Shares of China’s Xiaomi Jump on News of its First EV Launch
Shares of Xiaomi jumped 12% on Tuesday after the company said it would start deliveries of its first electric vehicle (EV) this month. The tech giant, which is China’s fifth largest maker of smartphones, is venturing into the world’s top…
Li Auto Mega EV Is A 5.5 Second Sleeper That Recoups 311 Miles In 12 Minutes
Almost a decade since its debut in the Chinese market in 2015, and after exclusively peddling ‘extended range’ electric vehicles driven by a gasoline engine, Li Auto has finally rolled out its very first fully electric car. Dubbed the Mega…
IM Motors Raises US$1.1 Billion in One of China EV Brands’ Biggest Recent Deals
IM MOTORS, a premium electric vehicle brand of state-owned Chinese automaker SAIC, said on Friday (Mar 1) it has raised more than US$1.1 billion to work on new smart car models and technologies. IM Motors’ Series B round of equity…
BYD Unveils $233,450 EV to rival Ferrari, Lamborghini
BYD Co debuted its most expensive car on Sunday, a 1.68 million yuan ($233,450) high-performance fully-electric supercar pitted against gas-guzzling options offered by rivals such as Ferrari NV and Lamborghini. The Yangwang U9 will initially be for the China market,…
Ford CEO Open to Working With Rivals to Compete With China
Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley said on Thursday the automaker is reworking its electric vehicle strategy to compete with Chinese rivals, and opened the door to collaboration with other automakers to cut EV battery costs. BYD and other low-cost Chinese…
Europe Moves to End Reliance on China EVs With €4.4bn Factory Plans
Two of Europe’s largest car makers Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz have raised about €4.4 billion to set up three new electric vehicle (EV) gigafactories across the European Union (EU) in the coming years. The companies said in a press release on…
Global EV Sales Up 69% y/y in Jan
Global electric vehicle sales jumped 69% in January from a year earlier but were down 26% from December, reflecting subsidy cuts or tighter rules in Germany and France and seasonally weaker sales in China. Sales of fully-electric cars, or battery…
U Power Announces Market Validation Phase of Shared Battery Swapping Solution for Two- and Four-wheeled EVs
U Power Limited (Nasdaq: UCAR) (the “Company” or “U Power”), a vehicle sourcing services provider with a vision to becoming a comprehensive EV battery power solution provider in China, today announced that their shared battery swapping solution designed for both…
BorgWarner Strengthens eMotor Business With XPeng
BorgWarner has begun eMotor rotor and stator production for XPeng Motors, a leading Chinese Smart EV company. The product will be used on the X9 MPV as well as XPeng’s next electric B-class sedan, with start of production planned for…
Ford’s Developing A Cheap EV Platform To Fend Off Tesla And Chinese EVs
A small team within Ford has spent the last two years developing a low-cost platform for smaller electric vehicles, CEO Jim Farley said on Tuesday. “We made a bet in silence two years ago,” Farley told investors during the company’s…
