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GAC reportedly mulls capital increase for its EV brand GAC Aion
GAC Aion has already launched models including the Aion Y, Aion LX and Aion V.
China to speed up creation of carbon emission standard system for autos
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said it will work with relevant departments to speed up the establishment of a sound carbon emission standard system for automobiles.
Over 400,000 charging piles in China now support UnionPay QuickPass payments
More than 400,000 public charging piles in China now support payments using UnionPay Mobile QuickPass, covering more than 60 percent of all public charging piles.
Most public charging piles in China stay idle
The average utilization rate of public charging piles in 22 of China's 25 large cities is less than 10 percent, CCTV said on August 23.
Beijing to step up support for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
Beijing has been approved as a demonstration city for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and will increase its support for the sector.
Shanghai produced one-sixth of China's NEVs in H1
Shanghai produced 228,000 new energy vehicles in the first half of this year, up 220 percent year-over-year and accounting for more than one-sixth of China's total production.
BMW partners with one of China's largest charging pile operators to improve owners' charging experience
BMW announced Monday that it is deepening its partnership with State Grid EV Services, one of China's largest operators of charging piles, to provide owners with a better charging experience.
Nio-backed smart parking service provider gets investment from Xiaomi
Alpark was founded in 2015 and closed a hundreds-of-millions-of-RMB Series B round of funding led by Nio Capital, Nio's venture capital arm, in 2018.
Sinopec builds new hydrogen refueling station in Chongqing
Sinopec has built a new hydrogen refueling station in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, making hydrogen storage well technology available in China for the first time.
Changan to launch next-gen premium EV brand with Huawei on Aug 24, chairman says
Changan will launch its next-generation premium brand of intelligent new energy vehicles on August 24 in partnership with partners including Huawei, the company's chairman Zhu Huarong said.