‘Get used to tighter belts’: how China’s local governments and party bodies are embracing cost-cutting culture

Local government and party agencies in China are rolling out rules to cut spending, including greater use of new energy vehicles, less tea and fewer indoor plants. They vowed to “get used to living a tight life” in every aspect in keeping with Beijing’s persistent call amid a faltering economy. The northwestern province of Shaanxi … Read more

China’s electric vehicle infrastructure falls short, as Lunar New Year holiday woes of EV drivers in Hainan and elsewhere showed

However, the biggest problem for NEV drivers this Lunar New Year was the lack of charging stations. Chinese scientists produce a powerful winter-proof lithium battery This year, Xinhua estimated that 9 billion journeys would be made over the 40-day chunyun period, which ended on March 5. Many travellers drove from cities where they work to … Read more

Foxconn pushes into electric vehicle production near its biggest iPhone plant amid slow smartphone sales

Foxconn Technology Group has set up a new car venture in Zhengzhou city, capital of central China’s Henan province and home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, as the Apple supplier steps up its efforts in the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector amid declining smartphone sales. The new firm, named Foxconn New Energy Automobile Industry … Read more