{"id":146448,"date":"2026-02-19T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=146448"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:00:09","slug":"chinas-ev-momentum-slows-as-pricier-batteries-steer-drivers-to-hybrids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=146448","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s EV momentum slows as pricier batteries steer drivers to hybrids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Tech &#8211; South China Morning PostRising battery costs and a cooling car market are likely to tilt China\u2019s electric-vehicle race in favour of hybrids this year, as budget-conscious consumers turn away from fully electric models, analysts say.<br \/>\nMaterial cost inflation is expected to slow momentum for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), allowing plug-in hybrids to regain market share after years of rapid electrification in the world\u2019s largest car market.<br \/>\n\u201cA loss of pure electric car sales can be expected this year due to consumers\u2019&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/article\/3343905\/chinas-ev-momentum-slows-pricier-batteries-steer-drivers-hybrids?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Tech &#8211; South China Morning PostRising battery costs and a cooling car market are likely to tilt China\u2019s electric-vehicle race in favour of hybrids this year, as budget-conscious consumers&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146448"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146448"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146448\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}