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WM Motor announces mass production of driverless-capable W6 model, battery swap technology to be deployed this year
Chinese electric vehicle startup WM Motor announced today that it has launched the mass production of its driverless-capable W6 model, jointly developed with Baidu. Deliveries of the vehicle will begin in the first half of 2021.
Audi, FAW set up new energy joint venture, first model to go into production in 2024
The new PPE joint venture is expected to be established in the first quarter of 2021 after approval by all shareholders and Chinese regulators.
GAC confirms vehicles equipped with graphene batteries now heading for mass production testing
Vehicles equipped with graphene batteries are now moving towards mass production testing and will be further information will be released according to the progress of the project, GAC Group said in an exchange with investors on January 18.
Top Chinese academic suggests GAC's graphene battery a scam
If someone claims a car has a range of 1,000 kilometers and can be fully charged in minutes and safely, it must be a scam, said Ouyang Minggao, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at the 2021 China EV100 forum on Sunday.
GAC Group plans to mass-produce graphene battery that boasts of charging to 80% in 8 mins in Sept
The first model with graphene battery is the GAC Aion V, which is currently doing winter trials in the very northern Chinese city of Heihe.
GAC's graphene battery, which can be recharged 80% in 8 mins, has started mass production testing
If mass production is eventually achieved, the charging time of this battery will be comparable to the refueling time of a traditional fuel car, which will be a technological revolution for new energy vehicle batteries.
Chinese city Xi'an will offer about $1,544 subsidy to owners who install charging piles
Various cities in China are taking steps to encourage the use of new energy vehicles, with the northwestern city of Xi'an being the latest.
China's power battery output down 2.3% in 2020, lithium iron phosphate up 24.7% year-on-year
Among them, ternary battery production was 48.5GWh, down 12.0% year-on-year; lithium iron phosphate battery production accumulated 34.6GWh, up 24.7% year-on-year.
China's new energy passenger car sales up nearly 80% in Dec
China's full-year 2020 new energy passenger vehicle sales reached 1.246 million units, up 14.6 percent year-on-year.
Foxconn, Geely to set up joint venture to OEM for third-party auto firms
Foxconn and Geely each hold 50 percent of the shares, and the chairman will be appointed by Foxconn.
