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XPeng Mona L05 Leads a Tougher EV Reality Check

XPeng’s upcoming Mona L05 SUV highlights the product momentum still driving the Chinese EV market, with BEV and EREV variants offering up to 660 km CLTC range. But fresh launches are now unfolding alongside tougher oversight, as MIIT flagged sampled Geely and BYD vehicles for production-conformity issues and Kia recalled 21,290 EV9 SUVs in the U.S. over an occupant detection system defect.