In the second quarter, NIO saw its revenue jump 127 percent ahead of the release of its new, upcoming EVs, and in a similar fashion, the company has officially launched a new hybrid-cell battery pack. NIO officially launched a 75 kWh hybrid-cell battery pack on its website on Thursday, following the advent of a 70 […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was invited to speak at the 2021 World New Energy Vehicle Congress in China. In a pre-recorded video shared on Tesla’s Weibo account, Musk answers some questions for viewers of the new energy vehicle congress. Musk is asked what he thinks about the Chinese new energy vehicle market. “I have a […]
Last week, Tesla opened what was being called the largest delivery centre in China. The new Tesla delivery center opened on September 9, 2021. The centre has 11,800 square kilometers (127,014 sq. ft.) and 101 parking spaces dedicated to customer vehicle deliveries. The new delivery center allows customers to test drive vehicles, purchase cars and […]
Competition in the world’s largest auto market is heating up for the future generation of vehicles, and with companies like NIO, Xpeng Motors and Li Auto – among many others – seeing sales surges even amidst the ongoing chip shortage, one minister thinks the country has “too many” electric vehicle companies. On Monday, Industry and […]
Tesla has increased the price of its Model Y Performance in China, raising the price by 10,0000 RMB ( about $1,551 USD) to now cost 387,900 RMB (about $60,192.73), as noted by @42how_. The electric vehicle company announced the price increase on its official Weibo account, with an English translation of the post saying, “adhering […]
As Tesla continues to expand its presence in markets around the world, the company will need to build a varied network of factories, showrooms, service centers and delivery centers in each market in which it sells cars – and a new update shows that Tesla’s newest delivery center is officially operational, now Asia’s largest delivery […]
Last month, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai also reached a daily output volume of 1,000 Model Y units, even as the company’s exported sales dwarfed its sales within China. Tesla saw a major bump in export sales in August from its Gigafactory Shanghai in China, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on […]
After Tesla’s V3 Supercharger plant in China started production in February, the company has reportedly completed the facility entirely, as of last month. Tesla completed construction on its Supercharger factory in Shanghai on August 20, according to a report from Beijing News shared on Tuesday (via CNEVPost). The official beginning of the construction project took place […]
A rumor surfaced last month saying that Tesla’s Giga Shanghai closed down its Model Y factory for maintenance, and now a report claims it did indeed halt production for a few days, according to unnamed sources. Tesla halted production on one part of a production line at Gigafactory Shanghai for four days in August, due […]
As Tesla prepares to begin deploying its 4680 battery cells in the next couple of years, the company is already lining up suppliers – and is reportedly talking to a number of companies to supply the cells for its Gigafactory Shanghai. Tesla is looking for suppliers in China to help produce its 4680 cylindrical battery, […]
Tesla’s Giga Shanghai reached the milestone of outputting 1,000 cars per day last week, and following the news, the company has shared a number of new jobs on Weibo. On Friday, Tesla shared a series of jobs on Weibo, with titles including a quality inspector, production operator, and logistics operator, according to CNEVPost. Potential hires […]
Tesla on Tuesday shared an impressive video of its production line at Giga Shanghai in China, showcasing the Model Y being built from start to finish. “A #Tesla# is greater than the addition of each component, because we have strict quality control and attitude ?? This video will take you to experience Tesla’s zero-to-one production […]
Tesla’s Model Y production at its Gigafactory Shanghai has reached some pretty impressive heights, even as the company ships some of the first Tesla Model Y units to land in Europe. A video posted by Wu Wa on Friday shows 4K drone footage of Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai, just as the facility’s production of the phase […]
Just a week after filings hinted at multiple Model Y variants in China, Tesla plans for an even longer-range variant of the electric SUV have been revealed according to filings with the Chinese government. A new “super long-range” Tesla Model Y variant has been registered alongside previously-reported variants of the electric vehicle (EV), and it […]
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Tesla China is hiring managers for both its external relations and its legal teams, according to a job listing on the company’s Wechat account. The news comes following a wave of public criticisms of Tesla over the company’s privacy practices and safety. The job listings are located in multiple cities […]
