Author: Linda Ma

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…

The new BYD Seal was launched in China and is projected to be a serious challenger to the Tesla Model 3. The BYD Seal comes in a price range between 212,800-289,800 RMB (31,890-43,430 USD). BYD Seal uses the BYD e-platform 3.0 and adopts the latest CTB (Cell to Body) technology. The BYD Seal is the first vehicle to adopt CTB technology. The BYD Seal has a drag coefficient of 0.219 Cd – slightly better than the Porsche Taycan at 0.22 Cd. On the exterior, the BYD features long, narrow headlamps, a low hood, pop-out door handles, and a long taillight…

Polestar has cut its electric vehicle delivery target by 15,000 units to 50,000 units due to the lockdown that occurred in China due to the increase in Covid-19 infections. “The reduction for 2022 is 100% attributable to the lockdowns in China,” the electric-vehicle maker said in a statement. As a result of the COVID-19 lockdown in China, supply chains such as semiconductors and other components are hampered. These supply chain disruptions affect Polesatar’s ability to produce them. Polestar said it would seek to address supply chain challenges as it did in 2021 when it delivered 29,000 vehicles. Polestar has added…

Gogoro announced total revenue in the first quarter of 2022 of $94.5 million, up 61 percent over Q1 2021. Gogoro’s revenue consists of hardware sales and Gogoro Network sales, and enterprise customers for battery swapping services. Hardware sales dominated Gogoro’s revenue in Q1 2022 at $65.1 million. This amount is an increase of 87.1 percent from $34.8 million sold in Q1 2021. Gogoro sees this as an increase in its market share in its home market in Taiwan. this can be seen from the registration of Gogoro scooters which rose 57.7 percent for Q1 2022 compared to the same period…

BYD launched a technology called CTB (Cell To Body) last Friday. The first electric vehicle model to integrate this technology is the BYD Seal electric sedan. CTB technology allows the battery to be integrated into the vehicle body itself. Previously, most electric vehicles used CTP (Cell To Pack) technology, that is, the battery cells were directly integrated into the battery pack. CTP technology has been used in Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y, XPeng P7 and other models in the last two years. The CTB technology allows the sandwich structure originally used for the battery to be used throughout the…

Denza is unpopular in Asia. This is because the brand is a joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz. BYD is one of the largest electric car manufacturers in China. Recently Denza introduced the D9 MPV which is only sold specifically for the local Chinese market. Consumers can choose two powertrains. The first is a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), using a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine combined with an electric motor. Denza claims, this PHEV version can cover a distance of 970 km-1040 km. Then, there is a second option that uses fully electric drive, All Wheel Drive (AWD), and a mileage of…

The Denza D9 is a new MPV that is booming in China. Denza itself is a car brand issued by the collaboration between BYD China and Mercedes-Benz. In terms of dimensions, the Denza D9 is much larger than the Alphard. This car measures 5,520 mm long, 1,960 mm wide and 1,920 mm tall. While the wheelbase reaches 3,110 mm. The Denza D9 so far has only been marketed specifically for the Chinese local market. There, consumers can choose from two powertrains. The first is a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), using a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine combined with an electric motor. In…

NIO made its debut on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) on Friday 20 May 2022. NIO’s presence on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) makes it the first car company to be listed in three locations. NIO shares closed higher Friday in their first trading day in Singapore. NIO shares started trading at $16.90 and rose as high as $20.29 on the Singapore exchange. The stock closed at $17.30. “Today marks a new milestone for NIO. The listing on the SGX is of great importance to NIO’s global business development. NIO has further strengthened its footing in…

Nissan has introduced the Nissan Sakura to enliven the Kei car class in Japan (20/5). The Nissan Sakura was launched as one of Nissan’s first electric Kei cars developed with Mitsubishi. Yup, almost simultaneously with the launch of Sakura, Mitsubishi also introduced its ‘brother’ namely the Mitsubishi eK X EV. “The new Nissan Sakura follows in the footsteps of LEAF and the Ariya as a mass electric car,” said Asako Hoshino, Executive Vice President of Nissan. “We believe it will be a breakthrough for the Japanese market and make electric cars more accessible to Japanese consumers,” added Hoshino. Like other…