From CATL leaving a lithium mine idle in China to BYD challenging Tesla in Hong Kong, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Tesla is quietly walking back one of the more polarizing changes it introduced with the updated Model 3 Highland.

Chinese buyers of late-model Model 3s can fix one of the car's most annoying features for $350.

Tesla China has priced its six-seat Model Y variant about 30 per cent higher than its basic edition and has started accepting orders from customers who prefer spacious, long-range electric vehicles (EVs) for family use.

Tesla sales in China rose 4.5% in the week of August 11th to 17th, according to data shared by analyst Roland Pircher. The EV giant recorded 14,000 new insured registrations, marking a 60% jump from the prior quarter and the highest week of the quarter so far.

China is spending big on EVs abroad, ex-Tesla employees build a new charging startup and Waymo's former CEO throws shade.

Hangzhou-based Unitree, seen as a competitor to Tesla's Optimus, won multiple medals. Beijing-based X-Humanoid and Hong Kong-listed Shenzhen firm UBTECH also impressed. The Chinese government has targeted humanoid robots as a key future industry for the economy and Beijing has plans to build a world-class industry of humanoid robots by 2027.