[1.26 Lithium Express] US government fleet plans to fully adopt electric vehicles * implementation plan for the development of Shanghai new energy vehicle industry

Published: Jan 26, 2021 09:44

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Construction, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Communications and other departments have densely expressed their position that they will introduce further measures to promote the development of the new energy vehicle industry. Many governments also regard new energy vehicles and other related industries as the focus of future development, study to promote the promotion of the whole industry chain of new energy vehicles, achieve core technological breakthroughs, further expand the promotion and application, optimize the development environment, and so on.

[the US government fleet plans to fully adopt electric vehicles] according to a new "Buy American" executive order signed by US President Joe Biden on Monday, electric vehicles assembled in the United States will replace the existing fleet of federal government vehicles. It is not clear whether Biden's plan includes plug-in hybrid cars. In discussing these plans, Biden referred to a new fleet of "net zero-emission" electric vehicles. Biden also announced plans to use American-made parts more strictly in government-purchased vehicles, and current standards require at least 50% of purchased auto parts to come from the United States.

[Lucid is in talks with Saudi wealth fund to build a factory] Lucid Motrs, an electric car start-up, is in talks with Saudi sovereign wealth fund (PIF) to build an electric car factory in Saudi Arabia.

[BMW i4 will be put into production of Tesla Model 3P] BMW announced that it is stepping up the final debugging of BMW i4 recently. This fine-tuning will ensure "precise and controllable handling in all situations, fascinating cornering dynamics, optimized traction in all weather and road conditions, and perfectly balanced ride comfort".

[implementation Plan for the Development of Shanghai New Energy vehicle Industry] according to the report submitted to the meeting by the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, in 2021, Shanghai will issue the "Shanghai implementation Plan for accelerating the Development of New Energy vehicle Industry (2021-2025)" and the policy to support the development of fuel cell vehicle industry, revise and introduce a new round of measures to encourage the purchase and use of new energy vehicles, and build 70, 000 new charging piles.

[Jilin: automobile industry anchoring trillion-level target to open a new bureau] according to Han Jun, acting governor of Jilin Province, Jilin automobile industry will anchor a trillion-level target to open a new bureau in 2021. Fully support FAW to build world-class enterprises and speed up the development of independent brands such as Red Flag, Liberation, Pentium, etc. The output value of provincial caliber cars increased by more than 30 billion yuan. Build Changchun International Automobile City. Start the construction of FAW Audi new energy vehicle project. Support Liaoyuan to build a supporting base for the new energy automobile industry. Build Northeast Asia Automobile Industry Research Institute.

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