NEVs Getting Heavier: MIIT Data Reveals Decade-Long Curb Weight Climb
MIIT data shows domestic passenger vehicle curb weight mean has risen year after year over the past decade, with the trend "particularly significant" in the NEV sector. On May 27, China Automobile Dealers Association expert Li Yanwei issued a warning: if NEVs follow a "heavier, pricier, better-selling" path, "new energy" is merely consuming resources in a different way. Lightweighting is a threshold NEVs must cross to deliver on energy-saving promises.
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