Charging piles seen on a street in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. WANG QIMING/FOR CHINA DAILY Electric vehicles can potentially double up as super giant “mobile power banks” to support electricity supply and ensure grid stability during peak power consumption periods, as recent trials across Jiangsu province have shown, experts said. Jiangsu has launched China’s first large-scale vehicle-to-grid…
China-made new energy vehicles await shipment to Europe in Xiamen, Fujian province. JIANG KEHONG/XINHUA The Ministry of Commerce held a meeting to gather opinions and suggestions from industry professionals and experts on raising import tariffs on large-displacement fuel vehicles, said the ministry in a recent online notice. The meeting, presided over by the ministry’s head…
A technician conducts a road test on a self-driving vehicle in Wuhan, Hubei province, on July 4. [Photo/Xinhua] Vehicle-road-cloud integration is crucial for advancing the next phase of industrial applications for intelligent connected vehicles, with pilot projects nationwide showing significant progress, said industry experts. More complex than single-vehicle intelligence, vehicle-road-cloud integration uses artificial intelligence and…
The SAIC Anji cargo ship exports vehicles from Yantai Port in Shandong province on May 15. [TANG KE/FOR CHINA DAILY] Chinese carmakers and the country’s leading auto association have expressed opposition to the EU’s latest draft plan on charging extra duties on China-made EVs but said they remain committed to exploring European markets. In July,…
Zeekr CEO Andy An explains some of the company’s latest technologies at a vehicle launch event on Aug 13. [Photo provided to China Daily] New energy vehicle models are hitting the market in China at a faster speed than their gasoline-powered siblings, as carmakers are constantly pushing the frontiers of technology amid fierce competition in…
Jetour’s booth attracts visitors at the 2023 Chengdu Motor Show. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] The 27th Chengdu Motor Show, scheduled to kick off on Aug 30, is attracting some 130 automotive brands of different countries to showcase over 1,600 models, said Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai, one of the event’s organizers. The event, which will run…
An autonomous vehicle undergoes road testing at an autonomous driving demonstration area in Yizhuang in Beijing, capital of China, June 19, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — To date, Chinese public security authorities have issued a total of 16,000 test licenses for autonomous vehicles, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday. At a news conference in Beijing,…
Visitors preview the latest car models at the 26th Chengdu Motor Show in Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China’s Sichuan province, in August 2023. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The 27th Chengdu Motor Show is set to kick off on Friday in the Sichuan capital, with more than 1,600 vehicle models from 130 domestic and foreign…
Watanabe Seigo, deputy general manager of Nissan’s AD/ADAS and Chassis Control System Engineering Department, delivers a speech at the 18th China Road Safety Forum on Aug 27, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Nissan Motor Co has been making most of smart technologies to cut traffic accidents in China, one of the Japanese carmaker’s largest markets.…
Nio’s stand is crowded with visitors at the 2023 Chengdu motor show. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese startups, notably Nio, have gained the upper hand in their battle with local and global established carmakers to attract NEV buyers, according to a J.D. Power study released on Thursday. In this year’s China New Energy Vehicle Customer…