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NIO fulfills annual target of battery swap station deployment ahead of schedule
NIO fulfills annual target of battery swap station deployment ahead of schedule

NIO installed its 700th battery swap station in China on Dec. 10, hitting its annual target ahead of schedule, according to NIO’s press release.

Dec. 10 , 2021
Tesla Model 3’s new versions unveiled in MIIT’s patent images with lower e-motor output
Tesla Model 3’s new versions unveiled in MIIT’s patent images with lower e-motor output

The Tesla Model 3, currently one of hotter-selling all-electric sedan model in China, will soon get two new versions with lower e-motor power outputs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)’s documents.

Dec. 10 , 2021
BYD said to seek external IGBT supplies as semiconductor unit facing tight capacity
BYD said to seek external IGBT supplies as semiconductor unit facing tight capacity

BYD has placed an order worth over 100 million yuan ($15.762 million) to Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd. (Silan), a Chinese semiconductor manufacturer, for automotive-grade IGBTs

Dec. 9 , 2021
SAIC Motor, CATL’s battery system JV sees birth of first CTP tech-enabled battery pack
SAIC Motor, CATL’s battery system JV sees birth of first CTP tech-enabled battery pack

United Auto Battery System Co., Ltd., a 51/49 joint venture between SAIC Motor and CATL, recently put its first CTP (Cell to Pack) battery pack assembly line into operation with the first mass-produced E2 battery pack rolling off the line.

Dec. 8 , 2021
Gotion High-Tech starts building 50GWh battery manufacturing base in Hefei
Gotion High-Tech starts building 50GWh battery manufacturing base in Hefei

On Dec. 7, Gotion High-Tech broke ground on a new battery manufacturing base in Xinzhan High-tech Industrial Development Zone of Hefei city, the capital of east China’s Anhui province.

Dec. 8 , 2021
BYD breaks ground on NEV parts industrial park in Xi’an
BYD breaks ground on NEV parts industrial park in Xi’an

BYD saw the construction of a new industrial park dedicated to NEV component production commence on Dec. 5 in Xi'an, the capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province.

Dec. 6 , 2021