Will the Chinese use Canada as their North American beachhead? This story has been updated with additional details and recalculation of the forecasts. As Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers look beyond Europe and Southeast Asia, Canada is quietly emerging as the most realistic entry point into North America. It combines stringent … [continued]
As Zach recently posted, BYD’s sales were down 30.7% in January. BYD sold 210,051 NEVs, which still put it in first place, well ahead of Geely with 124,252. Geely, however, also sells ICE vehicles, which saw significant sales growth to bring their total to 270,167. Due to selling primarily ICE … [continued]
The latest news from Foxconn, BYD, and Nigeria shows that the transition to electric mobility is happening all around the world.
CHANGAN Auto and CATL of China are the partners behind a new electric passenger car powered by sodium-ion batteries, with a range-extender option and battery swapping opportunities, too.
Several accounts on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu (RedNote) have revealed images of the next generation of BYD “Flash Chargers” (aka “megawatt chargers”). According to the label on the plastic wrap surrounding the charge gun, the 1000V DC chargers offer up to 1200 kW of charging power, presumably for each … [continued]
ChatGPT generated this comparison of how fleet payments evolved in the United States, Europe, and China, highlighting fragmentation, integration, and mobile-first leapfrogging.
The announcement that WEX, a major US fleet card provider, can finally combine gasoline and public EV charging into one card, one account, and one invoice lands as a small milestone that only looks novel if the frame of reference is strictly American. For US fleet operators, this closes a … [continued]
Backbone for Intelligent Connected Vehicles - Volkswagen Group’s first self-developed zonal electronic architecture — the CEA — is entering series production.
Volkswagen Group China started on-schedule production of the first vehicle built on its China Electronic Architecture (CEA), the Group’s first zonal electronic architecture. Developed, tested and produced entirely in China, the VW ID. UNYX 07 is the tech trailblazer for a new generation of Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICV). The CEA is … [continued]
Renewable energy in China is surging, with follow on effects that impact the entire world community on the way to the future.
So far this month, we have seen global trade start to realign on multiple fronts. Past relationships are failing. New alliances are forming. Canada created an opening for Chinese EVs. The UK is headed to China to repair the relationship between the two countries. Finland is also looking for a … [continued]
US energy policy notwithstanding, China is seeking new opportunities to accelerate the global energy transition among Gulf states (cropped, courtesy of International Renewable Energy Agency).
US energy policy notwithstanding, China is seeking new opportunities to accelerate the global energy transition among Gulf states.
