CnEVPost Newsletter: Tesla China sales data; XPeng's Metaverse trademarks

Tesla China sees wholesale sales of 54,391 units in Oct, up 348% year-on-year - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com Tesla China exported 40,666 units and sold 13,725 units in China in October.

XPeng applies for Metaverse trademarks after Li Auto - CnEVPost NIO has not yet filed a trademark related to Metaverse, though its venture capital arm invested in an AR company in late September.

NIO adds another new charging line under Power Up Plan - CnEVPost So far, NIO has opened at least 11 charging lines under the Power Up Plan this year.

NIO says it completes highway swap station network in Yangtze River Delta metropolitan area - CnEVPost This follows NIO's completion of a battery swap station network along the highways from Beijing to neighboring cities in September.

BYD, one to rule them all? - CnEVPost BYD sold more units in October than all 10 of China's leading new carmakers combined, but its profit performance was less than stellar.

Avatr, previously known as Changan NIO, to unveil its first model on Nov 15 - CnEVPost The E11 model is positioned as a mid-size SUV, and its design prototype rolled off the production line earlier this year.

CATL signs strategic partnership deal with Neta, to participate in latter's Series D2 financing - CnEVPost This is the latest move by CATL to take a stake in an EV maker.

Expert expects batteries that will make flying cars reality could be available around 2025 - CnEVPost Pennsylvania State University Professor Wang Chaoyang believes that commercial cab fleets, rather than privately owned flying cars, are likely to be the first to appear.

This GAC Aion model will be first available in China with NEDC range of over 1,000 km - CnEVPost The GAC Aion LX Plus is packed with a ternary lithium battery pack with a capacity of up to 144.4 kWh.

Cadillac's first EV Lyriq to be launched in China on Nov 17 - CnEVPost The Cadillac Lyriq was launched in the US earlier this year with a starting price of $59,990.

Baidu exec says self-driving safer than human driving, but not 100% accident-free - CnEVPost He argued that self-driving has been questioned as an inevitable stage in the development of a new technology, but by its very nature has better safety.

JPMorgan expects China's NEV penetration to reach 35% by 2025 - CnEVPost JPMorgan is bullish on the prospects for China's NEV industry, which coincides with the optimism of Chinese investors, one executive said.

China's wholesale sales of passenger NEVs in Oct were 368,000 units, CPCA data show - CnEVPost Wholesale sales of passenger NEVs in China from January to October were 2,381,000 units, up 204.3 percent year-on-year.

Northwest Chinese city Xi'an aims for 50% NEV penetration by 2025 - CnEVPost Xi'an aims to become a top-tier NEV base in China by 2025.