Electric Car

  • NIO says it has delivered battery swap service to users more than 1 million times

    As of October 5, 2020, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) has provided more than one million free battery swaps to users, with a maximum of more than 500 battery swaps for a single vehicle, NIO said today.

  • XPeng launches price protection policy in contrast to Tesla in China

    A recent price cut on the China-made Tesla Model 3 has sparked a lot of discontent among new car owners. Seemingly in response, the company's local rival, XPeng Motors, has taken the opportunity to introduce a price protection scheme for owners.

  • XPeng delivers a record 8,578 units in Q3, up 266% year on year

    Tesla's Chinese rival XPeng Motors said on October 4 that it delivered 8,578 vehicles in the third quarter, up 266 percent year on year and a new high for quarterly deliveries.

  • Can NIO become the most valuable car company in China?

    On June 10 of this year, Tesla's stock price surpassed $1,000 for the first time, overtaking Toyota as the world's largest car company by market capitalization.

  • Xpeng's founder is also a low-profile VC funder

    Apart from building cars, Xpeng Motors founder He Xiaopeng's LP portfolio has been little known.

  • With millions of products sold annually, is NIO Life being overlooked by investors?

    The outside world is now very familiar with NIO's successful customer operations.  During this year's epidemic, 69% of NIO's new car orders reportedly came from referrals from previous owners, and that number has reached about 40% since the epidemic eased.

  • Tesla confirms entry-level China-made Model 3 uses lithium iron phosphate batteries

    Tesla recently lowered the price of the entry-level China-made Model 3 again, which was speculated to be due to the model's use of lithium iron phosphate batteries, a speculation that has now been officially confirmed.

  • Li Auto delivers a record 8,660 vehicles in Q3, up 31% from Q2

    Chinese EV maker Li Auto delivered a record 8,660 vehicles in the third quarter of 2020, up 31.1 per cent from the second quarter and a new high for quarterly deliveries.

  • NIO delivers 12,206 vehicles in Q3, up 154% year-on-year

    Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) said today it delivered 12,206 vehicles in the three months to September 2020, up 154.3 percent from the same period last year.

  • Tesla China launches 2021 campus recruiting for engineering, manufacturing and R&D positions

    Tesla China has launched the 2021 campus recruitment, targeting 2021 graduates from November 2020 - October 2021, including engineering R&D, manufacturing, IT software R&D, operations, sales, delivery and after-sales service, and functional support positions.