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Meet Europe’s stunning best-selling Chinese language EV maker
China’s electrical automobile sector has been lavished with fame and a focus. However its international ambitions hit a roadblock this month when the European Fee launched an investigation into whether or not Chinese language-made EVs profit from extreme authorities subsidies.
If the inquiry finds proof for this declare, which specialists say may be very doubtless, it may end in elevated import duties for Chinese language-made EVs, which might doubtless make them much less aggressive in European markets.
Lots of the Chinese language manufacturers which can be inflicting concern are well-known names in China, just like the established large BYD and the promising startup Nio. However there’s one identify within the combine you may not count on—former British luxurious sports activities automobile maker MG. Learn the total story.
—Zeyi Yang
Zeyi’s story is from China Report, MIT Know-how Evaluate’s weekly publication supplying you with the within monitor on all issues taking place in tech in China. Join to obtain it in your inbox each Tuesday.
In the event you’re all in favour of studying extra about China’s automobile sector, why not take a look at:
+ Europe is about to crack down on Chinese language electrical automobiles. The European Fee is about to launch an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese language automakers. Right here’s what you could know concerning the doubtless affect.
+ From beneficiant authorities subsidies to help for lithium batteries, right here’s how China managed to construct a world-leading trade in electrical autos.
+ China’s automobile firms are turning into tech firms. China has already gained the race to affect its autos. Now it’s pushing forward and including extra options and providers to draw new clients. Learn the total story.
+ A race for autopilot dominance is giving China the sting in autonomous driving. Electrical automobile makers and AI firms are taking Tesla FSD-like techniques to China, but it surely’s nonetheless out of attain for many customers. Learn the total story.
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The must-reads
I’ve combed the web to search out you right now’s most enjoyable/vital/scary/fascinating tales about know-how.
1 Amazon is being sued by the FTC in a landmark monopoly case
It’s accused of utilizing unlawful techniques to stifle on-line competitors. (Wired $)
+ Head honcho Andy Jassy is dealing with an uphill climb. (NYT $)
+ The Federal Commerce Fee prevented calling to interrupt Amazon up. (Bloomberg $)
2 OpenAI is looking for a brand new valuation
To the tune of between $80 billion and $90 billion, to be precise. (WSJ $)
+ ChatGPT is about to revolutionize the economic system. We have to resolve what that appears like. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
three An astronaut has touched down on Earth after 371 days in area
That’s a brand new US report. (CBS Information)
+ Touring to area ought to educate us the right way to higher accommodate disabled folks. (Wired $)
Four Linda Yaccarino’s first 100 days at X have been a wild journey
Neglect stress from advertisers: managing Elon Musk is her greatest problem. (FT $)
+ X seems to have disabled an election misinformation reporting measure. (Reuters)
5 YouTube rewarded a creator who livestreamed assaults on Indian Muslims
Hindu nationalist Monu Manesar has been linked to a number of killings this yr. (WP $)
6 Microsoft desires to make use of nuclear power to energy its AI knowledge facilities
It’s trying to nuclear fission to maintain these costly facilities ticking over. (CNBC)
+ We have been promised smaller nuclear reactors. The place are they? (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
7 Possibly we didn’t must be taught to code in any case
Generative AI is making it simpler than ever to jot down code, even when it’s removed from good. (The Atlantic $)
+ Studying to code isn’t sufficient. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
eight Inside China’s courageous on-line feminist revolution
The nation’s burgeoning ladies’s rights motion is preventing again in opposition to a conservative society. (Remainder of World)
9 Trying to reverse your age is the protect of the ultra-rich
Now they’re competing to win the ‘Rejuvenation Olympics.’ (Vox)
+ Consuming fewer energy may assist. (Economist $)
+ I simply met the founders of a would-be longevity state. (MIT Know-how Evaluate)
10 Japan’s feminine rickshaw pullers are on-line celebrities
Social media has helped to drive an inflow of feminine recruits. (Reuters)
Quote of the day
“Sellers pay. Consumers get lower-quality search outcomes for higher-priced merchandise. Solely Amazon wins.”
—The US Federal Commerce Commision spells out its case accusing the e-commerce large of unfair buying practices, 404 Media studies.
The large story
Novel lithium-metal batteries will drive the change to electrical automobiles
February 2021
For all of the hype and hope round electrical autos, they nonetheless make up solely about 2% of recent automobile gross sales within the US, and just a bit extra globally.
For a lot of consumers, they’re just too costly, their vary is just too restricted, and charging them isn’t almost as fast and handy as refueling on the pump. All these limitations need to do with the lithium-ion batteries that energy the autos.
However QuantumScape, a Silicon Valley startup is engaged on a brand new kind of battery that might lastly make electrical automobiles as handy and low-cost as fuel ones. Learn the total story.
—James Temple
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