Electric vehicle price cuts in recent months, or perhaps the past year we could say, have been superb for customers. But they’ve apparently been a bit brutal for automakers. Reports are that this should all get easier to manage since 15 Chinese automakers and Tesla* have signed a truce ending … [continued]
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our July 2019 edition.
If you are an observer of the Chinese EV market, you might have noticed a number of large automakers making big commitments to EV production in China, and new models being quickly released into the Chinese market. Let’s look at the Chinese EV mandate to understand why and then use a case study of the SOL e20x to understand how this is being done?
Welcome to the next issue of China x Cleantech, our June 2019 edition. Below I will inform you of rapid changes that are happening in China’s cleantech market. For our full China × Cleantech history, stroll over to the “Future Trends” section of our website. For last month’s edition, check here.
Chinese automaker JAC Motors (江淮汽车) launched an electric-only ride-hailing service called Hexing (Hexing on-line Hailing) (和行约车/Hexing Yueche) on the 9th of January in Hefei, Anhui, China. I have been monitoring this service since launch. Today, I will explain the service, its future expansion plan, and my experience in the vehicles.
Welcome to the next issue of China × Cleantech, our May 2019 edition.
The Auto Shanghai 2019 show was a great way to gauge how far China has come in the automotive industry. Gone are the copycat days. They’ve made way for new down-to-Earth and pragmatic Chinese mobility startups with mature goals. No double-digit growth this year, long-term viability and growth is the name of the game.
The Volkswagen Group has signed the initial letters of intent with the FAW Group and the Connected Vehicles Research Institute during a visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Berlin.
Of all the electric vehicles on the market, only Tesla’s Model S and Model X use small, cylindrical, 18650 battery cells (which Tesla gets from Panasonic). However, Chinese automaker JAC Motors is breaking away from the mold, and Samsung SDI (which is a juggernaut in the battery storage world) is showing that … [continued]
This article originally appeared on EV Obsession. Here’s an interesting announcement from Shanghai, but partly from a US EV company. Like with CODA, the effort seems to target delivering a relatively cheap and “somewhat made in America” all-electric car. But the question is whether or not it will be able … [continued]
