Visitors take a closer look at Nio’s electric car model, EP9, at the 27th Chengdu Motor Show on Sept 1, 2024. [Photo/VCG] The 27th Chengdu Motor Show kicked off in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Friday. The 10-day exhibition focuses on three major kinds of automobiles, which are fuel-powered vehicles, new energy vehicles and plug-in hybrid…
A view of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, Hubei province, in September. [ZHENG JIAYU/FOR CHINA DAILY] China’s installed capacity of pumped storage hydropower reached 50.94 million kilowatts by end-2023, the highest globally, said the China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute on Friday. Approved PSH projects for construction reached a scale of 179 million kW by…
BAIC vehicles are seen to drive researchers in Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] State-owned carmaker BAIC is giving its hand to facilitate a multi-disciplinary field study that aims to explore the Hotan section of the Kunlun Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The event, which kicked off on Sunday…
The number of new energy vehicles owned by individuals in the Xizang autonomous region at the end of June exceeded 10,000 units for the first time, a significant milestone in the region’s efforts to promote green vehicles, according to data from the region’s traffic management authorities. The 2023 Environmental Bulletin from the Xizang autonomous region,…
Photo taken on July 11, 2017 shows Saihanba National Forest Park, China’s largest man-made woodland, in Weichang Manchu and Mongolian autonomous county in Chengde, Hebei province. [Photo/Xinhua] At a tree nursery in Weichang Manchu and Mongolian autonomous county of Hebei province, farmers are busy selecting and packing tree seedlings to be sold nationwide. Over the…
Visitors inspect a Ford Mustang Mach-E at an auto show in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in 2023. PHOTO/CHINA DAILY As more electric vehicles feature panoramic sunroofs, which enhance visibility but can lead to unbearable temperatures during summers, automakers are exploring new materials to help keep interiors cool. Japanese automaker Nissan recently displayed a so-called Cool Paint…
The OBS Cloud, built by Alibaba Cloud and the Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS), has become a key component of the global broadcast of the Paris Olympics. HUANG ZONGZHI/XINHUA As China’s national diving team continues its gold rush at the Paris Olympic Games, its artificial intelligence training system is making a big splash in the field of…
Highway patrol officers organize equipment at a toll station on the No 1 National Highway in the Republic of Congo on July 31. The 536-kilometer highway, constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, links the capital city of Brazzaville with the Atlantic port of Pointe-Noire. WANG GUANSEN/XINHUA China plans to further align its Belt and Road…
Customers inspect new energy vehicles in the Neta store in Nairobi, Kenya, on July 5. WANG GUANSEN/XINHUA Chinese carmakers are fueling their overseas forays by dual engines of exporting vehicles from their home country and producing vehicles in foreign destinations. Vehicle exports from China have maintained their momentum seen from the past year, when the country…
A view of the booth of Ant Group during an expo in Beijing. HUANG YONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Ant Group will step up investments in artificial intelligence and data elements in the next 10 years, with a key focus on distributed database, blockchain, privacy computing and green computing technologies, and provide AI-powered intelligent services for more enterprises,…