CnEVPost Newsletter: NIO unveils Power North program, ET7 makes auto show debut

NIO unveils Power North program, ET7 makes auto show debut — cnevpost.com

NIO unveiled its Power North program to enhance the charging experience for customers in northern China at the Shanghai auto show starting Monday and brought its ET7 sedan to the show for the first time.

NIO unveils its annual color scheme for 2021, Arctic Green, which will be applied to ET7, EC6 and ES6 - CnEVPost NIO says the colors of its vehicles are inspired by the colors in the sky, and this time the designers have set their sights on the night sky of Tromso, Norway.

NIO's William Li sees good start as EV sales exceed 10% of new car sales in China for first time - CnEVPost Some older car brands will also launch competitive products in the second half of the year, but overall, they are latecomers to the smart electric vehicle space and have a lot of work to do, he said.

XPeng P5 pricing could be under RMB 200,000 - CnEVPost The top model of XPeng Motors' new sedan XPeng P5 could be priced at around RMB 200,000 ($30,734), which would enter the price range of some mainstream fuel cars, nbd.com.cn reported Monday.

Tesla shamed at Shanghai auto show as car owner complains of brake failure - CnEVPost Grace Tao, vice president of Tesla China, said that the company has no way to compromise, which is a necessary process for new product development.

Tesla says China data center will be completed in Q2, will launch models designed for Chinese consumers - CnEVPost Grace Tao said Tesla will strictly comply with Chinese laws and regulations when collecting data in China, "All sensors are set up to make driving safer in the first place. In addition, consumers can actually choose to turn it on or off."

Huawei's flagship stores to start selling cars on April 20 - CnEVPost The first model to be sold at Huawei's flagship store is the Seres SF5 SUV, which was launched Monday and is already available on Huawei online store.

Baidu's self-driving test mileage hits 10 million kilometers - CnEVPost Baidu said on Monday at the Shanghai auto show that its L4 autonomous driving test mileage exceeded 10 million kilometers, making it the first Chinese company to reach such a milestone.

CATL said to be supplying samples of ternary lithium batteries to Apple - CnEVPost CATL is supplying samples of ternary lithium batteries for Apple's car project and the samples are still being tested.

GAC plans to have 20% of car sales be new energy vehicles by 2025 - CnEVPost GAC also plans to make its own brand of new energy vehicles account for more than 36 percent of all sales and hybrid vehicles account for more than 15 percent by 2025.

IM Motors names first offerings of its L7 model 'Angel Investment Edition,' priced at about $62,800 - CnEVPost IM Motors, a SAIC-Alibaba partnership, has announced the first offerings of its L7, the "Angel Investment Edition," and a pre-sale price of RMB 408,800 ($62,821).