CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO's co-op with Sinopec nears; XPeng reports Q4 earnings

NIO's co-op with Sinopec nears, Shanghai Securities News reports - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com "Don't be surprised to see NIO at Sinopec's gas stations in the future, the partnership between the two is approaching!" Shanghai Securities News said in a report today.

NIO exec pushes back on Tesla VP's view on battery swap - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com A Tesla China executive's suggestion that charging is the best way to replenish energy and that battery swap, a model central to NIO, will be replaced has sparked an unhappy response from the latter.

XPeng reports Q4 revenue of RMB 2.85 billion, beating expectations - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com XPeng expects to deliver approximately 12,500 vehicles in the first quarter and expects first-quarter revenue of about RMB 2.6 billion.

XPeng launches event to show off its self-driving capabilities - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com XPeng Motors announced on Monday that it would hold a 3,000-kilometer drive via Navigation Guided Pilot (NGP) from March 19 to 26 to show off the electric car company's self-driving technology.

BYD unveils model with its Super Hybrid technology, boasting range of up to 1,245 km - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com The car, BYD's first super-hybrid sedan, is equipped with the 1.5L high-efficiency engine for PHEV, capable of achieving a low fuel consumption performance of as low as 3.8L/100km and 0-100km/h acceleration time of just 7.3s, BYD said.

Geely sells 2,539 NEVs in February, down 40 percent from January - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com Geely Auto Group's new energy and electrified vehicles sold 6,828 units in the first two months of the year, down 63.78 percent from 11,183 in the same period last year.

Huawei discloses more vehicle-related patents - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com Huawei disclosed three automotive-related patents on March 5, indicating that the tech giant's presence in the automotive technology sector is still expanding.