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Best Electric Vehicles Companies in Hong Kong, China

The 32 best Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ChargeSpot.

32companies tracked
$124.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ELECTRIC VEHICLES × HONG KONG

Our analysis of 331 Electric Vehicles companies

$42.9b in tracked funding; 71% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.

331companies analysed
71%cloud-native stacks
2022funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2019median founding year

Ranked: Best Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1ChargeSpot
Powerbank sharing service
$84M77 mo agoSeries CJess Cheng
Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder
2018Webflowcore-jsjQuery+13——
2Ariel Rider
Developer of electric bicycles
$15M59 mo agoSeries AArda Onal
Co-Founder
2009Cart FunctionalityShopifyShogun Frontend+39——
3DYU
Manufacturer of multi-category electric bicycles
$14M33 mo agoSeries ALeven Lee
Founder
2016Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+34——
4Urtopia
Online retailer of electric bikes, components, and related accessories
48Growth top 28%Moat top 39%Tech top 44%Customers top 50%
All 9 signals ▾
Growthtop 28%
Moattop 39%
Techtop 44%
Customerstop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Productbottom 48%
Marketbottom 44%
Fundingbottom 40%
Globalbottom 36%
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$10M28 mo agoSeries AOwen Zhang
Founder & CEO
2021Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+29——
5Walnutt
Electric skateboard developer
$1M96 mo agoSeedHenri Yik Hang PANG
CEO & Founder
2015———
6Crazyfire
Developer of short distance personal transport vehicles
$757K129 mo agoSeedRaymond Zhang
Founder
2014———
7Liquidstar
Provider of off-grid infrastructure for energy, water, internet, and data
$20K40 mo agoSeedScott Defour
Co-Founder
2019———
8oneCHARGE
Developer of electric vehicle charging infrastructure & equipment
—100 mo agoFunding RaisedYing Chow
Co-Founder & CEO
2017—2 patents
Control systems and methods for conductive electric vehicle charging
—

Top 9 Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong

#1
Series A · Wan Chai, Hong Kong · founded 2021
$10Mraised
▾

Online retailer of electric bikes, components, and related accessories. The business provides various electric bike models, including lightweight, commuter, cruiser, and folding options. It also offers carbon fiber models, smart e-bikes, and utility cargo e-bikes. The business provides warranties, returns, and financing options.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%
Moat
top 39%
Tech
top 44%
Customers
top 50%
Talent
bottom 49%
Product
bottom 48%
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Tech: 35 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$10M
  • Feb 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Owen ZhangFounder & CEO
Investors
Brizan Ventures, DCM Ventures, Luminous Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#2
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2016
$14.1Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of multi-category electric bicycles. The company design and develops multiple electric bicycles like pedal-assist bicycles, foldable bicycles, city bicycles, fat tire bikes, and more. Customers can buy bicycles and other accessories through the platform.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series A$14.1M
Founders & team
Leven LeeFounder
Investors
China Huirong Financial Holdings
Tech stack
American ExpressApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCookiebotCore-Js
#3
Series C · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2018
$83.7Mraised
▾

ChargeSpot is a power-bank sharing service. Users have to download a mobile app and deposit a rental fee to use this service. The app enables users to find the nearest charging station. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 25.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 partnerships · 3 awards (incl. The Football Association of Hong Kong, China) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2020Series C$38.7M
  • Mar 2020Series B$35M
  • 2018Series A$10M
Founders & team
Jess ChengChief Marketing Officer and Co-FounderWinnie LuiLegal Director
Investors
Chartwell Capital, Trident Capital, Goldman Sachs, JP Investment
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#4
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2009 · 16 employees
$14.8Mraised
▾

Ariel Rider is a developer of electric bicycles. The company develops various model electric bicycles like X-Class 52V, Grizzly, D-class, etc. It offers features like Li-ion batteries, battery management system.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series A$14.8M
Founders & team
Arda OnalCo-FounderBerk OnalCo-Founder
Tech stack
Amazon PayAmerican ExpressApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-Js
#5
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2019 · 5 employees
$20Kraised
▾

Provider of off-grid infrastructure for energy, water, internet, and data. It offers stations that convert raw energy into useful resources. These stations charge batteries, enable e-mobility, generate atmospheric water, and provide internet connectivity. The stations also support micro data centers for sustainable infrastructure deployment.

Funding rounds
  • 2023Seed$20K
Founders & team
Scott DefourCo-FounderLuke JohnsonFounder
Investors
Techstars, Flori Ventures, Startupbootcamp Australia
#6
Seed · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2015 · 50 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Walnutt develops electric skateboards under Spectra brand. Has four models under its product portfolio which come with mobile app-based remote control for checking battery status and controlling speed modes. Product features include ABS braking, two regenerative motors, 3D posture control. Claims that the silver edition can cover up to 20 miles/ 90 minutes with the top speed up to 21.7 mph.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2018Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Henri Yik Hang PANGCEO & Founder
Investors
CWB StartX, Hong Kong X-Tech Startup Platform, XbotPark
#7
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014
$757Kraised
▾

ZAR is a portable short distance travel personal transport vehicle. The vehicle is lightweight and foldable weighing 4kg. Has the range of 15 kms. Comes with an integrated Android application which has features like map navigation, tracking, real-time location sharing and more. Priced at $699. Can be bought online through Amazon.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2016Seed$757K
Founders & team
Raymond ZhangFounder
Investors
Huixinquan Investment, SkyChee Ventures
#8
Funding Raised · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2017 · 2 employees
—raised
▾

oneCHARGE is an electromobility startup focused on developing electric vehicle charging infrastructure and equipment. The company develops a range of EV charging solutions such as connected charging stations (DC fast charging terminals with an output power of 21kW), SaaS platform for EV charging stations (chargeOS), consumer mobile apps, and payment/billing channels. It aims to pilot an inclusive charging network across Hong Kong in association with charging station operators and EV manufacturers.

Funding rounds
  • 2018Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Ying ChowCo-Founder & CEOLucas KuanCo-Founder
Investors
K-Startup Grand Challenge, Lotte Ventures, XNode
#9
Deadpooled · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2016
—raised
▾

Electric stand-up personal transport equipment

Founders & team
Alan CymberknohFounder
Investors
Infiniti Motors

Funding & investor landscape

$124.8Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
XbotPark2 rounds
Brizan Ventures1 rounds
CWB StartX1 rounds
Chartwell Capital1 rounds
China Huirong Financial Holdings1 rounds
DCM Ventures1 rounds
Falcon Capital1 rounds
Flori Ventures1 rounds
Goldman Sachs1 rounds
Hong Kong X-Tech Startup Platform1 rounds

Notable founders

Owen Zhang
Founder & CEO · Urtopia
Leven Lee
Founder · DYU
Jess Cheng
Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder · ChargeSpot
Winnie Lui
Legal Director · ChargeSpot
Arda Onal
Co-Founder · Ariel Rider
Berk Onal
Co-Founder · Ariel Rider
Scott Defour
Co-Founder · Liquidstar
Luke Johnson
Founder · Liquidstar
Henri Yik Hang PANG
CEO & Founder · Walnutt
Raymond Zhang
Founder · Crazyfire
Ying Chow
Co-Founder & CEO · oneCHARGE
Lucas Kuan
Co-Founder · oneCHARGE
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,755,704 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Electric Vehicles coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · China

How research on Electric Vehicles is moving in China

A read on the academic research around Electric Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 9,505 China-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200920182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 47% → 46% across 2009–2026.
top research entities
  • North China Electric Power University462
  • Tsinghua University441
  • Beijing Institute of Technology438
  • State Grid Corporation of China353
  • Southeast University333
leading researchers
Zhenpo Wang · Wei Wang · Hongwen He · Zechun Hu · Hong Chen · Lei Zhang · Chao Yang · Peng Liu
▲ Breakthroughs1,716 · 18%
▲ 17%→20% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations73% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (17%→20% of field), led by Automotive engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Automotive engineering48→308
  • Battery (electricity)32→209
  • Power (physics)11→142
  • Grid13→122
  • Reinforcement learning1→93
Newly emergingSoftware deployment 0→30 · Algorithm 0→24 · Electrification 0→18
Landmark Coordinating Flexible Demand Response and Renewable Uncertainties for Scheduling of Community Integrated Energy Systems · 567 cites
◆ Advancements6,533 · 69%
▼ 73%→67% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations65% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (73%→67% of field), led by Automotive engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Automotive engineering274→1685
  • Power (physics)67→644
  • Battery (electricity)117→642
  • Grid61→457
  • Scheduling (production processes)35→407
Newly emergingJob shop scheduling 0→49 · Game theory 0→41 · Industrial organization 0→30
Landmark Modeling of Load Demand Due to EV Battery Charging in Distribution Systems · 1,247 cites
▼ Concerns513 · 5%
▲ 4%→6% share
▲1.5× share momentum2 median citations73% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (4%→6% of field), led by Automotive engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Automotive engineering17→121
  • Battery (electricity)3→77
  • Power (physics)4→37
  • Grid3→33
  • Charging station1→30
Newly emergingElectrification 0→23 · Energy consumption 0→19 · Energy (signal processing) 0→19
Landmark Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicle Applications · 2,075 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China

Where electric vehicles is researched across China

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Beijing1502 · +0.54
Hot · Battery (electricity)Advancing · Energy managementOpportunity · State (computer science)Concern · Standardization
Shanghai1025 · +0.55
Hot · Power (physics)Advancing · GridOpportunity · Reinforcement learningConcern · Incentive
Nanjing779 · +0.57
Hot · Power (physics)Advancing · Scheduling (production processes)Opportunity · Artificial neural networkConcern · Competition (biology)
Guangzhou/Shenzhen578 · +0.60
Hot · Power (physics)Advancing · Charging stationOpportunity · MicroeconomicsConcern · Subsidy
Wuhan477 · +0.54
Hot · Power (physics)Advancing · Charging stationOpportunity · MicrogridConcern · Computer security
Hangzhou324 · +0.60
Hot · Power (physics)Advancing · SupercapacitorOpportunity · Fuzzy logicConcern · Renewable energy
Harbin244 · +0.58
Hot · Continuously variable transmissionAdvancing · InductorOpportunity · Aerospace engineeringConcern · Power (physics)
Hefei158 · +0.58
Hot · Slip ratioAdvancing · Threshold brakingOpportunity · Vehicle dynamics
PATENT SIGNAL · China

Who's filing electric vehicles patents in China

China electric vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 81,282 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Contemporary Amperex Technology, BYD, Ningde Amperex Technology; annual filings 1461→19789.

81,282 filings8,000 assigneespeak 19789/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology18648
  • BYD7107
  • Ningde Amperex Technology4598
  • Guangdong Brunp Recycling Techno2012
  • Hunan Brunp Recycling TECH1974
  • Huawei TECH1968
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology 1922
  • Huawei Digital Power TECH1563

Common questions

How many Electric Vehicles companies are there in Hong Kong, China?
Radar tracks 32 indexable Electric Vehicles companies headquartered in Hong Kong, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong, China?
The Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong, China on this list have raised a combined $124.8M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Electric Vehicles company in Hong Kong, China?
ChargeSpot is the highest-funded Electric Vehicles company in Hong Kong, China, with $83.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong, China are funded?
7 of the 32 Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Electric Vehicles unicorns are there in Hong Kong, China?
None of the Electric Vehicles companies in Hong Kong, China on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Hong Kong, China Electric Vehicles companies?
The most active investors in Hong Kong, China Electric Vehicles companies on this list include XbotPark, Brizan Ventures, CWB StartX, Chartwell Capital, China Huirong Financial Holdings.
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