Phate Zhang

  • German auto parts maker ZF Group partners with Chinese startup to tap into local smart driving market

    ZF will also take a stake in CalmCar, although the amount of the investment was not disclosed. This is the first time ZF has invested in a local Chinese technology start-up.

  • Nio's LiDAR supplier says it's offering ET7 with a high-performance product

    Innovusion's LiDAR, developed in collaboration with Nio, will be a "high-performance product" with a 120-degree ultra-wide viewing angle and ultra-high resolution that can detect up to 500 meters.

  • Xpeng starts pushing latest system to P7, memory parking function opens to general users

    After about half a month of small-scale user testing, Xpeng Motors' memory parking feature has finally been opened to regular users.

  • Anhui shows support for Nio in provincial government document

    This is the first time we have seen Anhui offer support to Nio in a provincial document after its capital city Hefei, where Nio China is headquartered, offered support to the company.

  • Geely's EV brand Zeekr says it has sold out all deliverable Zeekr 001 models for this year

    Zeekr said it has sold out of deliveries of its first model, the Zeekr 001, available for delivery this year and has stopped taking further deposits.

  • Xpeng says its auto-parking feature was successfully used over 260,000 times in May

    Xpeng Motors' auto-parking feature was successfully used more than 260,000 times in May, the Chinese electric car company said Tuesday.

  • Arcfox to collaborate with Baidu Apollo on self-driving after Huawei

    Apollo and Arcfox will announce their partnership on June 17 to "usher in a new era of shared self-driving," according to the former's Weibo.

  • SAIC says it will put solid-state batteries into production by 2025

    Chinese auto giant SAIC Motor will put its solid-state batteries with "world-leading " technology into production by 2025, it said.

  • Nio's William Li expects China's smart EV penetration rate to exceed 90% by 2030

    In the opinion of William Li, China's electric vehicle market is expected to spread rapidly over the next 10 years as demand from the general public begins to be activated.

  • China's new energy passenger vehicle penetration rate rose to record high of 12% in May

    The continued increase in sales of premium electric models so far this year, while traditional fuel vehicles have been more severely affected by chip shortages, has allowed new energy passenger car penetration to rise rapidly.