CHINA: BYD Kei Car For Japan, China Battery Installs Fall and Hongqi Tests Off-Road EV | 18 Feb 2026

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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BYD UNVEILS RACCO KEI EV FOR JAPAN https://evne.ws/4tLRFC3

CHINA BATTERY INSTALLS SLUMP IN JANUARY https://evne.ws/3MjnT75

HONGQI TESTS FIRST HARD-CORE OFF-ROAD EV SUV https://evne.ws/3ZJoWQQ

MODEL Y RANGE CLAIM SPARKS CHINA SAFETY ROW https://evne.ws/3OqVoF0

XPENG G02 SPY SHOTS POINT TO GX MINI-ME https://evne.ws/4cwqvcg

ZEEKR BRINGS 7GT TO SWEDEN AHEAD OF DELIVERIES https://evne.ws/4cAinYa

POLESTAR PINS HOPES ON 4 ESTATE AND 5 https://evne.ws/3ZJHala

CHINA’S EV MAKERS BET ON AI AGENTS https://evne.ws/4aprQjM

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0:18.0	because today is your day. When anything is possible, if you make it happen.
0:25.3	It all starts with skills. See how you can get started. Search skills for life. Potential. Potential can
0:33.5	sometimes feel daunting, scary. But today's the day you decide to act on it with a higher technical qualification.
0:43.2	Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want
0:47.8	because today is your day.
0:51.5	When anything is possible, if you make it happen. It all starts with skills. See how
0:57.4	you can get started. Search skills for life. Welcome back to EV News, China. Today, BYD's K-Car for Japan,
1:05.0	China battery installs fall and Hong Chi tests an off-road EV. Plus stay tuned later in the show.
1:11.8	I'll tell you why Chinese EV makers now pitch AI as their next edge.
1:16.5	Welcome back to EV News, China, the podcast dedicated to the world's biggest EV market.
1:20.7	Every day I bring you the latest headlines, insights and analysis from the heart of China's
1:24.4	booming EV industry and decode how fast-moving developments in the
1:27.8	east shape the global landscape. The Tokyo Motor Show introduced BYD's 2026 RACO, a purpose-built
1:36.6	K-class electric hatchback designed expressly for the Japanese market. Racco translates from
1:43.8	Japanese to C. Otter, a nod to the
1:46.8	vehicle's compact, aquatic-inspired silhouette. Earlier sightings of the prototype in China hinted at
1:53.3	its development, but the Tokyo debut marked the first public presentation of a BYD model
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