"91 Ten Articles" - A daily must-read briefing for the new energy vehicle industry (210303)

1. A land transfer announcement was posted on the official website of the Shanghai Land Trading Market. The land in question is close to Tesla's Shanghai Super Factory. Industry insiders believe that this land is very likely to be used for the expansion of the Tesla factory.

2. Volvo officially announced that the price of its first pure electric vehicle XC40 RECHARGE has been reduced to 299,000 yuan, which is consistent with the fuel version overall.

3. Xiaopeng Motors officially announced the launch of the lithium iron phosphate battery version of Xiaopeng P7 and Xiaopeng G3. Apart from the difference in range, there is no difference in other aspects.

4. Li Shufu suggested at the two sessions that for electric trucks, the maximum gross vehicle mass limit should be increased by 10kg on the original basis for every 1kW.h of electricity equipped, to offset the increase in vehicle curb mass due to the installation of power batteries.

5. Li Bin said that NIO’s idea is to have stores in cities where there are Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi and Lexus. This has not been done yet, but it will be realized within the year.

6. ZTE will establish an automotive electronics product line under the system product department, coordinate related R&D and business units, and direct the implementation of the external principles, company caliber and overall operations in this field.

7. Volkswagen will test autonomous driving technology in its upcoming ID. Buzz electric van.

8. The market value of three new Chinese car-making companies listed on the US stock market, including NIO, Xpeng, and Li Auto, evaporated by a total of US$15.178 billion, or about RMB 100 billion, on March 2.

9. The Faraday Institution's CATMAT project, while studying next-generation cathode materials, has gained new understanding of the oxygen-redox process in lithium-rich cathode materials and proposed a method to improve the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.

10. India only sells 5,000 electric vehicles a year. The Indian Transport Minister said he is willing to provide Tesla with higher discounts for producing cars in India.

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