Gasgoo Daily: CATL Unveils 2035 Carbon Neutrality Roadmap; Geely Auto H1 Revenue Hits New High; VOYAH Passion S Hits Market

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CATL Reveals Its 2035 Value-Chain Carbon Neutrality Roadmap

On August 17,CATL held its Core Operations Carbon Neutrality Conference, where it announced that it had achieved carbon neutrality across its core operations by the end of 2025.

CATL said it is the only battery company globally to have achieved core operational carbon neutrality at a TWh-level shipment scale.

The company also systematically disclosed its roadmap toward value-chain carbon neutrality by 2035, marking a shift from reducing emissions within its own operations to building a lower-carbon industrial ecosystem.

CATL's next target is to achieve carbon neutrality across the entire value chain—from mineral resources to finished batteries—by 2035.

The reason for this broader focus is that more than 80% of the carbon emissions across CATL's product life cycle come from the supply chain, with total supply-chain emissions exceeding five times those from its core operations.

To address this, CATL has built what it describes as the lithium-battery industry's first full-chain carbon-data traceability platform, covering mining, raw-material refining, material synthesis and component manufacturing.

The platform has already completed carbon-data accounting for more than 100 core Tier-1 suppliers, with further carbon-reduction plans covering raw-material R&D, raw-material production, logistics and transportation, and recycling.

Geely Automobile Reports Record First-Half Revenue and 46% Growth in Core Net Profit

On August 17,Geely Automobile Holdings Limited ("Geely Automobile") released its 2026 interim results.

In the first half of 2026, Geely's total sales exceeded 1.42 million vehicles, reaching a record high for the same period.

Revenue reached RMB 173.6 billion, up 15% year on year and marking a historical high.

Core net profit attributable to shareholders reached RMB 9.68 billion, up 46% year on year.

Gross margin increased to 17.9%, while core net profit per vehicle rose 45% year on year to RMB 6,806.

Overseas markets became an increasingly important growth driver: Geely Automobile sold more than 474,000 vehicles overseas in the first half, exceeding its full-year 2025 export volume, with overseas sales up 158% year on year.

The company therefore raised its 2026 overseas sales target from 640,000 to 920,000 vehicles, while aiming to reach 1 million vehicles in annual overseas sales.

By the first half of 2026, Geely Automobile had covered 114 overseas core markets, entered 17 emerging markets, and expanded its overseas offline network to more than 2,000 outlets.

VOYAH Passion S Hits Market With 800V Architecture and Huawei ADS 5

On August 15, Dongfeng Motor's VOYAH officially put the Passion S, onto the market. The model is described by the brand as its first global technology FUV.

Three versions are available: Four-LiDAR Rear-Wheel-Drive Max, Four-LiDAR Rear-Wheel-Drive Ultra, and Four-LiDAR All-Wheel-Drive Ultra+.

The official guidance prices range from RMB 229,900 to RMB 279,900.

The Passion S is built on an 800V high-voltage silicon-carbide platform.

The rear-wheel-drive version uses a 300kW permanent-magnet motor, while the all-wheel-drive version uses dual front and rear motors with a combined peak output of 475kW.

Its maximum CLTC range reaches 740km, while 5C super-fast charging can add 474km of range in 10 minutes.

On the driver assistance side, the vehicle is among the first globally to feature Huawei Qiankun ADS 5 system with a four-LiDAR setup, together with the new HarmonySpace 5.2 system.

Its sensor suite includes one 896-line dual-optical-path imaging LiDAR, three solid-state blind-spot LiDARs, and 33 high-performance sensors in total, enabling 360-degree imaging-level perception.