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Evergrande Auto Unit Is Selling Protean to EV Maker Bedeo

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A sign on the exterior of the China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. research headquarters in Shanghai.

Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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E-mobility company Bedeo has agreed to buy U.K. startup Protean Electric from China Evergrande Group’s automotive unit.

The divestment by China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. was announced in a Thursday statement from Bedeo that confirmed an earlier Bloomberg News report.