China 2019 Electric Vehicle Market Share Grows To 4.7% Despite Tighter Incentives

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 03:15:38 +0000

2019 electric vehicle market share in the world’s largest auto market, China, increased from 4.5% to 4.7%, even after a significant trimming of incentives from July

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NIO’s Q3 Financials Are In

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:48:39 +0000

NIO Day EC6 Unveiling. Photo: Nicolas Zart CleanTechnicaFresh from Shenzhen where NIO unveiled its new EC6 and an updated ES8 at its packed NIO Day, the company also announced its Q3 earnings before the end of the calendar year. Despite a tumultuous 2019 in which NIO maneuvered the end of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) subsidies and a battery recall (partly due to the battery company), it managed to increase sales towards the end of the year

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NIO Unveils EC6 In Front Of Cheering Home Crowd

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 04:59:04 +0000

NIO Day EC6 Unveiling. Photo: Nicolas Zart CleanTechnicaCleanTechnica was in the middle of a wild crowd of NIO fans tonight waiting for the rumors to be confirmed, and we weren’t disappointed. The new NIO EC6 electric crossover, presumably aimed at the Model Y market, was revealed with fanfare. That joins the ES6 and

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“Model 3 & The Disciples” — China EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000

When you find yourself in times of trouble, Model 3 comes to thee Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in this hour of darkness, it is standing right in front of thee Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

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NIO Power & Xpeng Motors Team Up On Battery Charging Service

Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:17:46 +0000

Two of my favorite electric vehicle (EV) startups are teaming up, and that is good news for the industry. NIO and Xpeng Motors are teaming up in China, and it should raise a sense of urgency in the West for more EV mobility companies to collaborate

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China EV Sales Report — GAC Aion S The Only Ray Of Light In A Depressed Market

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 21:40:59 +0000

There seems to be no end to the incentives blues, with the Chinese plug-in market plunging 46% year over year (YoY), and this time both powertrain technologies crashed at the same speed (-47% for BEVs, -46% for PHEVs), a worrying drop, considering the overall market was down just 6% Yo

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How Hard Is It To Do What Tesla Has Done? Very.

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:44:05 +0000

How hard can it be to build a great electric car? After all, a Silicon Valley startup, founded by a group of engineers with little or no experience in the auto industry, managed to produce a blockbuster automobile in a mere 10 years, and has now become the USA’s most valuable automaker. A couple of electric motors, some laptop batteries, a barrel full of chutzpah, and you’re in, right

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Tesla Model 3, GAC Aion S, & BMW 530Le Shine In Depressed Chinese EV Market — EV Sales Report

Credit to Author: Jose Pontes| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 02:21:12 +0000

There seem to be no end to the end-of-incentives hangover in China, with the Chinese plug-in market dropping a steep 27% year over year (YoY), and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) crashing 45% YoY last month. Additionally, BEVs finally got dragged into the red ink, dropping a harsh 20% in September. The overall auto market was not so catastrophic, sliding down just 6% Yo

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The Many EV Startups That Were Supposed To Threaten Tesla But Didn’t

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 23:00:54 +0000

Over the years, as we’ve noted several times, certain electric vehicles from traditional automakers have been hyped as “Tesla killers” (mostly by members of the media and Wall Street, not the automakers). Those EVs have not turned out to be Tesla killers. On the contrary, the Tesla Model 3 is the top selling EV in the world and several of these “killers” have very limited sales

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