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Great Wall Motors (GWM) has developed a hydrogen fuel cell technology that is ready for launch in the near future. The hydrogen fuel cell technology developed by Great Wall Motors will be applied to one of its luxury car products. The Chinese media report, CLS, did not specify what type of car GWM will make, but this is rumored to be a major breakthrough. Hydrogen cars must have sturdy tanks to hold pressurized and solid fuel. “Great Wall Motor’s fuel cell passenger vehicle brands and products are ready internally. It was originally planned to be launched in the second quarter…

Chinese automaker Geely is seeking to produce more electric vehicles by building a second battery factory. Geely built its second power plant in Guling district, China, with a production capacity of 12 gigawatt hours (GWh). The plant will add to existing production from its first plant, which is located in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi province. It is estimated that construction of the new project will take 24 months, with plans to start trial production by the end of 2023. The new facility will have a final capacity of up to 30 GWh and will be used for research, as well as…

NIO currently opening a job vacancy related to the manufacture of electric vehicles in the US. That has led to speculation the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer will open a factory in the US, cnevpost reported. The job vacancies opened by NIO are overseas manufacturing campus planning specialist, body process specialist for overseas projects, overseas planning and infrastructure specialist, and overseas logistics project manager. Position Campus planning specialist has a job description responsible for two or more complete master plan projects with at least one in the US. See also: Nio plans $32.8 million investment to build lithium-ion battery labs and…

Successfully making its first debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November last year, the Mifa 9 electric car from Maxus was re-released to pamper MPV consumers in the UK market in late 2022. The Mifa 9 made by Maxus is specially designed using a Lithium-ion battery from CATL with a capacity of 90 kWh and can reach 323 miles / 520km (NEDC) on just one charge. The MIFA 9 measures 5,270 mm in length, 2,000 mm in width, 1,840 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 3,200 mm. With a cabin that is quite spacious, the Maxus Mifa…

China’s electric vehicle sales in 2021 will reach 3.3 million units. the number increased by 100% compared to the previous year. This amount is half of the world’s electric vehicle sales, according to the Global Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022 data released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). As an illustration, sales of electric vehicles in European countries in 2021 will be 2.3 million units. That’s up 65% over the previous year. United States (US) electric vehicle sales in 2021, 630,000 units. That’s up 100 percent over the previous year. Thus, China’s sales of electric vehicles are the world’s largest. In…

Recently, one of the manufacturers from China, BAIC has just launched one of their tough SUV line ups called BJ60. What’s interesting is that this car combines the concept of 2 powerful SUV cars, namely the Jeep Wrangler and Toyota Land Cruiser with the use of designs that are also taken directly from these two cars. BAIC BJ60 really has a very boxy shape, tough, and has a very large size. The length of this car reaches 5,020 mm, then has a width of 1,925 mm, a height of 1,955 mm, and a wheelbase of 2,820 mm. It’s no wonder…

Japanese company Asahi Kasei is celebrating its 100th anniversary by launching the AKXY2 concept car. The futuristic pod-shaped concept car is visually similar to the Wienermobile in every way. The futuristic pods are designed to create sustainable vehicles and meet future mobility needs in terms of automation and electrification. This concept car features a ‘split’ body with a slim bottom and top glass canopy. Then the door model folds down to provide access to the cabin. Other features include a lighting unit, aerodynamic wheel covers and use of S-SBR tires made of bio-based butadiene and low rolling resistance. The futuristic…

Electric vehicle sales in China will triple to 3.3 million by 2021. This is half of the world’s total electric vehicle population. One reason for this is that the average price of electric vehicles is only 10% more than conventional offerings, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This is in contrast to the price of electric vehicles in the main market which are 45% to 50% more expensive than conventional offerings. The IEA in its annual Global Electric Vehicle Outlook released Monday said electric vehicles sold in China were smaller than in other markets. This reduces the price gap…

Vietnam is at the forefront of Southeast Asian countries in electric vehicle technology. They are ready to compete with the world’s automotive giants to compete in the electric vehicle market of Asia and the United States. To meet this goal, VinFast is moving its legal and financial headquarters to Singapore and is preparing to go public and manufacture its first cars for the US and European markets. This was explained by the CEO of VinFast, Le Thi Thu Thuy, to Reuters, Wednesday 24 May. VinFast will start building the VF8 sports vehicle (SUV) next week, with production of its own…

Volkswagen’s chief executive, Herbert Diess, believes his company can become the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles by 2025, beating Elon Musk’s Tesla. Diess said easing supply chain issues could likely help create momentum for the German auto giant over the coming months. “The market is always about the future,” Diess said while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday (05/24/2022), quoted from CNBC International. “Tesla is currently leading the way when it comes to EVs, is probably the most digital car company as well and they have several advantages.” “We are still targeting to follow and…

When several countries began to open up and relax health protocols, China even went into lockdown again due to the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases. With China back in lockdown, the head of DHL Group’s Deutsche Post shipping business said China’s lockdown had a bigger impact on global supply chains than the war in Ukraine. “After many countries normalize, long bottlenecks in US and European ports may occur. It will certainly take longer than we thought until the world trade system returns to normal,” said Tim Scharwath of DHL. Scharwath said that global supply chain problems may be getting…

NIO invested $32.8 million to build an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery laboratory and a cell pilot production line in Shanghai, where its global headquarters are located. Construction of the project is expected to take place between August and October this year, and NIO will lease buildings with a total floor area of ​​over 22,000 square meters. The information comes from an environmental assessment report displayed on the official website of the Shanghai Municipal Government. See also: Overall NIO users have accumulated more than 5 billion km of driving In the report this R&D laboratory is designed to explore the charge…

Automaker from China, Chery, launched a tiny electric car that has the ability to cover a distance of up to 408 km. Named Chery QQ Wujie Pro, the electric car is an eco-friendly version of the legendary Chery QQ model. QQ Wujie Pro has a mileage of 408 km or twice the ability of Chery QQ Ice Cream which can only reach a distance of 170 km. The Wujie Pro gets a 40.3 kWh lithium-ion battery pack and there is also a smaller battery option, which is 30.6 kWh for a range of 301 km. It should be noted, however,…

The Chinese government will extend subsidies for electric vehicles to spur new car sales and economic growth in the country. Subsidies for electric vehicles in China will end this year, but the Ministry of Information and Industrial Technology, is considering continuing subsidies until 2023. According to Northcarolinatime.com, Monday (23/5/2022), the Chinese government has not specified how cheap it is and which electric vehicles are eligible for the subsidy. One of the planned measures is to reduce the planned 10 percent tax on electric vehicle purchases. See also: Global sales of electric vehicles overtake hybrid cars for first time in 2021…

Production capacity at Giga Shanghai will be returned to levels before the city’s Covid-19 lockdown on Tuesday, according to an internal memo. Daily production at the Giga Shanghai will be increased to 2,600 electric vehicles from Tuesday, according to the report. The move will bring Tesla’s weekly production to nearly 16,000 electric vehicles, compared with about 1,000 produced on Monday, the report said. See also: Tesla will have fully autonomous cars without need for driver next year, Elon Musk says Previously, Tesla had targeted returning production capacity to pre-lockdown levels by May 16, but an updated report says Tesla has…

Zhiji Motors driver Wei Pengda, aka Panda, drove his Zhiji L7 electric car to spin on a wet track in Shanghai, China, and managed to drift for 258 laps for 27.12 miles. Wie drove an electric car while drifting for almost 1 hour 6 minutes. Guinness World Records said the feat broke the record for longest drift car for an electric vehicle on a wet surface. The previous world record, which was 26.2 miles (42.155 km), was set by driver Dennis Retera in a Porsche Taycan in August 2020. If you don’t know too much about the Zhiji L7, it’s…

A BYD executive provided details on the company’s plans to launch a premium sub-brand. Li Yunfei, general manager of BYD Auto’s brand and PR division, said on Weibo that the BYD premium sub-brand and its logo will be unveiled in the third quarter and the first model will be introduced in the fourth quarter. BYD’s premium sub-brand will use cutting-edge technology and represent its strongest capabilities in electrification and intelligence, he said. For the price, BYD premium sub-brand products are in the RMB 800,000 ($119,520) – RMB 1.5 million ($224,450) range, Li said. See also: BYD Seal Electric Sedan Has…

The Zhiji L7 is a sports sedan produced by Zhiji Auto, a joint venture between SAIC, Zhangjang Hi-Tech and Alibaba Group. The interesting thing about Zhijin L7 is about 11 thousand watts of wireless charging, which is claimed in 1 hour of charging can make the L7 run as far as 80 km. There are two variants that are distinguished based on the battery. L7 with a 93 kWh battery can go as far as 615 km. While the L7 with a 118 kWh battery is able to give the L7 a range of 1,000 km on a single full…

Geely and Farasis have started construction of a new battery factory in China. The plant will initially be designed for an annual capacity of 12 gigawatt hours. The final capacity will reach 30 GWh. The factory is located in the Fuling district of Chongqing city, southwest China. The plant will be used for R&D and manufacture of cells, modules and battery packs. It takes about 24 months for the construction of the factory. This will be the second plant of the Geely and Farasis joint venture. Geely and Farasis Energy want to encourage the expansion of the battery factory with…

Overall all NIO users had logged more than 5 billion kilometers of driving as of May 21, the Chinese electric vehicle company said on its app. NIO said the first billion kilometers were recorded in 846 days, and rose from 4 billion to 5 billion kilometers in just 113 days. NIO has cumulatively reduced carbon emissions by 328,709 tonnes through the use of clean energy, the equivalent of planting about 18.26 million trees, according to the company. Of all NIO users, 3,126 users have driven more than 100,000 kilometers. Meanwhile 54 users have crossed 200,000 kilometers and two have exceeded…