Also, in case no one knows, 澎湃 (Peng Pai) news is state propaganda... think of it as China's version of Mothershit. Even if they report on bad news, a positive spin is done.
And no one calls EVs 'new energy cars' in English, it's nonsensical Chinglish, possibly a direction translation from 新能源汽车.
Tiongs will do what Tiongs always do, nothing new under the sun.