Electric cars are draining the batteries of China's insurers

Owners of new energy vehicles are twice as likely to file a claim

20240724 Xiaomi file photo

The SU7, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi Corp.'s debut new energy vehicle, retails for 215,900 yuan ($29,735). However, getting it insured costs around the same as for a combustion-engine vehicle more than twice its price. © Reuters

WU YUJIAN and ZHANG YUKUN, Caixin

China's rapid adoption of new energy vehicles (NEVs) is posing a problem for many insurers. They are losing money on insuring the vehicles, as strict pricing rules mean they can't raise their premiums to the point of profitability.

This is despite already charging far more to insure NEVs.

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