CRASH_news auto

On February 6th , the Chinese EV maker reached the historic milestone of completing its 100 millionth battery swap service. Standing at this milestone, William Li, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Nio, officially shared the company’s infrastructure plan s for its energy replenishment network in 2026 : these plans include constructing 1,000 new battery swap stations in 2026  Nio founder, chairman and Ceo William Li (center, holding phone) celebrates the company's 100 millionth battery swap services milestone with Nio owners, partners and his team On February 6th, NIO reached a historic milestone—cumulative battery swap services surpassed 100 million times. The journey from zero to 100 million swaps took 2,819 days. Standing at this milestone, William Li, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Nio, officially shared the company’s infrastructure plans for its energy replenishment network in 2026.  These plans include constructing 1,000 new battery swap stations in 2026 and i ncreasing the...

On December 30, Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO Lei Jun announced on social media that he will host a year-end livestream at 8 p.m. on December 31, inviting engineers to dismantle the Xiaomi YU7 on site, responding to public interest in teardowns.  Xiaomi founder, chairman and Ceo Lei Jun In his preview, Lei said he had previously watched teardown videos of the SU7 and noted that many netizens had suggested “taking apart the YU7.” Since the launch of the Xiaomi SU7, multiple professional automotive media outlets have released teardown videos of the model.  In October, U.S. EV maker Rivian conducted a systematic teardown of the SU7 . Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe described the vehicle as “a very well-executed, highly vertically integrated technology platform,” adding that if he lived in China, the SU7 would be on his shopping list.  Rivian Ceo RJ Scaringe He also noted, however, that the teardown itself did not bring major surprises, stating that “there’s nothing we learned...

The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker has previewed the extended-range version of its G7 Suv. The G7 EREV will offer a combined range of up to 1,704 kilometers , making it the world's longest-range Suv and enabling stress-free long-distance driving, Xpeng said. The new model is scheduled to enter the market in the first quarter of 2026 On December 30, Xpeng officially announced the G7 Super Range-Extended version, marking its third EREV following the X9 and P7+. The Xpeng G7 EREV variant will boast a CLTC pure electric range of 430 km , leading its segment, according to the company and a combined range of 1,704 km, making it the world’s longest range Suv and enabling stress-free long-distance driving, according to the automaker. This range is enabled by a 60-liter fuel tank paired with a 55.8-kWh high-capacity battery pack.  Xpeng described this combination as giving the G7 its own built-in supercharger, eliminating range anxiety. Equipped with an 800V platform and 5C fast-char...

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...

The Chinese EV maker has officially unveiled SEA-S , calling it the industry’s first luxury hybrid platform built on a pure electric architecture and the world’s first full-stack 900-volt high voltage hybrid platform. The first model based on SEA-S is the l uxury Sport utility Zeekr 9X   Zeekr, the premium electric vehicle brand under the Geely Holding Group umbrella, unveiled the new hybrid platform SEA-S (its Chinese name is Haohan-S ) at a technology event, calling it the industry’s first luxury hybrid-exclusive platform built on a pure electric architecture and the world's first full-stack 900-volt high-voltage hybrid platform. Zeekr plans to start pre-sales of the first model based on the     platform SEA-S, the full-size luxury Suv plug-in hybrid Zeekr 9X , at the Chengdu auto show in late August.  The Zeekr Super Hybrid System based on the SEA-S platform is equipped with tri-silicon carbide-powered motors and CATL Freevoy hybrid battery. The three silicon...