Potential car buyers seen at a Tesla showroom in Shanghai. [Photo/China Daily] China is becoming a crucial market for Tesla, with the American electric-vehicle maker offering incentives to boost sales there and its Shanghai factory recently exporting its millionth vehicle. Tesla, based in Austin, Texas, is expected on Wednesday to report an 8 percent increase…
Liu Hanru (left), chief scientist of Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group, talks to Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary-general of China EV100, at a forum on Sept 24, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Methanol-hydrogen electric vehicles represent a pivotal advancement in China’s quest for sustainable transportation, said experts. “This technology is not just a novel alternative;…
Cao Xudong, CEO of Momenta, speaks at the Global Intelligent Vehicle Summit organized the China EV100 think tank, on Sept 29, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese autonomous driving company Momenta unveiled its first mass-produced intelligent driving model on Sunday, at the Global Intelligent Vehicle Summit held in Hefei, Anhui province. The large model integrates…
Zhang Yongwei, vice-president and secretary-general of China EV100, speaks at the Global Intelligent Vehicle Summit on Sept 29, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Artificial intelligence plays a transformative role in the development of smart electric vehicles, said Zhang Yongwei, vice-president and secretary-general of the China EV100 think tank. He was speaking at Global Intelligent Vehicle…
Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume delivers a speech at the World New Energy Vehicle Congress on Sept 27, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Oliver Blume, CEO of Volkswagen Group, said China has emerged as the epicenter of the automotive industry’s future. He made the remarks on Friday at the 2024 World New Energy Vehicle Congress…
An employee works at an auto production line in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province. [Photo/Xinhua] HAIKOU – Both Chinese and European electric vehicle (EV) makers and experts are calling for global cooperation and opposing trade protectionism at the ongoing 2024 World New Energy Vehicle Congress (WNEVC). With the deep development of advanced technologies, collaborative research…
Vehicles on display at the 2024 World New Energy Vehicles Congress that commenced on Friday in Haikou, Hainan province. SU BIKUN/FOR CHINA DAILY Hainan province is set to capitalize on the benefits of its free trade port to hasten the establishment of an internationally-focused hub for new energy vehicle technology services and product exports, said Feng…
Su Jing, CEO of DreamSmart, announces the prices of newly launched products on Sept 25 in Beijing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] DreamSmart, known for its augmented reality glasses and smartphones, has entered the electric vehicle market by launching the Z10 STARBUFF sedan earlier this week in Beijing, aiming to take a bite of the electric…
With some 230 passengers onboard, a direct service between the cosmopolitan East China city of Shanghai and the north-eastern Italian city of Venice officially began operation on Sept 26, flown by Shanghai-based China Eastern Airlines. Operating every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, the journey lasts 13 hours, from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Venice Marco Polo…
China-made new energy vehicles await shipment to Europe in Xiamen, Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua] China has launched an anti-discrimination investigation into Canada’s recent trade restrictive measures targeting imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday. He Yongqian, spokeswoman for the ministry, said at a news conference that…