How the Li Auto IPO is plugging into a US market electrified by EVs and ESG

The $1.1 billion listing not only measures investor appetite for US-listed Chinese companies, but also guages EV technology interests amid surging ESG investment demand

Christopher Chu

August 19, 2020

Li Auto, the Beijing based EV startup, raised more than $1.1 billion during its Nasdaq IPO at the end of July. The stock price closed 40% higher after the first day of trading.

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