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Chinese geek converts Li ONE into a ...... 'tank'

Chinese EV maker Li Auto's only model, the Li ONE, is positioned as a comfortable family car, but one Chinese geek has transformed it into a "tank". A video posted today by Han Lu, a veteran car critic, and chief content officer of laosiji.com, shows his team replacing all four wheels of a Li ONE…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/24/chinese-geek-converts-li-one-into-a-tank/
NIO releases NIO OS 2.9.0, featuring parking assist and summoning

Chinese EV maker NIO released NIO OS 2.9.0 on January 25, pushing it in batches via FOTA to ES8, ES6 and EC6 vehicles with version 2.7.0 and above. The update features Self-Automatic Parking Assist with Fusion, which combines surrounding view cameras with ultrasonic radars to understand the immediate environment more accurately. With the upgrade, the…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/nio-releases-nio-os-2-9-0-featuring-parking-assist-and-summoning/
Huawei files new patent for vehicle powertrain

On January 22, Chinese technology giant Huawei applied a new patent for "reducer, powertrain and vehicle", according to data provider Qichacha. The reducer can be applied to pure electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles with extended-range technology, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and other new energy vehicles. The reducer realizes power-shock-free gear shifting by eliminating synchronizing rings…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/huawei-files-new-patent-for-vehicle-powertrain/
Electric car users will not consider buying fuel cars again, report says

Electric vehicle owners will not go back to gasoline cars, according to a recent J.D. Power study of US electric vehicle users. The report points out that although pure electric cars are still immature and needed progress, the majority of pure electric car owners are still satisfied with their own cars. Even if they want…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/electric-car-users-will-not-consider-buying-fuel-cars-again-report-says/
iFlytek says it provides smart voice technology for NIO, BYD, XPeng

Chinese technology company iFlytek said in an investor exchange platform that NIO, BYD, and XPeng Motors all use its intelligent voice technology. iFlytek continues to be the No. 1 brand for intelligent voice interaction in China's cars, and in-car voice applications continue to expand, the company said. Founded in 1999, iFlytek is an intelligent speech…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/iflytek-says-it-provides-smart-voice-technology-for-nio-byd-xpeng/
GAC NIO's new patent captures and monitors drivers' physiological data

Chinese electric vehicle maker GAC NIO has filed a new patent for a "health adjustment system" that collects physiological data from the vehicle's driver, according to data provider Qichacha. The system is used in vehicles and includes a physiological data collection device and a central controller. Based on physiological data from the collection device, the…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/gac-nios-new-patent-captures-and-monitors-drivers-physiological-data/
Chinese academician calls for accelerated development of solid-state batteries

"The new generation of batteries is solid-state batteries or a gradual transition to all-solid-state lithium batteries," said Chen Liquan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, in a recent speech at the 2021 China EV100 Forum. The current battery is the lithium-ion battery, and the electrolyte is a flammable liquid electrolyte, which can easily…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/chinese-academician-calls-for-accelerated-development-of-solid-state-batteries/
Shanghai to add 10,000 public charging piles in 2021

Shanghai will add 10,000 public charging piles, 15 cab charging demonstration stations, and 10 shared charging pile demonstration communities in 2021, according to a plan released today. Shanghai will also add electric bicycle charging facilities for 500 residential communities, and add fire-fighting facilities for 1,000 existing electric bicycle communal charging places in old neighborhoods. The…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/shanghai-to-add-10000-public-charging-piles-in-2021/
GAC NIO CEO Liao Bing says he has formally resigned

Liao Bing, the CEO of GAC NIO, a joint venture between GAC Group and NIO, announced on Weibo today that he has officially resigned as CEO of GAC NIO and all executive positions in its subsidiaries and branches on January 22. (Automatic translation of Liao's Weibo page) The announcement of his departure was made at…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/25/gac-nio-ceo-liao-bing-says-he-has-formally-resigned/
XPeng president says upgraded autopilot system will have 40 new features

XPeng Motors' upgraded autopilot system will have 40 new features, says the Chinese EV maker's president Brian Gu (Gu Hongdi). Gu said during a Bloomberg interview that XPeng has noted the chip shortage, but it was not affected. XPeng uses high-end chips with controlled usage, Gu said. XPeng plans to launch its third model this year…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/xpeng-president-says-upgraded-autopilot-system-will-have-40-new-features/
New car with Huawei DriveONE electric drive system launched, boasting an NEDC range of over 1,000km

Chinese new energy vehicle brand SERES launched the SERES SF5 Free Expedition version at its launch event on January 25, which is said to be the world's first mass-produced electric vehicle with a range of more than 1,000 km using extended range technology. The vehicle is equipped with SERES' newly developed intelligent extended-range system and…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/new-car-with-huawei-driveone-electric-drive-system-launched/
China's electric vehicles increase prices across the board, according to CCTV

Several electric vehicle makers have issued notices that their products will increase prices, according to a CCTV survey. Although it is currently the off-season for sales, many offline stores said they have received price increase notices from manufacturers. Among them, two-wheeled vehicles, three-wheeled vehicles, and four-wheeled vehicles have all seen price increases ranging from a…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/chinas-electric-vehicles-increase-prices-across-the-board/
XPeng adds 145 new charging stations in China's Yangtze River Delta region

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng Motors announced Tuesday that it has expanded services of free lifetime charging for owners to 25 cities in China's Yangtze River Delta region, adding 145 new charging stations to bring the total to 326. The number of charging stations increased from 52 to 94 in Shanghai, from 59 to 124…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/xpeng-adds-145-new-charging-stations-in-chinas-yangtze-river-delta-region/
Faraday Future said to file for US listing in two weeks at earliest

Faraday Future (FF), the electric car company founded by Jia Yueting, an entrepreneur who in October 2019 filed for bankruptcy in the US after running up billions of dollars in personal debt, will file for listing in the US through SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) and announce its financing in China in within two weeks…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/faraday-future-said-to-file-for-us-listing-in-two-weeks-at-earliest/
WM Motor's W6 to start pre-sale in March

WM Motor, NIO's local rival, will open the pre-sale of its recently announced mid-sized all-electric SUV WM W6 in March 2021, according to cet.com.cn. Relying on a full vehicle solution of 5 millimeter-wave radars, 7 HD cameras, and 12 ultrasonic radars, the WM W6 is equipped with a self-driving computing platform -- ACU, developed in…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/wm-motors-w6-to-start-pre-sale-in-march/
Will OPPO be next tech giant to enter car-making industry?

Chinese cell phone maker OPPO has applied for car-related patents including "collision avoidance alert", "vehicle control", "vehicle positioning" and "distance measurement method", indicating that it may also be entering the car sector. OPPO may, like Huawei, develop and produce control chips for cars in the short term, promoting its own smart ecology and driverless technology…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/will-oppo-be-next-tech-giant-to-enter-car-making-industry/
BYD files patent for wearable device with car-finding function

BYD has applied for a patent for a "wearable device with a car finding function" with a filing date of December 2017, which was only recently made public, according to data provider Tianyancha. The patent abstract shows that the patent relates to a wearable device with a car-finding function that enables users to quickly find…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/byd-files-patent-for-wearable-device-with-car-finding-function/
BYD reportedly to buy Aston Martin at valuation of $5.7 billion

Chinese automaker BYD is preparing to buy Aston Martin at a valuation of 37 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) and help the British luxury car brand achieve full electrification, mydrivers.com quoted rumors as saying. Aston Martin has only just turned a profit, while BYD's market capitalization has exceeded RMB 600 billion ($9.27 billion), so BYD does…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/byd-reportedly-to-buy-aston-martin-at-valuation-of-5-7-billion/
NIO ET7 features flexible AMOLED center screen from BOE

Chinese EV maker NIO's new flagship electric vehicle, the ET7, features a 12.8-inch flexible AMOLED center display and 10.2-inch HDR Mini LED-backlit digital instrument cluster from Chinese OLED display giant BOE, according to display and semiconductor industry research firm CINNO Research. The NOMI AI assistant features a 2.18-inch round flexible AMOLED display from BOE, according…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/nio-et7-features-flexible-amoled-center-screen-from-boe/
XPeng releases Xmart OS v2.5.0, brings public beta of NGP navigation assisted driving feature

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng Motors pushed Xmart OS v2.5.0 to users on the evening of January 26 Beijing time, its most feature-rich and powerful OTA upgrade, bringing the long-awaited Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) automatic navigation-assisted driving (public beta) to users. This upgrade added more than 40 new features and achieved more than 200 user…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/xpeng-releases-xmart-os-v2-5-0-brings-public-beta-of-ngp-navigation-assisted-driving-feature/
Can XPeng's upcoming new sedan challenge Tesla on self-driving?

Chinese EV maker XPeng Motors' President Brian Gu (Gu Hongdi) said the company plans to launch the third model this year, with deliveries as early as the fourth quarter, according to Bloomberg. The new model, due out in 2021, will use XPeng's custom automotive-grade LiDAR, produced by DJI-incubated Livox, making self-driving technology a big selling…

https://cnevpost.com/2021/01/26/can-xpengs-upcoming-new-sedan-challenge-tesla-on-self-driving/