CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO confirms Hungary plant to produce battery swap stations

Although Nvidia did not mention AMD, it appears to be clarifying that it is NIO’s partner in high-performance computing chips, not its competitor.

NIO’s patent would increase the effective space utilization of cells and reduce the difficulty of making them, thereby improving production efficiency, according to its patent abstract.

Tesla is currently offering two versions of the Model 3 in China as well as three versions of the Model Y. The pricing and expected delivery dates for all models except the Model Y Long Range remain unchanged.

NIO’s sales in Shanghai contributed between one-sixth and one-fifth of the company’s total sales, William Li said yesterday.

The Taycan series EVs have a starting price range of RMB 898,000 ($134,000) to RMB 1,838,000 in China.

Chery eQ series EVs saw retail sales of 9,084 units in China in May, up 61.3 percent from 5,632 units in the same month last year.

This article summarizes Audi’s rise to prominence in China over the past 30 years and its impotence in the disruptive arrival of electric vehicles.