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Tesla Sold 54,391 China-Made Vehicles In October

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) sold 54,391 China-made vehicles in October, including 40,666 for export, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Monday. Tesla, which is making Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport-utility vehicles in Shanghai, sold 56,006…

Sha Steel Group, Hyzon Motors, And Guofu HEE Will Be Deploying 49-Ton Hydrogen Trucks In China For A Steel Shipment Trial.

Hyzon Motors Inc., a leading global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric commercial vehicles, announced today a joint demonstration project with Zhangjiagang Haili Terminal Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Fortune 500 company Sha Steel Group, the 4th largest steel…

EZGO Unveils A New Brand And Seven Independent Innovation Product Models

EZGO Technologies Ltd., a manufacturer of two- and three-wheeled electric vehicles in China, today announced the launch of its new “EZGO” brand with the release of seven new independent innovation models at the 39th China Electric Vehicle and Parts Exhibition…

CATL Breaks Ground On New 50 GWh Battery Plant

The Chinese lithium-ion battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) broke ground on a new lithium-ion battery production base in Yichun, east China’s Jiangxi Province. According to the company, the first phase of the project involves an investment of…

Gogoro Launches Battery Swapping In China

Gogoro, a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable urban mobility, today launched its leading battery swapping system in China, the largest two-wheel vehicle market in the world. Gogoro is partnering with China’s leading vehicle makers, Yadea…

World’s Largest EV Battery Maker To Buy A Lithium Miner

The world’s largest maker of electric-vehicle batteries has agreed to buy Canadian miner Millennial Lithium in a move to bolster its supply of key mineral lithium. Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) outbid rival Ganfeng Lithium‘s July C$353 million…

TotalEnergies And China Three Gorges Corporation Are Teaming Up To Build Over 11,000 High-Power Charging Points For Electric Vehicles In Wuhan And Hubei Provinces.

TotalEnergies and China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG, through its two affiliates CTG Capital and CTG Electric Energy) have signed an agreement to establish a Joint Venture in electric mobility in China. This equally owned company will develop Electric Vehicle (EV)…

JiDU Auto And Hesai Technology Join Hands To Build Smart Driving System

JiDU Auto, a smart electric vehicle venture between China’s tech giant Baidu and automaker Geely, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese LiDAR manufacturer Hesai Technology (Hesai) to co-develop safer and more efficient intelligent driving systems, according to JiDU Auto’s…

XPeng Signs An Agreement For The Zhaoqing Smart EV Manufacturing Base Phase Two Expansion Project, Which Will Increase Annual Design Production Capacity From 100,000 To 200,000 Units.

XPeng Inc., a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (Smart EV) company, announced it has signed an agreement with the Zhaoqing Municipal Government and the Zhaoqing High Technology Industry Development Zone to build the Phase Two expansion project of the XPeng…

Daimler Truck And CATL Expand Global Battery Partnership

Daimler Truck and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) are expanding their existing partnership related to batteries for electric trucks, started in 2019. The original deal was about CATL’s lithium-ion cell modules for upcoming Daimler’s series-produced electric trucks (Mercedes-Benz eActros,…