Politics

8 d. ago Chinese electric vehicles are making inroads in America. Experts are worried

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker last year

Science

1 week ago More Leapmotors arriving as it aims to be the Chinese brand you can trust

B05 and B03 hatchbacks are coming, along with a B03X small SUV and new low-price car

Politics

2 w. ago EU set to relax tariffs on Chinese EVs as demand for cheap Far East models rocket

The European Commission has published guidance that would see Chinese EV makers set minimum prices for their electric vehicles.

Events

3 w. ago Hundreds of electric buses in Britain have Chinese 'kill switch' which can remotely disconnect them

Hundreds of electric buses in Britain could be remotely switched off by China using an inbuilt 'kill switch', according to British security services.

Events