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BYD Threatens Legal Action as Tesla, Zeekr and EV Giants Deny Regulator Talks: “Battery Lock” Rumors Rejected

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Multiple automakers, including BYD, Tesla, Nio, Xpeng, Zeekr, GAC Aion, and Li Auto, denied online claims that they had been summoned by Chinese regulators over electric vehicle OTA “battery lock” functions, after AI-generated rumour lists circulated widely on social media, according to Sina. The controversy followed online reports claiming that regulators had interviewed eight new [...]
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BYD threatens legal action as Tesla, Zeekr and EV giants deny regulator talks: “battery lock” rumors rejected

Multiple automakers, including BYD, Tesla, Nio, Xpeng, Zeekr, GAC Aion, and Li Auto, denied online claims that they had been summoned by Chinese regulators over electric vehicle OTA “battery lock” functions, after AI-generated rumour lists circulated widely on social media, according to Sina. The controversy followed online reports claiming that regulators had interviewed eight new [...]

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Chinese EV makers deny being summoned by regulators over battery capacity locking

EV makers including BYD and Xpeng denied being summoned by regulators over battery capacity locking, blaming fake AI-generated lists. For details, please visit CnEVPost.

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CnEVPost broke the news on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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