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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Polestar 4 to make global debut at Shanghai auto show on Apr 18

Polestar said the Polestar 4 will have the aerodynamics of a coupe and the space of an SUV.

Regulatory filing: MG's electric roadster Cyberster not far from launch in China

MG's electric roadster Cyberster is not far from being available in China after the model made its debut at the Shanghai auto show two years ago.

Tesla Model Y best-selling SUV in China in Mar with 54,937 units sold

From January to March, Tesla Model Y retail sales in China were 94,647 units, second only to BYD Song's 141,415 units.

Nio ET5 ranks 7th in top-selling premium sedan list in China with 6,437 Mar sales

The models ahead of the ET5 are all from German luxury automakers Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi.

Haomo's self-driving ambitions leap forward with launch of DriveGPT

DriveGPT will reshape the route of vehicle intelligence technology, allowing assisted driving to evolve faster and autonomous driving to come sooner, said Haomo CEO.

BYD flexes innovation muscle, unveils intelligent body control system

BYD officially unveiled its intelligent body control system called DiSus, a technological breakthrough that follows its DM Super Hybrid technology, e-Platform 3.0, Blade Battery and e⁴ platform.

Nio scales back purchase benefits, NOP+ software to start charging in Jul

Nio will no longer give customers a free home charger, and will upgrade NOP+ to a formal release and start a subscription system for the software starting July 1 for RMB 380 per month.

Tesla to build new Megafactory in Shanghai to produce Megapack energy storage system

The Megafactory is planned to initially produce up to 10,000 units of commercial energy storage batteries per year, with an energy storage scale of nearly 40 GWh, and the product will be available to the global markets.

Drone maker DJI's auto unit to supply BYD with assisted driving system, report says

The first BYD model to be equipped with DJI Automotive's assisted driving solution is the Sea Lion, an all-electric SUV expected to go on sale within the year, according to local media.

Li Auto to unveil all-electric solution on Apr 18

Li Auto will let two technology lines develop in parallel, including optimizing the range extender for greater efficiency and making pure electric vehicle technology better, its CEO said last month.