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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Tesla delivers 31,423 vehicles in China in Jul, exports 32,862 from Shanghai plant

In the Chinese BEV market, Tesla's share was 7.46 percent in July, down from 16.53 percent in June, but up from 2.34 percent a year earlier.

China EV insurance registrations for week ending Aug 6: Tesla 12,800, Li Auto 7,200, Nio 4,300, Xpeng 3,100

Major EV makers saw insurance registrations in China generally decline last week, as the beginning of the month usually sees lower numbers, with Tesla being one of the few to grow.

Nio says rumors of Mercedes deal false

Last week, William Li accompanied several foreigners on a tour of a battery swap station, sparking a new round of rumors that Nio and Mercedes-Benz had entered into a partnership.

BYD to equip Stingray's karaoke feature in its models sold overseas

BYD will integrate the Stingray's karaoke offering into its popular models sold in a dozen countries in 2023, with the rest to follow in subsequent years.

Shanghai aims for BEVs to contribute over 50% of new car sales by 2025

In the first half of the year, NEVs, including BEVs and PHEVs, saw 152,033 license plate registrations in Shanghai, contributing to 51.24 percent of all vehicles.

Nio's solid-state battery supplier WeLion plans IPO by 2025

WeLion aims to grow revenue 20-fold to RMB 10 billion by 2025, company founder Li Hong said in a recent Bloomberg interview.

Nio phone's core specs revealed by benchmarking platform

The Nio phone that appeared in a benchmarking database is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC with 12 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage.

Huawei exec teases new coupe that could be co-developed with Chery

The coupe, which will be unveiled this quarter, belongs to the new Luxeed brand and will be the first to come with the HarmonyOS 4 operating system.

Nio refuses to deliver vehicle after discovering buyer is man it's suing

Nio sued a vlogger in May and claimed RMB 5 million from him. The blogger was refused delivery when he was trying to buy an ES6 in July.

BYD expects to see its 5 millionth NEV roll off line on Aug 9

BYD entered the auto industry in 2003, sold its first NEV in 2008 and now has dozens of NEV models on sale.