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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Canalys explains why EV makers, including Nio and Polestar, make smartphones

Car makers making smartphones will be a trend in China, and if successful, the model will expand to the global market, Canalys said.

Nio adds 3 electric drive production lines with planned annual capacity of 1 million units

Two of the lines will begin mass production this year, while the other is expected to reach mass production by October 2024.

Chinese eVTOL maker EHang gets commercial operation qualification for its unmanned aerial vehicle

EHang's EH216-S passenger-carrying unmanned aerial vehicle has received type certificate in China, the first case in the world, according to the company.

Nio moving faster on facelift of existing models, report says

The revamping of Nio's existing models is set to move ahead of schedule, with deliveries of the first such model next set to begin in the first quarter of next year, according to local media.

Nio sub-brand Alps' debut model to begin pilot production in Nov, report says

Alps' first model, internally codenamed DOM, will be produced on production lines shared with Nio models, according to local media.

US EV maker Fisker to open its 1st China retail store in Shanghai as early as Dec

"The EV industry is rapidly growing in China, and we want Fisker to be positioned as one of only two pure foreign EV brands," Fisker CEO said.

China NEV market share in Sept: BYD 34.5%, Tesla 5.8%, Nio 2.1%

In the January-September period, BYD took first place with a 36.3 percent share, Tesla was second with 8.4 percent and Nio was ninth with 2.1 percent.

GAC to invest in ride-hailing giant Didi's autonomous driving unit

GAC plans to invest up to $149 million in Didi's autonomous-vehicle subsidiary along with another company.

Great Wall-backed Svolt Energy gets order to supply batteries worth over $10 billion to BMW, report says

BMW will leave the remaining order of about 70 GWh of its 160 GWh battery needs to be shared between CATL and Eve Energy, according to local media.

Nio Sept deliveries breakdown: ES6 contributes 50.48% with 7,896 units

ES6 deliveries in September were down 8.2 percent from August, but its contribution to Nio's monthly deliveries rose.