Chinese carmakers push robotics for edge over US, Xpeng records revenue gains: 7 EV reads

From a Chinese team reducing car part production time with lasers to Xiaomi’s first profit, here are seven EV stories you may have missed

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Xpeng’s next-gen Iron humanoid robot speaks to media during a showroom tour at its headquarter in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 5. Photo: AFP

Published: 3:30pm, 26 Nov 2025

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1. China’s Xpeng posts record revenue as robotaxi and humanoid ambitions take shape

Leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng reported record quarterly revenue and sharply narrowed losses in the third quarter, even as its Hong Kong-listed shares fell on Monday after investors shrugged off a bullish call from JPMorgan.

2. Chinese team cuts laser weapon, EV part production time from 1 hour to 1 second

Employees work on an electric vehicle production line at a factory of Chinese carmaker Nio in Hefei, in eastern China’s Anhui province on September 24. Photo: AFP

Chinese scientists have reduced the production time of dielectric energy storage capacitor components to just one second, enabling scalable, temperature-stable storage for hybrid EVs, radar systems and high-power lasers.

3. China’s Xiaomi posts first profit from EV, AI units as quarterly earnings surge

Xiaomi is targeting to deliver 350,000 electric vehicles this year: Photo: AFP

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