Phate Zhang

  • Nio's battery swap network completes initial coverage of Silk Road in China

    The route, part of Nio's Power Journeys program, begins in Xi'an, Shaanxi province in northwest China and ends in Khorgos, Xinjiang.

  • Li Auto to stay away from overseas markets until 2025 despite some vehicles being privately exported

    In the first two weeks of July, more than 200 Li Auto vehicles were privately exported to destinations dominated by Central Asia and the Middle East, its CEO said.

  • CATL rival CALB becomes Xpeng's largest battery supplier

    In June, Xpeng loaded more than 4,000 vehicles with CALB battery packs, or 70 percent of its production for the month.

  • China EV insurance registrations for week ending Jul 16: Tesla 10,000, Li Auto 7,700, Nio 3,900, Xpeng 2,100

    Between July 1 and 16, Nio sold 8,000 units, Li Auto 16,900, Xpeng 3,500 and Tesla 13,000.

  • Over 60% of NEVs sold in China in Q1 fitted with L2 driver assistance systems, Canalys says

    A total of 13 percent of NEVs were equipped with more advanced L2+ driver assistance systems, with Li Auto and Nio contributing about half of that total.

  • Great Wall launches Tank 500 SUV in Bahrain

    Great Wall Motor has launched the Tank 500 SUV in Bahrain, the fourth Middle Eastern market the model has entered after the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

  • Solid-state battery startup Talent New Energy closes new funding, has over 10 GWh of capacity planned

    Talent's second phase of a 2 GWh/year plant in Chongqing is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, and a 10 GWh/year industrial park project in Anhui is under construction.

  • SAIC's EV unit Rising Auto plans to add over 50 swap stations by year-end

    Rising Auto said in March that it has three battery swap stations in Shanghai and has completed the selection of sites for more than 50 battery swap stations in 10 cities.

  • Nio to hold Nio Power Day 2023 on Jul 20

    This will be Nio's third Nio Power Day event, and details about the 150-kWh semi-solid battery pack could be one of the main topics.

  • Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto CEOs pose for rare photo amid intensifying competition among China's EV trio

    They were last pictured together on June 6, 2020, when Nio, Xpeng, and Li Auto were all struggling to boost sales.