CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO ET7 in Luminous Orange; XPeng's new SUV

NIO ET7 in Luminous Orange makes its first real-life appearance - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com From the information available now, the NIO ET7 is available in seven colors - Luminous Orange, Sunrise Beige, Arctic Green, Cloud White, Deep Black, Star Gray, Southern Star.

NIO's supplier says LiDAR key for carmakers to overtake Tesla - CnEVPost In the field of LiDAR, Tesla does not have the advantage gained by early layout. This technology is providing another dimension in the competition.

NIO's HK listing allegedly delayed due to user trust holdings, what is that? - CnEVPost User trust shareholding is a promise made by William Li, the founder, chairman, and CEO of NIO, to grow with users and make NIO a truly user-centric company.

XPeng's new SUV camouflage photos revealed, may be model to be released next year - CnEVPost XPeng Motors will form a combination of G3i, P5 and P7 this year, but as a brand that targets the mid- to high-end market, it will naturally not be satisfied with the layout of just one compact SUV.

XPeng bucks trend in Hong Kong by nearly 3%, stock to be included in Hang Seng Index on Wednesday - CnEVPost In the past three trading days, XPeng has gained nearly 9 percent in Hong Kong.

XPeng's Wuhan production base construction survey work starts - CnEVPost XPeng Motors has started the survey work for the car production base located in the Tonghang Industrial Park in the Hannan District of the central Chinese city of Wuhan, according to a recent report posted on 163.com.

Analysts say China's new carmakers and Tesla growing sales together, not eating into each other's markets - CnEVPost Whenever Tesla starts offering lower-priced models in China, there is always talk of the doom and gloom for China's new carmakers. In the analysts' view, this is overblown.

Tesla's June new vehicle registrations in China up 29% from May - CnEVPost Model 3 registrations rose more than 80 percent from May to 16,995. Model Y registrations were 11,513, down 10 percent from May.

BYD's 100,000th Han model rolls off line - CnEVPost BYD launched the Han model on July 12, 2020, which includes the Han EV and the Han DM, a hybrid model.

BYD gets first order for 200 pure electric buses from Ireland - CnEVPost The first 45 buses will be in operation in 2022 on a number of routes in Ireland's capital and largest city, Dublin, and the central industrial city of Athlone.

Musk says auto shift function will be open to all Tesla models with FSD - CnEVPost One of the most notable features of the Tesla Model S Plaid is the auto shift feature, and a hint from the company's CEO Elon Musk suggests that the feature will come to other models in the future as well.

VW starts delivery of ID.6 CROZZ in China - CnEVPost FAW-Volkswagen began deliveries in China on July 18 of the ID.6 CROZZ, a mid-size all-electric SUV built on the MEB modular platform.

Smartphone maker Meizu applies for driving status detection patent - CnEVPost Chinese smartphone maker Meizu recently disclosed a patent related to driver driving status detection with an application date of April 2021.

Evergrande Auto falls over 10% as concerns mount over its parent company's financial situation - CnEVPost The company's stock has fallen about 80 percent since the Shanghai auto show on April 19.

China's most popular navigation app offers new feature to improve experience for NEV owners - CnEVPost These features include finding and navigating to charging stations, charging route planning, long-distance service area charging alerts, and scanning QR codes for charging.

Self-driving firm WeRide speeds up presence in freight sector with new acquisition - CnEVPost Chinese self-driving mobility company WeRide has acquired self-driving freight startup MoonX for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement from WeRide on Tuesday.

SAIC says it has invested nearly $9.3 billion in new energy R&D in past five years - CnEVPost SAIC Motor said it has invested nearly RMB 60 billion ($9.26 billion) in new energy research and development in the past five years, thus building up a technological advantage in the new energy and smart networked field.

China's Hebei Province plans to have 100 hydrogen refueling stations by 2025 - CnEVPost Hebei plans to build 25 hydrogen refueling stations by 2022, and the demonstration operation scale of fuel cell buses and logistics vehicles will reach 1,000 vehicles.