Electric Vehicle

Thomas Ulbrich, a Volkswagen board member in charge of the electric vehicle business, said on Thursday that Tesla, a U.S. electric vehicle maker, is 10 years ahead of competitors in manufacturing electric vehicles and developing software.

Samsung has recently developed a solid-state battery that allows an electric vehicle (EV) to continue to travel for 500 miles (about 800 kilometers) when fully charged. This technology has greatly increased the power density of EV battery technology.

After producing about 20,000 units, the classic plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8 will be officially discontinued next month.

Xpeng's North American subsidiary already has half of its employees working from home, Tencent Auto quoted Xpeng insiders as saying on March 12.

Chinese electric car startup Xpeng Motors recently announced the latest information on the P7. In addition to the rear-drive super-long battery life of up to 706km, this time its unveiled other models with different NEDC mileages.

Tesla will probably sell about 10% fewer cars this year than previously expected because the coronavirus outbreak weighs on demand for vehicles, Morgan Stanley said in a note on Thursday.

Although Tesla's technology is commendable, the manufacturing process is not commendable, and Business Insider cited some Tesla employees (including those who have left and are still working titles).

China's passenger car sales in February 2020 fell 78.5% year-on-year and Nio's deliveries also fell 12.8% year-on-year.

Tesla was required to make corrections immediately to ensure production consistency and product quality and safety overs issues concerning "chip downgrade" on China-made Model 3s.

Tesla plans to increase its production capacity for certain car parts at its Shanghai factory, according to a document seen by Reuters,