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At the media event following the pre-sale start of the third-generation Nio ES8 , William Li explained where the company saved the cost to be able to offer such aggressive pricing for its flagship SUV. Li also admitted that survival is the most important thing for the company at present  On August 21, Nio unveiled the all-new ES8. T he ES8 is Nio’s first mass-produced car , launched in 2018. It released its third generation, which starts pre-sale at 416,800 yuan ($58,050) for the 100 kWh battery version, which is 25% lower than the 518,000 yuan ($72,140) starting price of the previous generation ES8. The BaaS price (car without battery) is 308,800 yuan ($43,000). The new ES8 will launch in late September at Nio Day. The following day, Nio officially held a small-scale media group interview in Chengdu. William Li, Ceo of Nio, and Qin Lihong, President of Nio, attended the session. Representing the brand’s executive team, they responded to questions of high interest, such as t...

La divisione EV del colosso cinese di smartphone ha lanciato ufficialmente il suo primo Suv elettrico il 26 giugno totalizzando 200.000 prenotazioni nei primi 3 minuti di pre-vendita, 289.000 in un’ora e 240.000 ordini bloccati 18 ore dopo il lancio. I prezzi in Cina partono da 235.500 yuan (circa 35.000 dollari), 10.000 meno (1.400 dollari) del prezzo base del suo principale concorrente: Tesla Model Y.  Xiaomi ha lanciato ufficialmente in Cina YU7, il suo primo Suv elettrico, il 26 giugno. YU7 è un concorrente diretto di Tesla Model Y nel segmento degli Sport utility sportivi e si affianca alla berlina a emissioni zero SU7. Subito dopo l’evento di lancio Xiaomi EV, la divisione EV del colosso cinese di smartphone, ha annunciato che YU7 si è assicurato 200.000 ordini nei primi 3 minuti di pre-vendita, 289.000 in un’ora e 240.000 ordini bloccati dopo 18 ore dal lancio: ciò significa che la produzione fino a inizio 2027 è stata tutta venduta .  YU7 può essere ordinato in 2 mod...

The electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, will showcase its first EV Suv at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show, or Auto 2025 Shenzhen, which runs from May 31-June 8  The electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, will showcase YU7 this weekend, making the debut of its first EV Suv at the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show, or Auto 2025 Shenzhen, which runs from May 31-June 8. Xiaomi gave the YU7 its debut on May 22, its second model after the SU7 electric sedan, and will go on sale in July. The model is a competitor to Tesla's best-selling Model Y.  The YU7 pre-launch had been widely welcomed by users and is more popular than the SU7 sedan when it was first unveiled, the phone maker's president, Lu Weibing said today. The number of reservation inquiries for the YU7 after the technology launch exceeded the SU7's performance during the same period, Lu said,...

Deutsche Bank expects Xiaomi to deliver 100,000 units of the YU7 SUV in full-year 2025 , with 280,000 units of full-year delivery volume for the SU7 sedan , according to a a research note today. Xiaomi introduced the YU7's key specs and features yesterday, saying the official launch will be in July. Xiaomi's electric vehicle (EV) unit, Xiaomi EV, had originally planned to deliver 300,000 units in 2025 , which is the combined capacity of two phases of its Beijing plant.  On March 18 , Xiaomi founder, chairman, and Ceo Lei Jun announced that Xiaomi EV had upped its vehicle delivery target to 350,000 units for the full year 2025. Xiaomi is a latecomer to the Chinese EV market, but the SU7's sales, have proven its success. Since its launch in March 2024, the SU7 sedan series has cumulatively sold more than 258,000 units , Lei said.  The success of SU7 has made Xiaomi one of the largest players in the global battery electric vehicle (BEV) market in a very short tim...

On Xiaomi’s 15th anniversary, Ceo Lei Jun introduced the company’s first electric Sport utility to compete with the Tesla Model Y . The YU7 will hit the Chinese market in July 2025 . While the pricing will be announced at the official launch in July, Lei ruled out a rumoured 199,000 yuan ($27,600) starting price  On Xiaomi’s 15th anniversary, Ceo Lei Jun introduced the company’s first electric Suv, the YU7, its second model after the SU7 electric sedan. The YU7 is a five-seat mid to large-size electric SUV, measuring 4,999 mm in length , 1,996 mm in width and 1,600 mm in height with a wheelbase of 3,000 mm. It will be available in nine exterior colours, including a green shade inspired by Colombian emeralds and orange and metallic titanium finishes. Weight varies between 2,140 kg and 2,460 kg depending on configuration. Wheel choices include 19- and 20-inch sizes.  It adopts inward-folding electric door handles with ambient lighting and UWB (Ultra Wideband) support for smar...

This is the only case in the world where SBW technology has been certified in both China and Europe . The ET9 was officially launched on Nio Day 2024 on December 21, 2024, with a starting price of 788,000 yuan ($109,560) including the battery pack. Deliveries in China began on March 29  The steer-by-wire (SBW) technology on Nio's ET9 has received certification in Europe, after deliveries of the executive sedan began in China. The ET9's SBW system has received the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) E-Mark certification , the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker announced on May,13. The certification was done by a third-party automotive technical service organization, Applus IDIADA of Spain , and this represents the first time IDIADA has certified a vehicle equipped with steer-by-wire technology in Europe. As the first vehicle in the Chinese market to feature steer-by-wire technology , the Nio ET9’s system reliability has now received dual validation from regu...

The Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer showcased its latest humanoid robot “Iron” at Auto Shanghai 2025. Iron is already operational on its automotive production lines , assisting in the assembly of upcoming electric vehicles Xpeng showcased its latest humanoid robot, Iron, at the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show. Xpeng’s proprietary Turing AI chip powers it and features 60 joints, 200 degrees of freedom , and an impressive 3,000 TOPS of processing power. The electric vehicle manufacturer introduced its first humanoid robot “Iron” last November. According to Xpeng, Iron is already operational on its automotive production lines, assisting in the assembly of upcoming electric vehicles. Standing 5 feet 8 inches ( 1.73 meters ) tall and weighing 154 pounds ( 70 kilograms ), Iron is designed with human-like proportions . Its hands , built to 1:1 scale with 22 degrees of freedom , allow precise and flexible object manipulation.  According to Xpeng, Iron’s advanced mobility is driven by end-to...

Nio’s third brand has launched in China its first electric hatchback which shares the company’s name with a price range between 119,800 – 125,800 yuan ($16,770 – 17,600). Deliveries will begin on April 29. The Firefly will also enter Europe  Firefly is the third brand under Nio . Its first vehicle, the Firefly EV hatchback , was launched in China on April 19. Firefly's first model, which shares the brand's name, started presales on Nio Day 2024 last December . The initial presales price of this model was 148,800 yuan ($20,830). On April 19, Firefly’s price was sliced by 19.5% as it officially started sales in China with a price range between 119,800 – 125,800 yuan ($16,770 – 17,600). Nio will kick off deliveries of its first urban hatchback on April 29 .  Firefly, like other Nio’s models, supports battery swap , which means it can be purchased with a BaaS (battery as a service) battery rental option that allows for a lower barrier to purchase. Firefly didn't announce th...

The EV maker mark a milestone in the city where it has its global headquarters. In Shanghai's car market with prices above 300,000 yuan ($41,140), Nio has become the first Chinese brand to reach the 100,000th unit delivery milestone  William Li , Nio's founder, chairman and CEO , announced that the company has reached its 100,000th car delivered in Shanghai, marking a milestone for the electric vehicle (EV) maker in the city where it has its global headquarters . This comes seven years after the delivery of the first Nio ES8 in Shanghai in 2018.  In Shanghai's car market with prices above 300,000 yuan ($41,140), Nio has become the first Chinese brand to reach the 100,000th unit delivery milestone . Since 2024, for every two pure electric vehicles sold in Shanghai priced above 300,000 yuan, there is Nio vehicle, the company said. There are already 10 Nio car clubs and over 500 user communities in Shanghai. Nio is headquartered in Jiading district , northwest of Shang...

The Chinese new energy vehicle maker rolled out both models at a launch event today in China . The Han L sedan and Tang L SUV are available in pure electric EV and plug-in hybrid PHEV variants. Starting prices are lower than the pre-sales prices announced last month  BYD has officially launched the Han L sedan and Tang L SUV at a launch event today in China. Both models are available in pure electric with ultra-fast charging technology and plug-in hybrid variants. Built on BYD's 1,000-volt high-voltage electrical platform , the Han EV model supports simultaneous charging with two charge guns up to a maximum charging multiplier of 10C. The Han L EV can get a 400-kilometer range on a five-minute charge, and can charge from 10 percent to 70 percent in just six minutes, according to BYD. The model takes 20 minutes to charge from 0 to 100 percent.  The Tang L EV is also based on BYD's 1,000-volt high-voltage platform and comes standard with a blade battery pack with a capacit...

The Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker announced that both its Han L sedan and Tang L SUV will be officially launched tomorrow. They are the first models to be built on BYD's Super e-Platform , which uses a flash-charging battery that supports a 10C charging multiplier, claiming to make charging as fast as refueling a gasoline car   Left: BYD Tang L SUV, Right: BYD Han L sedan BYD announced that both its Han L and Tang L flagship all-electric models will officially enter the Chinese market on April 9. A launch event will begin at 7 pm Beijing time that day, the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker announced. Earlier on March 17 , the pre-sale opened with a price range of 270,000 – 350,000 yuan ($37,100 – 48,100) and 280,000 – 360,000 yuan ($38,500 – 49,500), respectively.  The Han L sedan and Tang L SUV are the first models to be built on BYD's Super e-Platform , which uses a flash-charging battery that supports a 10C charging multiplier, claiming to make chargi...

The Chinese EV maker will hold an event on April 15 to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Zeekr brand , and will officially roll out the Zeekr 007 GT at that time. The launch event will begin at 7 pm Beijing time Zeekr is set to officially launch the 007 GT, its second EV shooting brake model , on April 15, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Zeekr brand. The Zeekr 007 GT will be available in overseas markets and will be rebranded as the Zeekr 7 GT . The Zeekr 001 shooting brake, which initially hit the market on April 15, 2021, is Zeekr's first model. The Zeekr 007 GT ( GT stay for Grand Tour ) will be the first of three all-new models for the Zeekr brand this year, will be available in overseas markets and will be rebranded as the Zeekr 7 GT. The Zeekr 007 GT had already entered a regulatory catalog of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in January, showing it to have a length, width and height of 4,864 mm, 1,900 mm, 1,445 mm, and a wheelbas...

The electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, announced   today it delivered in China over 29,000 electric vehicles in March , making a new monthly record and has delivered over 215,112 cars in the first twelve months since launch (April 2024 – March 2025)  Xiaomi EV, the electric vehicle unit of Xiaomi, Beijing-based smartphone giant, announced today it delivered over 29,000 electric vehicles in March, making a new monthly record. This is the sixth consecutive month that Xiaomi EV has seen monthly deliveries exceed 20,000 units . Xiaomi only sells its EVs in China. Xiaomi EV officially launched its first car , the SU7 electric sedan , on March 28, 2024, which is a competitor to Tesla's Model 3, and deliveries started exactly one year ago on April 1.  The Xiaomi SU7 sedan, which starts at 215,900 yuan ($29,700) has three trims – Standard, Pro and Max and a performance version, SU7 Ultra , which was launched in February 2025 . Deliveries of the st...

BYD's first ultrafast charging stations with charging power of up to 1,000 kW, or 1 MW, will be ready for use in China next month , to prepare for the launch of the Han L sedan and the Tang L SUV BYD unveiled its first ultrafast charging stations with charging power of up to 1,000 kW, or 1 MW, on March 17, saying it can charge 400 km in 5 minutes and add 2 kilometers of range to an EV in one second. The official name of the charger is “Megawatt Flash Charger” and it is the world’s first EV charger that can handle 1,000 V and 1,000 A. It also doubles Tesla’s latest V4 Cabinet Supercharger, which has a maximum output of 500 kW. BYD plans to build 4,000 1MW charging stations but didn’t previously provide a timeline. The company’s Brand General Manager, Li Yunfei, has now announced that the first 500 units will go into operation in early April . “Some people still don’t believe it or have doubts. But BYD’s style has always been – mass production as soon as it is released. 500 units ...