Phate Zhang

The amount of retired power batteries in China is going up year by year, with the scrap volume expected to exceed 18 GWh in 2021 and reach 91 GWh by 2025, according to TrendForce.

Nio said its 700th battery swap station will go live on December 10, reaching its annual goal ahead of schedule.

CATL's joint venture with Guangdong Jiayuan will build projects with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons of high-performance copper foil.

BAIC BluePark is now pinning its hopes for a turnaround on the Arcfox α-S model under its Arcfox brand.

That's partly because BYD Semiconductor's production capacity is really tight, and partly because it's trying to cut back its affiliate deals with BYD Group.

Some consumers have accused Xpeng of prioritizing the production and delivery of models with a range of 670 km, while freezing orders for those with a range of 480 km.

That's nearly double Svolt's previous goal of 320 GWh, and more than the 520 GWh that CATL, currently China's largest power cell supplier, expects it to have by 2025.

Two of Evergrande's models appeared on the MIIT's list seeking public feedback early last month, but disappeared from the final list.

The Ora Good Cat sold 8,855 vehicles in November, up 13 percent from 7,845 in October, a record for a single month.

The theme of this year's Nio Day, "Hello World", is to embrace the ever-changing world with an open and inclusive mind, the company said.