Why would you build electric vehicle charging bays in the middle of the Gobi Desert? “If you build it, they will come?” They certainly will — going by the latest stats coming out. China is building out the highways and necessary electric vehicle support infrastructure throughout its less developed northwestern … [continued]
Chinese EVs achieve greater emissions reductions over time due to improved efficiency and a greener power grid, states a study. While over 10% of Chinese car sales are now electric, the entire life cycle of EVs still generates carbon emissions. Shaojun Zhang and colleagues conducted comprehensive “cradle-to-grave” assessments of EVs … [continued]
China has trimmed its EV incentives by 30% for most cars. Tesla has raised prices in China twice nonetheless.
The plugin electric vehicle market has exploded in the past year (in a good way), thanks especially to the European Union requiring that automakers sell more efficient vehicles (EVs) or pay big fines. All of a sudden, automakers have discovered that consumers will indeed buy millions of EVs if you … [continued]
The Volkswagen ID.3, Europe’s second best selling electric car in the first half of 2021, is finally making its way into the Chinese market, the largest auto market and largest electric car market in the world. It appeared at the Chengdu Motor Show today, and pre-bookings of the electric hatchback … [continued]
XPeng is on a bit of a roll. After passing the 50,000 vehicle milestone with the P7, setting new sales records two months in a row, and leading the Chinese EV startup market, the Guangzhou-based company has announced that the XPeng P7 has the absolute highest safety rating of all … [continued]
It’s been a few months since we looked at electric vehicle market share trends in several top markets, so it’s time for another deep dive. Six static charts are included in this article with commentary before them, to examine EV market share changes from 2020 compared to the first 5 … [continued]
In its quest to be the largest battery manufacturer in the world, CATL will build an 80 GWh battery factory in Shanghai.
Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris Auto industry analysts disagree about the timeline for the electrification of the world’s transport system, but there’s one thing they all agree on: China has pulled far ahead of the US. A recent article in The Atlantic by Michael Schuman, the author of several books about … [continued]
We cover every angle and every corner of the electric vehicle market. We’ve done so for years. I’ve been calling the 2020s the decade of batteries and the decade of autonomy, because I think these are the two most important portions of the transportation market in the coming years. Tesla … [continued]
