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CCM: demand for ternary Li-ion batteries in China to more than double to 10 GWh in 2016 from 4.4GWh in 2015 due to subsidy fraud and response

Green Car Congress

The firm forecasts an immediate boom in demand for ternary Li-ion batteries—mainly used to power alternative energy vehicles—from 4.4GWh in 2015 to 10 GWh in 2016. billion (US$5 billion) as of the end of 2015. Shenzhen Wuzhoulong Motors Co.; Chery Wanda Guizhou Bus Co., Subsidies totaled RMB33.44 GEMSEA), Ltd.;

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China to Encourage Consolidation in Auto Industry; Push to Increase Market Share of Domestic Automakers

Green Car Congress

According to sources with knowledge of the new policy, it intends that Chinese-brand passenger vehicles will comprise at least half of vehicle sales by 2015 and sedans made by entirely domestic automakers will have about 40 percent of the nation’s car market. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), 4.58

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

EV Sales

Other position changes benefited small Chinese EVs, with the Baojun E-Series climbing to #9, the Great Wall ORA Black Cat jumping to #10 and the Chery eQ reaching #17, underlining the most recent trend in China: The Rise of City EVs. In December, the Climber of the Month was the VW ID.3, But more on that later.

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Here comes another one! China’s Leapmotor plans Aussie attack with BYD-busting prices

EV Central

The C10 BEV is powered by a single rear-mounted 170kW/320Nm e-motor fed by a choice of 52.9kWh and 69.9kWh LFP battery packs. Established in 2015, Leapmotor is a publicly listed company based in Hangzhou that sold 144,155 vehicles in China in 2023. It claims a 410km or 530km range on the CLTC test cycle.

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Firm reveals plug-in hybrid projections

Green Cars News

The company suggests that by 2015 a total of 1.7million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be on the road worldwide with the United States to be the leading market. So how many plug-in hybrid vehicles can we expect to see on the roads in around five years time?

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years. The third phase will be released around 2015.

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Market Forecast Projects Cumulative 1.7M PHEVs Globally by 2015, 36% in the US

Green Car Congress

A new report from cleantech market intelligence firm Pike Research forecasts that by 2015 a total of 1.7 The Obama Administration is targeting 1 million plug-ins in the US by 2015.) Hurst anticipates that Toyota, General Motors, and Ford will together account for three-quarters of the world market for PHEVs by 2015.

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