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This is the ORA Good Cat, seen on a warm spring day in Beijing, the capital of China. The Good Cat looked brand new, painted in Pink Coral/Black, with five-spoke alloy wheels, and darkened windows.
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This is a Foton Fengjing i7 painted in White Jade, seen in northern Beijing in the summer of 2025. The Fengjing i7 is a new fully electric minivan with six seats, a 110 kW motor, and a $13.7K price tag.
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Here’s an Onvo L90 SUV, seen at a parking lot in northern Beijing. The L90 had just been launched when I saw it, so it was brand new, with a temporary license plate number behind the front window.
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Here’s a Zeekr 001 FR, seen at the parking lot of a Zeekr shop in northern Beijing. The speedy FR had a damaged front lip. Zeekr calls the stealthy gray color “Lava Gray”. The 001 FR has 1265 hp and a 280 km/h top speed.
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Here’s a Toyota Izoa EV, a super-rare electric car for the Chinese car market. I saw it in northwest Beijing in late summer. The Izoa EV, “EV” is part of its name, was a China-only electric hatchback.
Here’s a Zeekr 007 GT, seen in central Beijing. The 007 GT is one of many new Chinese electric station wagons. It packs 422 hp on the rear wheels, and it has a 650-kilometer range.
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Here’s a Toyota bZ3X, a pure electric mid-size SUV for the Chinese EV market. I met the bZ3X near a Toyota dealer in north Beijing, painted in Pure Snow White with five-spoke aero-blade wheels.
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Here’s a Xiaomi SU7 15th Anniversary Limited Series, seen at a car market in east Beijing earlier this summer. The Xiaomi SU7 15th Anniversary Limited Series is a special edition of the SU7 sedan to celebrate the 15th birthday of Xiaomi Corporation, the parent company of Xiaomi Auto.
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This is a Nissan N7, a China-only electric sedan based on Chinese technology. The Nissan N7 has 218 hp on the front wheels and a CLTC range of 510 kilometers. It costs $19.6K.
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Here’s an Avatr 06, a pretty Chinese sports sedan. It has eye-catching headlights and a Huawei lidar on the roof. The White/Black car in the photos is the EREV version, with a combined range of 1250 kilometers.
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