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John Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

EV % of new vehicle sales in 2024: 🇨🇳 China: 46.7% 🇺🇸 USA: 9.8% In 2024, China exported 1.28 million PEVs—nearly matching total U.S. domestic PEV sales.

Stacked bar chart showing annual vehicle sales in China from 2016 to 2024, divided into three categories: ICEV (internal combustion engine vehicles) in gray, PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) in dark green, and BEV (battery electric vehicles) in bright green. ICEV sales peaked at approximately 25 million in 2017, then steadily declined to about 15 million by 2024. Meanwhile, total PEV sales (PHEV and BEV combined) grew from 0.51 million in 2016 to 12.86 million in 2024, with BEV sales comprising the majority of this growth.

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John Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Both BYD and CATL have batteries capable of charging at 1 MW, meaning 250 to 325 miles of range in just 5 minutes. insideevs.com/news/757229/...

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CATL's New LFP Battery Beats BYD’s 5-Minute EV Charging Speeds

The world’s biggest battery maker made three big announcements ahead of Auto Shanghai pushing EV tech to new heights.

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John Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The U.S. risks becoming an "island of tailpipes" that is cut off from global automotive innovation and dependent on domestic SUV/truck sales. Protectionist walls won't stop the erosion of markets abroad. The U.S. needs to get serious about strategic collaboration with the global leaders in China.

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