Questions and answers

Expect noticeably less outside slow city traffic. Using InsideEVs' rule that CLTC runs about 35% above EPA, 600 km on CLTC works out at roughly 444 km on the EPA scale. Treat that as an estimate, since the gap differs between models.

Neither wins on every count. NMC stores more energy for the same weight, while LFP is cheaper per kWh and tends to age more slowly than high-nickel NMC. In Geotab's data, charging habits moved battery wear more than heat did.

It wears it somewhat faster. In Geotab's fleet data, cars that leaned on DC charging above 100 kW lost up to twice as much capacity per year as cars charged mostly on AC.

Not proven yet. The IEA says the expected safety and range gains of solid-state technology have not been demonstrated in real-world use so far.

Do not assume it does. The makers describe their terms for cars sold in China, so get a written answer from the seller or the maker on claims from abroad before you buy.

Prices change with each quote, so they live on the car pages with the date they were quoted. See /en/cars for our cars and /en/china-market for the makers' China guide prices.

The 2026 licence rule names passenger cars powered only by an electric drive motor. Range-extender and plug-in hybrid cars also carry an engine, so they fall outside that wording.

No. It is the same car. What changes is the film, the colour if you choose one, and the software set-up for use outside China.

China treats a registered car that changes owner as a used car for export, and since 1 January 2026 a car registered for 180 days or less also needs a sealed after-sales confirmation from its maker. In Lebanon, whether such a car counts as new for the customs exemption is a ruling we check with the clearing agent first.

You stay in touch through the same WhatsApp contact you used for the order. The warranty card for your film is issued in China by the film's maker.

It depends on the amps you pay for and on the wiring. Have an electrician confirm the line can take the charger, and remember that generator power is billed at a high rate per kWh.

Not directly. Its GB/T inlets differ from Type 2 and CCS in shape details and signalling, so it needs a matching charger or a suitable adapter.

We could not find an official figure. The last widely reported plan, from 2021, was for about 100 generator-fed stations, and we found no confirmation of how many were built.

Usually not for a car built for China. The GB/T AC connector is limited to single phase in practice, so what counts is the AC rating of the car's onboard charger.

Only with vehicle-to-home, which needs support from both the car and the home's wiring. V2L, where fitted, runs individual appliances from the car instead.

Not that one. Announcement No. 54 covers passenger cars driven by an electric motor alone, and these cars also have a petrol engine. They still leave under export licensing: Caixin describes No. 54 as bringing pure EVs under the licence regime that petrol and hybrid cars already faced. Once registered in China and sold on, a hybrid follows the used-car export rules.

Not since 1 January 2026. Only firms named for that maker on the 2026 list, published under Announcement No. 85 of 2025, can apply for the licence.

It is a new car that has been registered in China and is then exported as used. It must go out through a qualified used-car exporter, with a batch licence and a third-party inspection report. When the registration is 180 days old or less, the maker's sealed service confirmation is needed too.

Up to 20, all under one customs code. The batch has to clear customs in a single declaration, and if fewer cars ship than the licence shows, a new licence is needed.

It applies to new energy vehicles declared for export from 1 April 2027, when the refund falls from 13% to 9%. A smaller refund raises the exporter's tax bill, so a quote made before that date may not hold for a car that clears customs after it. For current car prices, see the car pages.

No. The partner makers build them: Seres makes AITO and Chery makes Luxeed. Huawei supplies software, hardware and design input through HIMA, and since September 2026 Seres has led AITO's design, marketing and sales with Huawei in support.

Partly state-owned. After its September 2025 listing in Hong Kong, the Anhui and Wuhu governments together held 36.34%, the largest block, and a Wuhu state investment company was the single largest shareholder with 21.17%.

All three sit in the Geely family. Zeekr belongs to Geely Automobile Holdings, Lynk & Co is 51% Zeekr and 49% Geely Auto, and smart is a 50-50 venture between Geely's parent and Mercedes-Benz.

FAW-Volkswagen builds Audi cars in China, and SAIC Volkswagen also builds some Audi models, such as the A7L. The AUDI brand in capitals is a separate line sold through SAIC Volkswagen, which is why the directory lists it on its own.

Yes. The ownership cap for passenger cars ended in 2022, and Tesla's Shanghai plant has been wholly Tesla-owned since it opened in 2019.

Yes. The engine spins the generator and the motors keep driving the wheels, so it still drives like an EV. The more the generator works, the more fuel it burns, so plugging in often keeps running expenses down.

No. There is no charging port on a conventional hybrid. Its battery is refilled while you drive, so petrol is the only thing you ever put in.

Usually because they quote different test cycles. A WLTC number and a CLTC or NEDC number for one car will not match, so look at which cycle is printed beside the figure.

It is BYD's name for its plug-in hybrid system, Dual Mode intelligent. The car drives mainly on its electric motor and uses the engine mostly to make electricity.

That has not been confirmed. The zero customs duty and excise in the 2026 budget law cover new fully electric cars, and how a range extender is classified is something to confirm with the clearing agent for each car.

It depends on the size of the cars: a 40 ft box takes two or three. A car can also travel alone in a 20 ft box, at a higher price per car, and the freight is quoted per sailing.

It is shown next to it, not hidden in it. Each car's share of the freight sits on its own line, at the forwarder's rate for your sailing.

No. Under our reading of Law 341/2001, as amended by Law 380/2001, diesel pickups, vans and light trucks up to 3,500 kg may not be imported, so for Lebanon we quote petrol, plug-in hybrid or electric versions.

The 2026 licence applies to passenger cars driven only by an electric motor. Cars that also have an engine fall outside that definition, though the other export formalities still apply.

Yes, freight to other countries is quoted per order. Some makers limit where their cars may be sold, so we confirm the destination with the exporter before sending a price.

Yes. Under Law No. 281/2022 an exclusive agency clause does not bind third parties, so anyone in Lebanon may import such a product, for personal use or for sale.

Not under the 2026 budget law, which exempts new fully electric cars from customs duty and excise and takes 70% off their first registration fees. VAT and the import fee remain. That is the position as checked in October 2026, and the clearing agent confirms it for each car.

Not one of 3,500 kg gross weight or less. Law 341/2001, as amended by Law 380/2001, bans those diesel imports, so the choice is a petrol, plug-in hybrid or electric version.

About eight years at most, and it must be left-hand drive. Maersk words the limit as under eight years and one forwarder as eight years or newer, so the clearing agent confirms it. That forwarder's notice says cars from 2018 or earlier are refused from 1 January 2027.

That is for Lebanese customs to rule. As of October 2026 such a car is probably treated as used, which would take it out of the new electric car exemption, so the clearing agent's view comes first.

Yes. Under IMDG Amendment 42-24, a car powered by a lithium-ion battery travels as UN 3556 in Class 9, and that entry has been mandatory since 1 January 2026.

A safety data sheet whose transport section cites IMDG Amendment 42-24, and a declaration that uses the right UN number. Sheets that still refer to the 41-22 edition are not valid from 2026.

Only when the cars and the sailing line up, which is not common. A 40 ft box takes two or three cars depending on their size, and the freight is split between the cars in it. Whether a shared box is possible is checked for the specific cars when the quote is made.

About a month at sea is the planning figure. Time at the factory, at the installation partner and in Beirut customs comes on top, and the booking fixes the sailing date.

Every sailing is priced on its own, and dangerous-goods charges can differ between bookings. The forwarder's rate for your sailing appears as a separate line in your quote.