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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

As part of its heavy investment in Tiamat, a company owned by the French National Centre for Scientific Research, Stellantis says it will build a new factory in France to mass produce the new cheap batteries. billion ($A1.8b) to build the world’s largest sodium battery plant in Xuzhou in China. The post Battery revolution!

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Comment on Onvo has prioritized low energy consumption from day 1, says Nio sub-brand chief by nov22

CN EV Post

Inside China, EV are mostly bought by consumer focusing on savings on operational cost. Because charging is inconvenient for many condo residents, they need a BEV which is highly efficient in energy savings. Majority of the American EV consumers lives in a detached or attached house where home charger is ready and cheap.

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Tesla & CATL deemed the Power Couple to Recharge the US EV Market: Morgan Stanley

Teslarati

In a note released earlier this week, Morgan Stanley writes that the United States is an under-penetrated EV market, whereas China is a fully-penetrated EV market. In addition, the United States has an under-supply of affordable EVs and cheap batteries for electric vehicles. Economist says cheap Chinese EVs should be kept out of U.S.

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BYD’s home city in China now has more supercharging plugs than gas pumps

Baua Electric

Photo: Shenzhen Government Online Shenzhen, the home of Chinese EV giant BYD, says it’s become the first in China to have more supercharging plugs than gas pumps. So all those cheap EVs need to be fast-charged, and what better place to expand than BYD’s home city? The city of 12.5 Get started here. –

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Tesla China to launch Powerwall batteries and residential solar for domestic market

Teslarati

While Gigafactory Shanghai has been producing electric vehicles for the local Chinese market for over a year now, Tesla China’s operations have so far been focused on the company’s electric car business. Stay tuned for our updates on Tesla China’s Powerwall and solar event tomorrow.

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EVs reach 90% market share in Norway as the overall auto market falters – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Auto buyers in China and India (and increasingly, smaller emerging auto markets ) have more cheap entry-level models to choose from. However, the super-cheap BYD Dolphin made its Norwegian debut last month, and others are on the way, so følg med ! The lack of affordable EVs is an issue everywhere in Europe, and in the US.

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How to become a lifestyle brand on the cheap, or the China EV startup dilemma

China EV

I just returned from a two-week trip to China doing research for my next report for Wards Intelligence, this one on autonomous vehicles. Meanwhile, I have some thoughts on the electric vehicle sector, which I wrote about my first report for Wards Intelligence, China’s New Energy Vehicle Future. It’s part of Made in China 2025 !

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