BUSINESSJul 1 · 07:16 UTCASIA TIMESJu Liang

BYD battery breakthrough crashes Indonesia’s nickel cartel dream

BYD's new Datang SUV achieved 150,000 pre-orders in 53 days in China without using nickel, impacting Indonesia’s nickel industry reliant on electric vehicles. The SUV's success highlights a shift in China's EV supply chain away from nickel.

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