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I’m not sure if you could really call it a legit SUV, but these fun-looking little Chinese electric vehicles might just be an interesting alternative to the car bloat clogging the streets of cities around the world. Oh, and they make an excellent entry for this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. I stumbled across these $2,600 gems while perusing Alibaba, and one of the first things to catch my eye was the “street-legal” moniker in the title. Based on several years spent…

US President Joe Biden questioned why connected vehicles from China should be allowed to operate in the country "without safeguards" US President Joe Biden announced an investigation Thursday into the national security risks posed by Chinese tech in cars, warning they could be used to collect sensitive data.…

iQOO Z9, iQOO Z9x specs leaked The iQOO Z9 is said to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset in China, according to tipster Digital Chat Station. This is different than the MediaTek Dimensity 7200 SoC confirmed for the iQOO Z9 Indian variant. According to the tipster, the iQOO Z9 will feature a 6.8-inch flat FHD+ OLED display with 2800 x 1260 pixels resolution.As for the iQOO Z9x, this phone is tipped to come with a FHD LCD panel. This smartphone is also said to come with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 processor. Both…

Catch up with China 1. Two influential Chinese bloggers in exile have been sharing uncensored news about the country on overseas social media. Now the police are tracking down their followers in China, one by one. (Associated Press) “Teacher Li,” one of the bloggers, rose to prominence in late 2022 when he tirelessly collected and shared information on the White Paper protests in China. I talked to him at the time about the toll the work had taken on him. (MIT Technology Review) 2. Leaked internal documents from…

Global EV stocks, in general, and NIO stock price, in particular, have taken massive hits in the last few months. The investor focus seems to have shifted from the EV sector to more lucrative equities like AI stocks. The stock of the Chinese EV manufacturer, NIO, has been in a free fall since its August 2023 peak of $16.18. Since then, the stock has lost 65% of its value. However, after an intense sell-off, NIO shares are consolidating in a very tight range close to their IPO price. In this article, we will…

Forget Tesla , the real competition in electric vehicles is low-cost Chinese automakers. That's what Ford CEO Jim Farley recently told Wall Street. He said he has a plan as one such EV maker looks to break into America. BYD — short for Build Your Dreams — could pose a threat to Ford and other U.S. automakers if speculation is correct and the Chinese automaker does build an electric vehicle factory in Mexico. According to a Nikkei report from mid-February, the plant could be used as an export hub to penetrate the U.S.…

The Nio subsidiary will receive technology licence fees based on the future sales of licensed products by Forseven, the filing added.Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio Inc's subsidiary NIO Technology (Anhui) Co has entered into a technology licensing deal with Forseven Ltd, a unit of Abu Dhabi-based CYVN Holdings, Nio said in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing on Monday.The agreement will give electric car startup Forseven a global license to use Nio's technical…

The corporate affairs ministry is probing various Chinese companies, especially those with links to loan apps, for alleged violations and some of the investigations are at an advanced stage, according to a senior official. In recent times, Indian authorities have been cracking down on entities that are operating loan apps illegally and the ministry has also been acting against companies and related individuals for hiding beneficial ownership. The senior official told PTI that enquiries by the ministry are going on against…

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led the largest single financing round for a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, the latest in a string of sizeable investments that suggest the e-commerce firm is again deploying capital in the hunt for growth.Alibaba joins Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Silicon Valley peers like Microsoft Corp. in placing big bets on generative AI, the technology that powers ChatGPT. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Professional…

Panning for gold in Alibaba’s electric vehicle catalog is bound to find some real doozies, such as this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Meet this fun little purple three-wheeled electric car that barely manages to fulfill the requirements of a car. The “Minitype 3 Seater Passenger Electric Passenger Tricycle” is quite a mouthful of a name, but what’s really important here are the specs. With a single driver’s seat up front and a narrow bench in back, there is theoretically…