Category: eMobility

XPENG and NIO are a similar age, young EV startups from China that highlight their smart tech and have been advancing the EV revolution. More or less, they have grown at a similar rate, and in waves have reached greater and greater heights. Of course, they are different countries with ... [continued]

Establishment of automotive battery supply chain partnership in North America TOKYO & NOVI, Michigan & DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei and Toyota Tsusho have established a strategic partnership for the supply of automotive lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator in North America. Their respective subsidiaries in the U.S., Asahi ... [continued]

'Why not pass it under the gate not over the gate?'

Avangrid works with Tyba to enhance energy storage development strategy and identify potential locations for siting storage assets ORANGE, Connecticut — Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, this week announced it has successfully completed a strategic pilot project with Tyba, an energy analytics and ... [continued]

Hangzhou, Zhejiang — ONVO, NIO’s second brand, officially kickstarted the sale of its Smart Large-Space Flagship SUV, the L90, in Hangzhou. The L90 offers two seat layouts: six-seater and seven-seater, with price starting at RMB 265,800, or RMB 179,800 with the battery subscription (BaaS) option. Deliveries of the six-seater version ... [continued]

‘If Toyota or Nissan or Honda opened a restaurant I would steer clear.’

Polestar has reportedly closed all of its Chinese stores aside from one in Shanghai. Could it exit China soon?

NIO achieved 21,017 deliveries in July. That was 12,675 deliveries from the NIO brand, 5,976 deliveries from the family-oriented ONVO brand, and 2,366 deliveries from the new firefly brand of small but high-end cars. NIO boasted that this means its sales rose 25.2% in the first seven months of the ... [continued]

One of America's biggest charging networks is keeping its foot on the accelerator, despite a rough patch for the EV market.