Liu Miao

Liu Miao tracks how China’s push for new energy vehicles and advanced batteries is changing the auto industry, treating each technology story as part of the wider energy transition. He writes EV and battery news for CarNewsChina, focusing on how chemistry, hardware, policy, and corporate strategy intersect. His coverage sits at the business end of the energy transition, with close attention to performance metrics, regulatory constraints, and market impact rather than consumer lifestyle angles.

New energy vehicle batteries and sodium-ion innovation

Liu Miao’s core beat is the new energy vehicle and battery sectors, and he consistently treats them as the engine of the energy transition. He follows the move beyond conventional lithium-ion, reporting when CATL’s sodium-ion batteries are first deployed in passenger vehicles and framing the story around what this means for supply chains and cost structures. In his coverage of FAW’s tests of sodium-ion batteries on heavy trucks, he highlights hard numbers such as 90% capacity retention at -40°C, 20–25 minute full charge times, and cycle life above 8,000 fast-charging cycles, then links those metrics to the viability of long-haul logistics in harsh climates. He brings the same quantified approach to BYD’s second-generation Blade Battery, focusing on its tolerance for temperatures around 70°C and treating thermal management as a business-critical factor for fleet reliability and warranty risk. Across these pieces he explains battery chemistries and performance in plain language, but keeps the emphasis on durability, operating conditions, and commercial deployment rather than lab theory.

His battery reporting also tracks timelines and limits for more speculative technologies. In a widely cited story on solid-state batteries, he relays a Chinese scientist’s view that mass production is still years away and uses that caution to reset expectations around near-term products and investment hype. Whether he is writing about sodium-ion adoption, solid-state delays, or incremental improvements to LFP-based packs, he treats each development as a shift in the cost, safety, and strategic positioning of Chinese NEV makers in global markets.

Charging infrastructure and megawatt-scale fast charging

Liu Miao covers charging infrastructure with the same level of technical and commercial detail. In his reporting on BYD’s liquid-cooled megawatt flash charging piles, he breaks down the system’s “three thousand” metrics: 1,000 V voltage, 1,000 A current, and 1,000 kW rated power, with peak output reaching 1,360 kW. He translates those figures into real-world terms such as “1 second for 2 kilometers” of range and roughly 400 kilometers added in five minutes, treating charging time as a key competitive benchmark for passenger EVs and long-distance travel. Rather than focusing on promotional claims, he sets out how hardware design, cooling architecture, and power delivery tie into grid demands, station economics, and vehicle compatibility.

This infrastructure coverage sits alongside his battery work, building a full picture of how energy storage and energy delivery co-evolve. When he writes about high-rate charging and battery durability in the same stories, he connects fast-charge capability to cycle life and warranty obligations, showing how engineering decisions ripple through business models for taxi fleets, logistics operators, and private owners. His focus on specs and operating envelopes makes his charging pieces useful for readers who need to understand whether headline-grabbing systems are ready for mainstream deployment or still effectively pilot projects.

Regulation and industry disputes in China’s EV market

Regulation is another strand of Liu Miao’s work, and he handles it with a clear business lens. In his article on China’s MIIT tightening rules on autonomous driving features and banning key functions, he explains which capabilities are being curtailed and how that forces automakers to adjust product plans and software roadmaps. He treats regulatory texts as operational constraints, spelling out what they mean for the roll-out of advanced driver assistance, over-the-air updates, and data collection, rather than framing them as abstract policy debates. His coverage shows how safety concerns, liability, and state priorities shape the pace and direction of autonomous and assisted driving in mass-market vehicles.

He also reports on industry disputes and reputational risk inside the NEV sector. In his story on a Chery vice president calling a rival Geely Galaxy Starshine 8 a “terrible car,” he reconstructs how comments posted in a Douyin owners’ group escalated into a wider social media storm and backlash from owners. He treats the incident as more than online drama, showing how executive remarks can affect brand perception and inter-company relations in a fiercely competitive market. Taken together, his regulatory and dispute coverage shows an interest in how rules and public sentiment constrain what companies can sell and say, even in a fast-moving technology space.

Global expansion and restructuring of Chinese EV brands

Liu Miao’s business beat extends to the overseas push and corporate restructuring of Chinese EV makers. He reports on Leapmotor’s 4.27‑meter international A10 EV SUV, detailing its size and a starting price around 9,500 USD to show how Chinese brands aim to compete on affordability in foreign markets. In his coverage of BYD’s luxury brand Denza entering Europe with the Z9 GT unveiling in Milan, he treats the launch as part of a broader strategy to position Chinese-made premium EVs alongside established European marques. He balances model-level specifics with the strategic narrative of how these companies choose markets, segments, and pricing.

Corporate structure and capital markets also feature in his work. When Zeekr delists from the NYSE as Geely completes a full acquisition, he frames the move in terms of ownership consolidation and its implications for future fundraising and international operations. Across these stories he shows how Chinese NEV brands use listings, delistings, partnerships, and new showrooms to reconfigure themselves for global competition. His reporting keeps the focus on concrete events—product launches, listing changes, market entries—and explains what each step means for the evolving business landscape of electric vehicles.

Alongside his work for CarNewsChina, Liu Miao maintains his own English-language newsletter on Chinese car news, giving him a direct channel to readers who follow the country’s EV and battery sector in detail. Across platforms he stays close to the technical and regulatory realities of the energy transition, but always with an eye on how they reshape business models, corporate strategies, and the balance of power in the global auto industry.