CnEVPost Newsletter: XPeng's supercharging stations reach 400

XPeng says its supercharging stations reach 400 - CnEVPost — cnevpost.com XPeng Motors said Tuesday it put 102 new supercharging stations into operation in August, bringing the total to 400, covering 101 cities in China.

XPeng has established 3 car sales companies this month - CnEVPost NIO is now focusing on building its replenishment network, particularly its signature battery swap stations, while XPeng Motors, is rapidly building up its sales outlets in China.

CATL to build new $2.1 billion lithium battery production site - CnEVPost The project has a planned site area of about 1,300 mu (870,000 square meters).

EV battery maker Gotion High-Tech signs deal to secure raw material supply amid soaring demand for LFP batteries - CnEVPost Jiangxi Special Electric Motor will supply Gotion High-Tech with no less than 500 tons/month of battery-grade lithium carbonate, which can meet the raw material supply of at least 10 GWh of LFP batteries per year.

Bosch ESP chip price reportedly rises to over 300 times its original price on black market - CnEVPost The current price of a Bosch ESP chip on the black market is about RMB 4,000 yuan ($620), nearly 300 times higher than the normal price of 13 yuan.

Self-driving startup DeepRoute.ai closes $300 million in new funding led by Alibaba - CnEVPost

DeepRoute.ai announced Tuesday that it closed a $300 million Series B funding round led by Alibaba, making it the first such company in China that the e-commerce giant has invested in.

China to pilot rooftop distributed PV power generation in 676 counties - CnEVPost The counties will conduct a county-wide pilot of rooftop distributed PV power generation.