CnEVPost Staff

Thomas Ulbrich, a Volkswagen board member in charge of the electric vehicle business, said on Thursday that Tesla, a U.S. electric vehicle maker, is 10 years ahead of competitors in manufacturing electric vehicles and developing software.

Recently, Geely Automobile Research Institute released Document No. 2 of 2020, officially announcing the overall plan and phased goals of the "All-round Healthy Car" project.

Samsung has recently developed a solid-state battery that allows an electric vehicle (EV) to continue to travel for 500 miles (about 800 kilometers) when fully charged. This technology has greatly increased the power density of EV battery technology.

BYD DiLink and Realme jointly launched a mobile phone NFC car key function. With the Realme X50 Pro phone just released today, BYD cars can be easily unlocked.

Affected by the new coronavirus epidemic, sales figures of Chinese car companies entering 2020 have fallen almost across the board, but sales of Hongqi, a brand under China's FAW Group, have achieved growth.

After producing about 20,000 units, the classic plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8 will be officially discontinued next month.

Xpeng's North American subsidiary already has half of its employees working from home, Tencent Auto quoted Xpeng insiders as saying on March 12.

Chinese electric car startup Xpeng Motors recently announced the latest information on the P7. In addition to the rear-drive super-long battery life of up to 706km, this time its unveiled other models with different NEDC mileages.

Tesla will probably sell about 10% fewer cars this year than previously expected because the coronavirus outbreak weighs on demand for vehicles, Morgan Stanley said in a note on Thursday.

In February this year, China's auto output and sales were 285,000 and 310,000, respectively, which were down 83.9% month-on-month and 79.8% and 79.1% year-on-year respectively, according to the China Automobile Industry Association.