The annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the advisory Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) being held this week are most important for the windows they provide into the government’s economic targets and policy priorities in the coming year. But the so-called “two sessions” meetings also enable some top private enterprise executives who are […]
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Chinese drone maker DJI will soon see its in-car system in a mass-produced EV
The launch marks a first milestone for the world’s largest maker of consumer drones in its push into the Chinese EV space.
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Xpeng shares surge on first results, promises China’s best assisted self-driving solution
Xpeng is gearing up for an ambitious goal: setting a benchmark for driver assistance technology in China that rivals will have to overcome.
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Xpeng says its self-driving tech outperforms Tesla’s
With help from Alibaba’s map technology, Xpeng says it now has the most advanced driver-assist function for Chinese customers.
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Li Auto picks Nvidia over Mobileye for newest self-driving cars
Li Auto will be the first automaker to use Nvidia’s newest processor to facilitate highly autonomous driving functions for its EVs.
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Nio stocks rebound as Q1 deliveries beat forecasts
The Q1 performance of Nio was a big relief for investors and eased concerns over fallout from the recent Luckin scandal.
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Drive I/O | Chinese EV makers face price hikes as nickel prices soar, Didi to enter EV market
Nickel price surge could further increase the cost of electric vehicles and force automakers to cut earnings forecasts.
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EV maker Xpeng has 15,000 orders for its P7 sedan
Starting at $38,400, the sedan is designed to compete with Tesla’s Model 3.
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Drive I/O | Key takeaways from Auto Shanghai 2021
Big auto and big tech announced EVs at Auto Shanghai 2021, putting pressure on young EV upstarts.
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EMERGE 2020 | China’s EV battery reliability a lingering question
Chinese EV battery makers trail behind Asian peers in technology, resulting in issues such as fire risk, say experts at TechNode’s Emerge 2020 event.
