EV Industry

In June, the number of public charging piles in China increased by 39,000 units, up 65.4 percent year-over-year.

Tesla, WM Motor, and BAIC BJEV were ranked 3 to 5 respectively.

Baidu has been developing self-driving technology since 2013, and Jidu Auto, which was announced in January this year, carries Baidu's car-making plans, Baidu CEO Robin Li said Wednesday.

Wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China reached 227,000 units in June, up 14.7 percent from May and 165.7 percent year-over-year.

When people think of an electric vehicle with extended-range technology, they think of a vehicle with a fuel engine to provide more range. Now, a Chinese company has unveiled a model that allows users to get extra range by increasing the number of battery packs.

"We feel that smart cars will be more like smart robots in the future, or vice versa, which means that the mainstream direction of robots in the future will be more like a smart car."

With the rapid development of the new energy vehicle industry, the recycling of retired power batteries has become a pressing issue. In a recent government document, China has set out its goals in this regard.

Chinese auto giant Geely has signed an agreement with clean energy service provider GCL Energy Technology Co to cooperate in the commercial vehicle market using the battery swap model.

The number of newly registered new energy vehicles in the first half of the year was a record high of 1.103 million, an increase of 774,000 units or 234.92 percent compared with the same period last year.

Geely's all vehicle sales totaled 100,163 units in June, down about 9 percent from a year ago and up about 4 percent from May.