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Sep 26, 2020 Beijing
GM scores a bestseller in China with $4,200 electric micro car

It's outselling the popular Tesla Model 3, which costs 10 times as much

When 32-year-old photographer Jaco Xu needed a run-around car for work in the eastern city of Hangzhou, the price tag on the latest micro EV from GM's China joint venture overcame his qualms about electric vehicles. Xu paid 38,800 yuan ($5,735) for his tiny two-door Wuling Hong Guang MINI EV, while the basic model retails for just 28,800 yuan ($4,200), making it China's cheapest EV. Launched in July, the Wuling MINI is heading a trend towards a new segment of EVs in China following chan

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Sep 26, 2020 Beijing
Energized by Tesla, Chinese electric car startups are charging ahead

'Tesla could end up pulling everyone into the future sooner than expected'

China's electric vehicle startups are on the charge again, thanks to Tesla. The country's growing fascination with the U.S. pioneer's sleek designs and cutting-edge technology is giving a string of second-wave home-grown Tesla wannabes the traction to raise more funding, expand production and boost sales. Chinese EV startups NIO , XPeng Inc , Li Auto and WM Motor have raised more than $8 billion (£6.27 billion) between them this year and now rival Aiways is plann

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Sep 26, 2020 Green
Chain reaction: Bikes and pedestrians do battle on COVID-era Paris sidewalks

'Cyclists are not so careful with pedestrians. They just keep going'

Parisian commuters in their thousands reacted to the COVID-19 epidemic by ditching public transport and walking or biking instead, but now they find themselves fighting each other for space on the crowded streets. Twice daily during rush hour, throngs of cyclists teem through central Paris, in many places using cycle lanes specially widened to encourage people to avoid cramming into the metro where they risk spreading the disease. At junctions and pedestrian crossings, the flow of cyclists int

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