Phate Zhang

  • Xpeng leads latest round of funding in LiDAR maker Zvision

    This is the first time we have seen Xpeng invest in a LiDAR maker. The LiDAR supplier for the Xpeng P5 is Livox and for the G9 is RoboSense.

  • Beijing's roads open to autonomous driving testing reach 1,000 km

    The combined testing mileage of self-driving vehicles in Beijing has exceeded 3 million kilometers.

  • CATL opens research center in Shanghai to focus on forward-looking new energy technologies

    CATL's move is expected to give it easier access to top talent and closer proximity to two key customers, Tesla and Nio.

  • CITIC Securities says high growth of Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto justifies valuations

    CITIC Securities is bullish on ET5 becoming a top seller and Nio's potential to expand in overseas markets.

  • Neta sees 100,000th production vehicle roll off line

    Neta's total deliveries of all models stood at 95,977 units as of December 31.

  • Nio signs deal with highway service area operator in Zhejiang to jointly build swap stations

    The two aim to build Nio battery swap stations in at least 15 pairs, or 30 service areas, by June 2022.

  • BAIC sold 4,198 NEVs in Dec, up 305% year-on-year

    For the full year of 2021, BJEV sold 26,127 units, up 0.82 percent from 25,914 units in 2020.

  • WeRide puts self-driving buses without steering wheel or brake pedal into operation

    These all-electric Robobuses have no steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal and operate seven days a week.

  • Cadillac Lyriq enters draft approval list in China, paving way for mid-year deliveries

    SAIC said on December 8 that nearly 5,000 orders have been placed for the Lyriq after it opened for pre-sale on November 17.

  • Chinese self-driving startup DeepRoute partners with LiDAR maker RoboSense to build L4 autonomous driving solutions

    The two parties aim to build lower-cost L4 autonomous driving solutions based on solid-state LiDARs to help drive mass adoption of the technology.