Further Reading: The Avatr confusion
Avatr brought a lot of empty and confusing statements to the launch of its first model, revealing its essential lack of confidence.
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Nio to showcase ET7 at Nio House in Shenzhen on Nov 19
Nio plans to have the ET7 available in showrooms around the Chinese New Year, but users may have a chance to see it in some showrooms before then.
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Avatr's first model unveiled, to be delivered in Q3 next year
Avatr 11 will be officially launched in the second quarter of next year, with mass production and first deliveries in the third quarter.
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Xpeng hints at new logo design
Xpeng has released a teaser image that shows its "X" logo with a flat foot instead of the rounded corners of the previous logo.
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Nio's first swap station in Macau goes live
As of November 15, Nio had 614 battery swap stations in China, as well as 467 supercharging stations, offering 2,718 charging posts.
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Great Wall Motor's premium EV brand Saloon to debut first model with four LiDARs at Guangzhou auto show
How many LiDARs are enough for an EV? Nio says one, Xpeng says two, WM Motor says three and Saloon says "if you have less than four, shut up."
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Further Reading: Nio, Xpeng, Li Auto build their moats through external investments
Nio has invested in about 40 companies in 5 years, and Xpeng and Li Auto have also made outbound investments to build deeper moats.
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Tesla reportedly delivering vehicles without USB ports in US due to chip shortage
It seems Tesla isn't completely immune to chip shortages.
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Tesla adds 49 Supercharger stations in China in Oct
Tesla added 10 new Supercharger stations, including 66 supercharging piles, in China this week.
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Nio adds 2 swap stations, bringing total to 613
As of November 13, Nio had 613 battery swap stations and 465 supercharging stations providing 2,704 supercharging piles.
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