Jidu, Baidu's car-making arm, has poached former Nio veteran engineer
Chinese tech giants jumping on the car-building bandwagon are grasping for talent, and they're setting their sights on people who once had experience working at China's leading car-making newcomers, including Nio.
Nearly 40% of EV fires occur while sitting, says expert
The percentage of EV fires that occur while charging is about 28 percent, while the percentage of fires that occur while sitting is 38 percent.
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What makes Nio's business model unique and disruptive?
In 2023 Nio's Unique Disruptive Business Models could yield One Million EVs sold for Profit over $20 Billion making Nio most profitable Auto Company & going forward with Existing Owner Sales Force of 1.5 Million.
Geely exits as majority shareholder of its premium EV brand Zeekr
Geely has pulled out as the majority shareholder in its premium electric car brand Zeekr, potentially paving the way for the brand to be independently financed.
Xpeng cuts free charging benefits for new car buyers, effective Aug 1
Xpeng announced Monday that it will reduce the 3,000 kilowatt hours per year of free charging it offers to customers to 1,000 kilowatt hours per year, effective Aug. 1.
Nio names Long Yu, one of China's most influential businesswomen, as independent director
In December 2017, Long was named to the "25 Most Influential Women in Business in China 2017" list, sharing the honor with Peng Lei, Chairman of Ant Financial, Ge Yue, Vice President and Managing Director of Apple Greater China, and Liu Qing, President of Didi Chuxing.
Tesla put two new V3 Supercharger stations into operation in China this past weekend
This past weekend, Tesla put two new V3 Supercharger stations into operation in the central Chinese cities of Yichang in Hubei and Pingdingshan in Henan province.
China speeding up policies on energy storage
The rapid development of China's new energy industry is driving demand for energy storage higher, and policymakers are accelerating the development of regulations for the industry.
Power battery maker Eve Energy looks to gain greater say in upstream raw material supply
As China's power battery industry chain sees an intensive expansion period, Eve Energy hopes to extend its business to upstream raw materials by acquiring equity stakes.
Chinese official media report highlights tight EV battery supply
Xpeng Motors CEO He Xiaopeng personally waited a week at CATL to get the needed battery supply, the report said, citing previous media reports.