CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO's rumored solid-state battery supplier sees its project make Beijing's priority to-do list

NIO's rumored solid-state battery supplier sees its project make Beijing's priority to-do list - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com NIO's rumored supplier WeLion sees its Phase I solid-state battery project join the Xiaomi factory and Tesla design center on Beijing's 2022 priority to-do list.

NIO said to be considering color-changing glass roof for future models - CnEVPost NIO Capital has invested in an electrochromic technology developer last year, perhaps paving the way for the introduction of the technology.

NIO's power-up facilities built with furniture retail giant Red Star Macalline reach 51 - CnEVPost NIO and Red Star signed a partnership agreement a year ago to jointly build 60 charging and battery swap stations.

XPeng announces plans to enter Netherlands and Sweden in major European expansion - CnEVPost XPeng has reached retail partnership agreements in the Netherlands and Sweden and will open its first self-operated experience store in Sweden this week, the company's first in the international market.

XPeng said to start G9 pre-sales in April, first deliveries in Aug at earliest - CnEVPost XPeng will start small deliveries of the G9 at the end of August at the earliest, while large deliveries will start in September and reach 5,000 units in October, according to local media.

Li Auto aims to double production this year, says vice president Li Bin - CnEVPost On Chinese social media, attention is focused on Mr. Li, who shares the same name as NIO's founder.

Tesla to set up design center in Beijing - CnEVPost Promoting the start of construction of the Tesla design center project has become one of the Beijing government's priorities for 2022.

Zeekr to deliver first major OTA update to Zeekr 001 vehicles - CnEVPost Zeekr will push Zeekr OS 1.1.1 from February 12 and offer Zeekr OS 2.0 Beta with driver assistance system to internal test users from February 15.

BYD hints at sales target of 1.5 million units this year - CnEVPost That's a 25 percent upward revision from the company's previous mention of up to 1.2 million units, implying an average monthly sales of 125,000 units.

Further Reading: It's the best time for China's local luxury car brands to rise - CnEVPost China's homegrown luxury brands see the best time to rise as disruptive innovation leaves legacy carmakers facing great uncertainty.

Evergrande's Hengchi 5 once again enters regulatory list for public comment - CnEVPost After a series of twists and turns late last year, the Hengchi 5 has once again made it onto a regulatory list for comment, setting the stage for its official launch.

Great Wall Motor to enter four additional Southeast Asian markets this year - CnEVPost Great Wall Motor has already entered four ASEAN countries, Thailand, Brunei, Laos and Myanmar, and will launch regular operations in Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Singapore in 2022.

Apple supplier Luxshare plans to form JV with Chery to produce EVs - CnEVPost Luxshare's controlling shareholder will buy part of the stakes in Chery Holdings and two other companies for RMB 10 billion.