EV Industry

With the rapid development of smart cars in China, the dependence of chip supply on overseas markets has become a focus of attention.

The general theoretical life of new energy vehicle power battery can reach 8 years, corresponding to a mileage of 100,000 km, but in the actual use process, usually only 4-6 years of life.

The CAAM deputy chief engineer Xu Haidong said Saturday that preliminary estimates suggest China's auto sales could grow 6.5 percent this year, up from the 4 percent forecast in January.

The chip shortage is expected to ease from the third quarter, especially from the fourth quarter, and it is possible to make up for the loss, he said, adding, "We don't think it will have an excessive impact on full-year sales."

By the end of May 2021, China had about 5.8 million new energy vehicles, accounting for about 50 percent of the world's total, Xinhua news agency said Friday.

Nio's first second-generation battery swap station in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, in eastern China, is in operation, bringing its total number of such energy replenishment facility in China to 261.

In the next five to eight years, China will gradually phase out and replace about 200 million vehicles with exhaust emissions that meet only "China IV" standards and below, giving the electric vehicle market huge space.

Perhaps seeing the huge success of central China's Hefei city in its investment in Nio, another Chinese city is upping the ante on the new energy vehicle industry.

The current deadline for China's vehicle purchase tax exemption for new energy vehicles is December 31, 2022.