CATL formally launched its EV battery swap business EVOGO this April 18. Earlier this January, CATL said that it will establish pilot sites for battery swap across 10 Chinese cities this year. Now, the company has set a more ambitious target of raising the number of cities under EVOGO’s coverage from the current four to 30 by the end of 2022.  ...  more

The Tainan City Government and Acer ITS partnered to build a second-generation smart parking column with a charging function. The first phase has been completed with a total of 491 cars and it was officially launched on May 6th. ...  more

German carmaker Volkswagen and its partners will invest EUR 10 billion to expand production capacity for EVs and EV batteries in Spain. In particular, Volkswagen will build a new gigafactory (EV battery plant) in the country. ...  more

Foxconn hosted an online investor conference today, where Chairman Young Liu commented on the deployment progress of EVs. Liu mentioned how the company has completed three major agreements with Lordstown, with electric pick-ups being produced starting from the third quarter, and also talked about Apple Car for the first time. Despite no details on specific clients, Liu commented that Foxconn will make sure to fulfill the desired processes of auto manufacturers, as long as the clients bring it up. ...  more

Foxconn and Lordstown Motors, a commercial electric light truck supplier, announced today that the two parties have officially completed the signing of an OEM manufacturing agreement and a joint venture development agreement, officially acquiring Foxconn’s first electric vehicle manufacturing base in North Americ and finalizing Lordstown to become Foxconni's first mass-produced commercial vehicle customer. ...  more

Tesla has stopped production in its Shanghai factory once again. It wasn't directly due to the pandemic; rather, it was due to a component shortage. According to Reuters, Tesla began to halt production lines starting from Monday (5/9).  ...  more

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) announced today that it has joined hands with domestic manufacturers and released the first supercapacitor carrier in Taiwan that replaces lead-acid batteries with graphene, which drastically reduces 90% of charging time for electric carriers, as well as elevates 30% of carrying capacity, and overcomes insufficient horsepower on slopes. The carrier is regarded as a revolutionary green energy solution, and has now hit the road at the Xiluo fruit and vegetable market. ...  more

Trend Micro, a leader in network security solutions, announced in early May the establishment of VicOne, a new vehicle information security company which focuses on assisting the electric vehicle industry in building information security protection and will also fully assist Taiwan's electric vehicle supply chain partners to pass vehicle information security standards required by international car manufacturers, strengthen global competitiveness, and work together to gain a place in the future car market. ...  more

In order to reduce the total carbon emissions of the company, Taiwan Panasonic purchased the Ai-2 Gather commercial electric tricycles from Aeon Motors which were officially delivered on April 29, becoming the best logistics vehicle in its factory campus. ...  more

Tesla presents both an opportunity and a challenge for traditional auto manufacturers that are undergoing an EV transformation. Various manufacturers have been attempting to enlarge their competitive advantages in EVs from different angles, and for the hundred-year-old car maker General Motors (GM), the target is to produce EVs that are more affordable. ...  more