Lei Kang

  • China's NEV retail sales in Nov 1-19 at 402,000, up 2% from same period last month

    Retail penetration of NEVs in China was 41.3 percent in the November 1-19 period, and 34.8 percent year-to-date.

  • Pony gets nod to start autonomous truck formation driving tests in Guangzhou

    Pony.ai's autonomous truck formation is led by an autonomous truck that leads the way for multiple L4 autonomous trucks.

  • Zeekr reportedly to start mass production of new SUV to take on Tesla Model Y in late 2024

    Zeekr is shifting its strategy from targeting niche markets to aiming at the mass market with a mainstream SUV to follow the Zeekr 007 sedan, according to local media.

  • BYD launches Atto 3 in Philippines

    The Atto 3 -- BYD's first global model -- continues to sell well in regions including Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand, and Brazil, the company previously said.

  • CATL signs MoU to supply LFP batteries to Stellantis in Europe

    The two parties are exploring the possibility of forming a joint venture to further support Stellantis' electrification strategy.

  • Chinese sodium battery maker Zoolnasm begins construction of its 1st production base

    The planned annual capacity of Zoolnasm's manufacturing facility includes 20 GWh of sodium-ion battery cells and 10 GWh of sodium-ion battery systems.

  • BYD signs deal with local conglomerate to build sodium battery base with 30 GWh annual capacity

    The sodium battery base is planned to have a total investment of RMB 10 billion and an annual capacity of 30 GWh.

  • Nio reaches over 20,000 chargers and 2,110 swap stations in China

    About 80 percent of the power supplied by Nio's chargers is used by other brands of EVs, with BYD models using 19.4 percent and Tesla 12.3 percent.

  • BYD Sealion 07 to hit market in H1 2024, more Sealion models to come

    The Sealion will become BYD's SUV series for the Ocean lineup, with the Sealion 05 debuting next year, and more models including the Sealion 06 coming in the future, an executive said.

  • Voyah unveils PHEV variant of flagship sedan, gets over 10,000 pre-orders in 5 hours

    Voyah said the Zhuiguang PHEV saw over 10,000 pre-orders five hours and 11 minutes after it started pre-sales.