It’s official. China has banned electronic door handles on electric vehicles. These initially became popular on the Tesla Model S and have since spread far and wide across the industry. They’ve also fallen into question regarding their safety after several high-profile fatal accidents and crashes.

China’s latest electric vehicle promise is as bold as it is specific: a solid-state battery car claiming up to 932 miles of range, targeted for the road in 2026. The Liefeng shooting brake from Chery is being positioned not as a distant concept but as a production-bound model that could reset expectations for how far

For the first time since Tesla launched the Model 3 in China in 2019, another automaker has outsold it in the premium electric sedan segment.