China’s BYD started taking reservations for its highly anticipated Seal electric vehicle (EV) last week, and it proved very popular among EV buyers. In just six hours the automaker secured 22,637 reservations for the electric […]
Tesla has been operating Giga Shanghai under a closed loop system where employees live and work at the factory since April 19, following a 22 day shutdown due to COVID-19 lockdowns in the city. According […]
China was planning to end its electric vehicle (EV) subsidy program at the end of 2022, but faced with a slowing economy the country may extend that deadline. According to three sources that spoke with […]
Tesla will soon be sending out an over-the-air (OTA) software update to more than 100,000 Model 3 and Model Y cars in China to fix concerns the vehicle’s touchscreen display might not function as designed. […]
Tesla was only able to sell 960 Model Ys in China in April due to COVID-19 lockdowns around Shanghai that led to Giga Shanghai turning out the lights for 22 days. That figure is a […]
China has issued a warning to the rest of the world about the possibility of the US militarizing SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network. Officials believe the expansive satellite constellation will let the US dominate cyberspace, […]
Pony.ai has become the first autonomous driving (AD) company to obtain a taxi license in China. The license allows the autonomous vehicle start-up to operate a fleet 100 self-driving vehicles as taxis in Nansha, Guangzhou. […]
CATL won a bid for exploration rights to a massive lithium clay project located in Yichun, China. The bid cost the company RMB 856 million or $166.9 million CAD. CATL’s subsidiary Yichuin Contemporary Amerpex Resources […]
The Tesla Model Y is continuing to be a big seller in China in 2022. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), Model Y sales are up, and the vehicle is the best-selling SUV […]
Tesla China had another blockbuster month in March, selling 65,814 cars made at Giga Shanghai. That is nearly double than during the same time period last year when Tesla sold 35,478 Model 3 and Model […]
