Phate Zhang

Phate is the founder and main author of CnEVPost. He has been reporting since 2009, mainly on macroeconomics and capital markets. He started his career at China Daily and Reuters. Contact via: phate@cnevpost.com.
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Neta enters Costa Rica's auto market, aims to reach 100,000 overseas sales in coming year

Neta plans to expand its global network coverage to 50 countries and reach 500 overseas sales and service outlets by 2024.

CPCA expects China's NEV retail sales at 820,000 in Nov, up 3.6% from Oct

China's retail penetration of NEVs in November is expected to be around 39.4 percent, up from 37.8 percent in October.

BYD Fang Cheng Bao starts delivering its 1st model Bao 5

Fang Cheng Bao delivered the first Bao 5 vehicles to their owners today, one day ahead of the original schedule.

Tesla moving forward with bringing FSD to China

Tesla is moving forward with making FSD available in China, but there's no exact information as to when that will happen, local media quoted a company insider as saying.

William Li touches on Nio's strategy, views on competition, and more in internal remarks

Nio previously did its strategic planning based on a five-year length of time, but now that the market is changing so fast, the company has shifted to developing 2-year strategies, William Li said.

Lady ordered to apologize to Tesla in 'brake failure' case

One of the core members of the April 2021 Shanghai auto show drama has been ordered to publicly apologize and pay damages to Tesla in a first-instance verdict.

Nio plans MPV model based on its 3rd-gen technology platform

Nio has an MPV model planned for its third-generation NT 3.0 platform, but the launch won't be anytime soon, the company's management said in a user communication.

Nio says next-gen battery packs for mass market will be what it will share

Nio's shared battery packs will be the next generation of mass-market battery packs that support ultra-fast charging, and the battery swap experience for Nio customers will only get better, William Li said.

Li Auto ramps up chip R&D efforts, working on SiC and smart driving chips, report says

Li Auto is ramping up its efforts to develop chips in-house, working on both an AI inference chip for smart driving scenarios, and a SiC power chip for driving motor controllers, according to local media.

Nio to report Q3 earnings on Dec 5

Nio delivered 55,432 vehicles in the third quarter, slightly above the lower end of the guidance range of 55,000 to 57,000 vehicles.