cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8462208

Chinese EV giants including BYD, Tesla, Xpeng, and NIO have strongly denied viral claims that regulators summoned them over “battery locking” practices. As the rumors spread across Chinese social media, BYD warned it may pursue legal action against those spreading false information, while industry regulators and CAAM stated the reports were severely inconsistent with the facts.