CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO denies rumors about ET5 pre-order numbers; new certification further sets stage for globalization

Dec 22, 2021

NIO exec denies rumors about number of pre-orders for ET5 - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com Both publicly and privately, whether about the ET7 or ET5, NIO has never revealed numbers related to orders, he said.

NIO gets cybersecurity certification to help its globalization process - CnEVPost NIO became the first company in China and one of the first in the world to receive UN Regulation No. 155 certification.

NIO's average sales price in Jan-Nov was about $65,000, report shows - CnEVPost NIO's average sales price of RMB 413,800 ranked fourth in China, lower than Mercedes-Benz's RMB 481,900, but higher than Lexus' RMB 403,000, and well above the auto industry average transaction price of RMB 179,000.

As of December 22, NIO had 739 battery swap stations and 567 supercharging stations.

Li Auto slaps Volkswagen in the face with Li ONE sales results - CnEVPost Last year a Volkswagen executive said extended-range EVs were the worst solution. Sales of the Li ONE with this technology have now exceeded the combined sales of Volkswagen's mid-size SUVs in China.

Spy shots suggest BYD may be building convertible version of Han EV - CnEVPost A model that appears to be a convertible version of the Han EV has been photographed in front of FAW Toyota's factory, covered closely by camouflage.

CATL reportedly considering €2 billion battery plant in Poland - CnEVPost CATL has looked at two locations in western Poland and most of the products produced at the plant would be shipped to Germany, where Tesla has a factory, according to Polish media.

CATL's largest battery facility with planned capacity of 120 GWh begins production - CnEVPost The production site is CATL's largest single project in the world to date, with a planned annual capacity comparable to China's first 11 months of installed capacity.

Chinese startup Haomo raises nearly $150 million in new funding, becoming latest self-driving unicorn - CnEVPost Haomo expects its assisted driving system to be available on 34 Great Wall Motor passenger vehicle models by the end of 2022, with more than 1 million vehicles using the system over the next three years.

Alibaba-backed AutoX built dedicated Robotaxi production line - CnEVPost The production facility is capable of assembling Robotaxis to a high level of precision and consistency, with the vehicles starting to operate autonomously as soon as they leave the facility's gates.