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Tesla’s electric cars, battery storage systems, and solar energy solutions shape sustainable transportation and power grids.

Tesla

The US market serves as both the backbone and the driving force behind global technological advancements.

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

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With pared-down versions of the Model 3 and Model Y, Tesla is testing lower prices in markets where rivals such as BYD and Xiaomi are closing in.

Tesla unveils new budget cars to take aim at China’s EV challengers

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Pop Mart, a Chinese company, designs and sells toys, figurines, and collectibles, primarily in a blind box format.

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Economy

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Surging gold prices are testing traditional jewelers’ pricing power while fueling new experiments in China’s gold market.

As gold prices soar, Pop Mart and Laopu Gold take opposite bets on sparkle

What shapes modern healthcare and agriculture? Examine biotech startups, gene editing, and drug discovery unlocking biological potential.

Biotechnology

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

Investors are reassessing de novo drug design as firms close major BD transactions.

AI-driven drugmakers fuel wave of cross-border deals in China

CATL manufactures batteries that power electric vehicles, energy storage, and renewable energy infrastructures globally.

CATL

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How do we store tomorrow’s power? Evaluate battery R&amp;D, manufacturing progress, and recycling strategies fueling energy independence.

Batteries

The company remains the global leader in electric vehicle battery manufacturing, but a slowdown in its profit growth suggests that competition is rising and market dynamics are evolving.

CATL’s Q3 profit slowdown creates concerns about its growth trajectory

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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The Chinese company takes on mining projects, expands overseas, and develops new tech.

CATL confronts triple threat to its EV battery leadership

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An image of the Shenxing battery developed by CATL.

Potential EV adopters, held back by concerns over slow charging times, may find confidence in CATL's Shenxing battery technology to jump on the bandwagon.

CATL introduces Shenxing LFP battery to usher in era of fast-charging EVs

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Edric Mak

How is power evolving? Review renewable sources, grid innovations, and efficiency measures driving cleaner, more resilient energy systems.

Energy

CATL has set its sights on electric aviation with the introduction of high-density solid-state batteries.

China's CATL unveils new battery tech that could power electric airplanes

China&#8217;s CATL unveils new battery tech that could power electric airplanes

State-backed battery maker gives competitive jolt to China's CATL. CALB racks up orders from carmakers seeking alternative supply source.

State-backed battery maker gives competitive jolt to China's CATL

State-backed battery maker gives competitive jolt to China&#8217;s CATL

CATL is the world’s largest EV battery maker, but can the company hold onto its leading position? EV makers are innovating to offer products forclients.

CATL is the world’s largest EV battery maker, but can the company hold onto its leading position?

Chinese company looks to industrialize alternative to lithium-ion cells in 2023.

CATL goes all in on next-gen sodium-ion EV batteries

BYD, a Chinese EV maker, produces electric cars, buses, and batteries, accelerating adoption of sustainable transportation worldwide.

As the EV race speeds up, can BYD’s battery business close the gap on CATL? Both companies are vying to supply the next generation of EV projects.

As the EV race speeds up, can BYD’s battery business close the gap on CATL?

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AJ Cortese

Over 20 Chinese investment firms backed battery giant CATL, altogether generating over RMB 100 billion in profits from the venture.