[5.29 Lithium Battery & Auto Industry News Update]

Published: May 29, 2025 09:13

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[5.29 Lithium Battery News]

►Fujian: Supports local governments in launching initiatives to boost car consumption, with additional preferential policies for car purchases

►He Xiaopeng of XPeng Motors: The "price war" will intensify in one of the next five years

►The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) releases its 2025 regulatory development work plan

►All battery cells of the Jiyao Tongxing, a battery company under Geely Group, have passed the new national standard battery cell detection

►Canmax: The solid-state battery project is progressing smoothly, with some customers having achieved sales after passing evaluations

►A new-type fuel cell prototype device with three times the energy density has been validated

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