
EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs · Martyn Lee
CHINA: Petrol Prices vs Charging, Xiaomi Defies Profit Squeeze and BAIC Sodium Ion Battery | 25 Mar 2026
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Chinese media headlines 'Fuel car owners finally admit they envy electric car owners' as petrol prices hit 9 yuan a litre.
As heard by us
China's EV story here is part pricing test, part battery race, part margin squeeze.
This segment frames China's EV market as a live test of price, profit, and performance, linking petrol prices, charging costs, Xiaomi's margin squeeze, and BAIC's sodium-ion battery into one clear business picture.
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You want the China EV market update without the fluff.
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