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CATL’s share of the Chinese EV battery market increased by 3.4 percentage points in October compared to September, while BYD’s share decreased by 0.77 percentage points. CATL’s share of China’s electric vehicle (EV) battery market rose in October, while BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) declined slightly. In October, China’s power battery installed base was 39.2 GWh, up 28.3 percent year-on-year and up 7.6 percent from September, according to data released today by the China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA). CATL’s power battery installed capacity in October was 16.78 GWh, ranking first with a 42.81 percent share, up 3.4 percentage points from September’s…

SAIC-GM has become the first automaker in China to plug into Tesla’s charging network, with Cadillac and Buick-branded models based on the Ultium platform getting access to some Tesla chargers. (Image credit: SAIC-GM) SAIC Motor’s joint venture with General Motors, SAIC-GM, has announced that it will begin connecting to Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) charging network in China by the end of this year, making it the first automotive brand to do so in the country. SAIC-GM and Tesla China have partnered on the charging network, and the Cadillac and Buick brands’ all-electric models built on the Ultium platform are expected to…

In the January-October period, BYD was No. 1 with a 36 percent share, Tesla was No. 2 with 7.8 percent and Nio was No. 9 with 2.1 percent. BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) continued to be the top seller of new energy vehicles (NEVs) at retail in China in October, with a significant lead over its peers. BYD’s retail sales of 258,011 NEVs in China in October gave it a 33.7 percent share of the country’s NEV market, according to a ranking released on November 9 by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). The NEV giant’s share decreased 0.8 percentage points last…

On October 20, a local media outlet reported that orders for the Yangwang U8, which was officially launched on September 20, exceeded 30,000 units. (Image credit: CnEVPost) The first production cars of the Yangwang U8 have rolled off the production line and deliveries will begin soon, the BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDY) premium brand announced today. That appears to be slightly later than the model’s originally planned start of deliveries, with Yangwang saying in a Weibo post that it appreciates all of its customers’ wait and support. Yangwang officially launched the U8 in China on September 20, with a starting price of…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A few months ago, I was in a drive-thru line waiting for my chance to partake in the chicken goodness at Raising Cane’s. Normally, drive-thru lines remind me of a big advantage of EVs: electric motors don’t idle. With a gas-powered car, you’d sit in that line burning gas and getting zero MPG or turn the engine off and roast in the heat. But, just as that thought started to go through my mind, something distracted me. I noticed that the “don’t drive here…

Excluding exports, China’s NEV sales in October were a record 832,000 units, up 2.9 percent from September. China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) sales reached a new record last month, moving one step closer to 1 million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). China sold 956,000 NEVs in October, surpassing September’s previous record of 904,000 to reach a new high, according to data released today by the CAAM. This represents an increase of about 34 percent over the 714,000 units sold in the same period last year, and an increase of 5.75 percent over September. The CAAM’s…

Zeekr lost RMB 3.87 billion in the first half of this year, up 25.24 percent year-on-year. Its gross margin in the first half of the year was 10.5 percent, up from 9.7 percent in the same period last year. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding Limited has formally filed to go public in New York, set to become the fourth new Chinese carmaker to list in the US after Nio (NYSE: NIO), Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI). The premium electric vehicle (EV) subsidiary of Geely Holding Group plans to go public on the New York Stock…

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The Luxeed S7, the first sedan jointly created by Huawei and a carmaker, will be officially launched on November 28. (Image credit: Luxeed) Luxeed, the electric vehicle (EV) brand jointly created by Huawei and Chery, has made the first model, the Luxeed S7, officially unveiled and available for pre-sale, with the official launch set for the end of this month. Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s intelligent vehicle solutions business unit, unveiled the Luxeed S7 at an event on November 9, and it’s the first sedan the Chinese tech giant has built with a car company. The Luxeed S7 is an…

Nio is considering “any kind of partnerships” in North America, the company’s US CEO Ganesh Iyer said. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Nio (NYSE: NIO) is still “debating” entering the North American market in 2025, Reuters said in a November 9 report, citing an executive at the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker. Speaking at the Reuters Events Automotive USA 2023 conference, Nio US CEO Ganesh Iyer said the company is considering “any kind of partnerships” in North America. Nio also needs to build infrastructure before bringing EVs to North America, Iyer said. Nio sees an “immersive user experience” as a differentiating factor…