Xpeng increases the number of cities offering free lifetime charging for car owners to 100
Xpeng began offering the free service on September 26, 2020, when Beijing became the first city to offer free lifetime charging to Xpeng owners.
Chinese transportation regulator releases document to provide guidance on smart car development
China will encourage research on the traffic characteristics and impact mechanisms in the case of mixed autonomous driving and manual driving and support the establishment of a reliable and efficient operation monitoring system.
Shanghai extends policy of issuing free NEV plates until end of Feb, which could further boost sales of Tesla and Nio
As one of the cities with the largest number of cars, Shanghai's policy has a significant impact on the auto market. The city has extended its current policy of issuing free new energy vehicle plates as it expires in a few days.
China's official securities newspaper comments on Nio's soaring market value: Let the bullets fly a little longer
Nio's soaring market value is not an isolated case, and is bound to be discussed in the context of the dramatic changes in the entire new energy vehicle industry, said the Securities Times, China's official securities newspaper, in an article published on Wednesday.
Xpeng files patents related to autonomous driving
One of the patents relates to an automatic lane change method for vehicles, and the abstract shows that it will be able to predict the movement of a vehicle at the end of a lane change.
Analyst says China's new energy vehicle industry is like real estate on the eve of the 2000s price explosion
He believes that the industry is exploding, and investors who focus too much on short-term prices will lose long-term growth dividends.
CICC says 2021 will be first year of mass production of LiDAR in China
CICC believes that Huawei's LiDAR has excellent performance and will be equipped on models available in 2021, opening the first year of mass production.
World's first electric car with 5G capability faces chip shortage
There is currently a shortage of Huawei chips, and only 200 of the latest generation 5G vehicle modules (Baron 5000 chips) have all been provided to GAC AION.
Nio sends out invitations to media for Nio Day, will launch first sedan, 150kWh battery pack, NT2.0, 2nd-gen swap station on Jan 9
Nio says it will unveil its first sedan, a 150kWh battery pack, the next-generation autonomous driving technology platform called NT2.0, and a 2nd-generation swap station.
Nio to release new policy on Jan 3 to guarantee its used cars' transaction prices
"Nio will allocate funds to guarantee the value of its models in the used car market," said Qin Lihong, co-founder and president of the automaker.
