The website of the government of China’s Henan Province has recently released a notice that listed a series of measures for supporting the development of a strong regional logistics network. In this notice, the provincial government said it is promoting the development of a green and low-carbon logistics network. Therefore, measures have been introduced to support the construction of new EV charging stations and the optimization of the existing transportation infrastructure. ...  more

What kind of company buys 200 Teslas a week, and if it's not enough, it's ready to double down and buy more electric cars from more brands, including Lucid, Rivian, and Ford. ...  more

The first phase of Gotion Hi-Tech’s new battery production base in Tongcheng formally entered operation on August 8. The base, which is owned by Gotion’s subsidiary Tongcheng Gotion New Energy, has a planned total production capacity of 40GWh per year for NEV power batteries. ...  more

The Beijing Municipal Government plans to build 700,000 charging piles and 310 swap stations by 2025. The first ones to be transformed are gas stations in Beijing. ...  more

It looks like that the electric bus target of the Taipei City Government can only reach half way, since the new electric buses are unable to go on roads, and the reason lies on the inability of charging. ...  more

Demand is surging for the core precursor materials used in the manufacturing of ternary cathode materials. As a result, many Chinese suppliers for cathode materials have been very aggressive in locking in procurement quantities with their suppliers for precursor materials in advance. ...  more

ITRI announced today to be working with electric bus manufacturer tron-e on researching and developing the Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) for local buses. This locally developed system can operate at a speed of 30-90km/h, and automatically signals an alert when the driver has not turned on the direction signal, or when the vehicle drifts off from the lane, before intervening to correct the driving trajectory. The system is applicable on bus routes in the city, suburb, and on highways. ...  more

South Korea's Hyundai Group has spared no effort to develop electric vehicles. From the perspective of pure electric platforms, it can be said that it is following in the footsteps of Tesla. Now it has announced that it will launch a low-cost electric car with a target price of 20,000 euros. ...  more

David Sacks, co-founder and partner of venture capital firm Craft Ventures, recently commented in his tweet, “If this year proves anything, it’s that there can be no security without energy independence,” to which Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied: “Lithium batteries are the new oil”. ...  more

Taiwanese charging brand EVALUE, on July 13 announced the highest power charging pile in Taiwan at 480 kW. The highest voltage supported by a single charging point is 1 kV, so electric vehicles with high-voltage circuit architecture can be charged faster. ...  more