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 26,843 vehicles in China in Jan, Shanghai plant exports 39,208

Tesla's deliveries in China in January were down 36 percent from 41,926 vehicles in December.

Nio's power products get support from innovation initiative in Europe

Nio announced that it has joined the Horizon Europe program with 26 partners and received funding for research and development of energy storage systems in electric mobility services.

China's Jan passenger vehicle retail sales fall 41% year-on-year, preliminary CPCA data show

The CPCA's preliminary figures were 8.8 percent below its January 28 estimate of 1.36 million units, implying a worse-than-expected performance in the final days of January.

Gotion to explore building 40 GWh overseas facility with European battery maker InoBat

Gotion and InoBat will explore building a 40 GWh cell and Pack facility in Europe and explore producing energy storage batteries based on the latter's existing facility in Slovakia.

China NEV insurance registrations for week ending Feb 5: BYD 24,280, Tesla 8,643, Nio 1,948

Insurance registrations for NEVs in China by major EV makers rebounded last week, although they have not yet reached the levels seen before the Chinese New Year holiday.

CICC expects China NEV sales to reach 1.5 million in Q1, with Jan as recent low point

CICC expects the first quarter to contribute 15.7 percent of China's 2023 NEV sales, with 20.7 percent, 27.6 percent and 35.9 percent from the second to fourth quarters, respectively.

Nio has 1-2 new models that could begin deliveries by end of May, president hints

Nio's yet-to-be-unveiled one or two new models could be delivered earlier than the EC7 and the new ES8, Qin Lihong said.

Nio ET5 wait time reduced to about 3 weeks

The information was last changed on January 28, when the ET5 had a shortened wait time of 3-4 weeks.

China launching pilot program to boost EV adoption in public sectors

This is the latest measure in China aimed at boosting the EV industry, which previously saw high growth in the private sector.

Tesla sells 66,051 China-made vehicles in Jan, CPCA data show

This represents a 10.37 percent increase over the 59,845 vehicles sold in the same month last year and an 18.38 percent increase over the 55,796 vehicles sold in December.