Electric Car

  • Tesla apologizes for using older chips in some China-made Model 3s

    In response to some Chinese Model 3 owners claim that Tesla uses older versions of vehicle controller model of the China-made Model 3, Tesla today apologized and said it would replace the part for free.

  • BMW surpasses Tesla in global sales of new energy models in Jan

    As an electric vehicle company, Tesla has an absolute advantage in the manufacturing of electric vehicles. However, in the global new energy market in January, Tesla failed to maintain its top spot and was overtaken by BMW with a slight advantage.

  • Tesla accused of using hardware with lower capabilities than claimed in China

    When a group of car owners obtained the China-made Model 3s, rumors that the cars' installed hardware did not match the information reported by Tesla were reported on the Internet.

  • Nio will burn another 14 billion yuan before break even in 2023, report says

    Considering that Nio is carrying $1.5 billion in debt and that its free cash flow for fiscal 2019 is expected to be negative $1.4 billion (about 9.8 billion yuan), the recently announced new financing seems to be in vain, according to Bloomberg.

  • Toyota and FAW plan to build electric vehicle plant in Tianjin

    Japanese automaker Toyota and its partner FAW Group plan to build a new electric vehicle plant in Tianjin with a planned investment of about 8.5 billion yuan (about $1.22 billion), according to Reuters.

  • Nio's funding woes reflect challenges faced by Chinese EV startups

    At a time when many people thought that Nio had run out of life, a "knight in white" gave a helping hand when Nio was most difficult.

  • BYD Han EV boasts 0-60 MPH in less than 4 seconds

    Han EV, BYD's medium- and large-sized sedan, uses its self-developed "high-performance silicon carbide MOSFET motor control module" for the first time that can accelerate the car from 0 to 100 kilometers (0-60 miles) in less than 4 seconds, the company said.

  • Nio bets big for settling China headquarters in Hefei

    On the afternoon of February 25, Nio announced that the Nio EC6 mass production project was launched in Hefei, and a strategic cooperation framework agreement was signed with Hefei City.

  • BMW i3 2020 goes on sale in China, price down by 34,000 yuan

    The 2020 model of BMW's first new pure electric i3 was launched in China recently, with a price tag of 305,800 yuan ($43574).

  • More Tesla Model Y customers get March confirmation emails

    Tesla recently sent a long-range all-wheel drive (Long Range AWD) Model Y subscribers a confirmation receipt, saying that they would deliver their long-awaited electric crossovers in March, according to Teslarati.