Leapmotor's JV with Stellantis formed, to begin sales in Europe in Sept
Leapmotor International will initially cover markets including Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, and Portugal, and plans to expand its European sales network to 200 by the end of the year.
China EV insurance registrations for week ending May 12: Nio 4,400, Tesla 9,800, BYD 68,500, Xiaomi 1,100
For May 1-12, Nio was 5,600, Xpeng 2,800, Li Auto 10,800, Xiaomi 2,000, Tesla 16,900, and BYD 101,300 units.
Xiaomi EV reportedly ups orders to supply chain by 80%
Xiaomi EV is asking its upstream suppliers to boost the supply of components, increasing orders by about 80 percent, according to local media.
Nio Onvo's 1st official images show design of L60's lights
The designer of the Onvo L60 is Onvo's head of global design, Raul Pires, who has more than 20 years of design experience with Volkswagen, designing several Bentley models.
IM Motors launches new electric sedan IM L6, starting at $30,400 with semi-solid-state battery option
Deliveries of the regular variants of the IM L6 will begin at the end of May, while deliveries of the variant with semi-solid-state batteries are expected to begin in October.
Xiaomi aims to start selling SUV similar to Tesla Model Y as early as 2025, report says
Xiaomi benchmarked its envisioned SUV to Tesla's Model Y during development, according to Bloomberg.
Mercedes-Benz to use BYD batteries in new hybrid model, regulatory filing reveals
Mercedes-Benz will use batteries from BYD's battery arm FinDreams in a hybrid version of its GLC SUV, according to a regulatory filing.
Onvo has prioritized low energy consumption from day 1, says Nio sub-brand chief
Nio CEO William Li rejected a vehicle design that had existed for six months for lower energy consumption.
Regulatory filing: BYD files for Seal X hatchback
The model looks like a production version of the Ocean-M concept, and the final name could also be Seal 06 GT, Seal Mini, or Seal 05 EV.
China's 1st large-scale sodium battery energy storage station put into operation
A 10-MWh sodium-ion battery energy storage station has been put into operation in Guangxi, southwest China, the country's first large-scale energy storage plant using sodium batteries.
