[lithium Bulletin] Musk: do not rule out a friendly merger with a traditional car company * Japan is considering banning the sale of fuel vehicles in the mid-1930s.

[Tesla CEO Musk: do not rule out a friendly merger with a traditional car company] December 3 news, recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) said that Tesla is theoretically willing to merge with a traditional carmaker, but such a deal must be friendly, not hostile. Mr Musk is understood to have talked to (Mathias D ö pfner, chief executive of Axel Springer, Europe's largest publishing house, about a range of issues, including whether Tesla would buy a traditional carmaker.

[Zhongtai International: summary of BYD holding call roadshow] delivery of new energy vehicles: management expects Han to deliver more than 10,000 units per month in the fourth quarter. It is expected that the peak Chinese sales have a chance to surpass the sales of Model 3. It is believed that BYD's brand has improved, but sales need to be strengthened. The delivery volume of the revised version of Tang is 3000-4000 units per month, and the order is stable. Blade battery: launched in March, orders are now stable, and production capacity is expected to reach 13 gigawatt hours by the end of the year. It is expected to start supplying domestic self-branded cars in the second half of next year and overseas customers in 2022. The cost of the blade battery is 30% lower than that of the ternary battery and 10% lower than the bottom of the lithium iron phosphate battery. The blade battery is safer and has a longer range, up to 600 km, and can last up to 700 km next year. Blades are expected to grow rapidly.

[Japan is considering banning the sale of fuel vehicles in the mid-1930s] Japan's Ministry of economy, Trade and Industry is considering suspending the sale of new gasoline cars in Japan in the mid-1930s and selling only electric models such as hybrid cars (HV) and pure electric vehicles (EV). The move will help significantly reduce carbon emissions from cars in order to meet the Japanese government's goal of achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Japan's Ministry of economy, Trade and Industry is expected to hold a meeting of people of insight and auto industry stakeholders this month and announce the above guidelines. The meeting will discuss specific issues such as stopping the sale of new gasoline vehicles and developing a framework for popularizing hybrid and pure electric vehicles.

[Daimler and Foton domestic Mercedes-Benz trucks will be put into production two years later] Daimler truck Co., Ltd. and BAIC Foton Motor Co., Ltd. jointly announced that they will target China's high-end truck market segment, production and distribution of Mercedes-Benz tractors in China. And tailored to the needs of Chinese customers, and equipped with Daimler truck cutting-edge technology.

[to welcome the first year of the leap of electric vehicles, Hyundai Motor Group launched its special platform for electric vehicles] in order to become one of the world's leading electric vehicle companies, South Korea's Hyundai Automobile Group has created a special platform for electric vehicles-E-GMP. On December 2nd, Hyundai Motor Group held a "E-GMP Digital Discovery" event to interpret the technical advantages of the new electric vehicle dedicated platform E-GMP, and launched a new high-speed motor and battery system.

[lithium iron phosphate "counterattack" new process "deficiency board"] affected by the new subsidy policy and the implementation of the new battery process, the development of lithium iron phosphate ushered in the "second spring". With the overall recovery of the automobile market, since July, the production and sales of new energy vehicles have been booming, and power batteries have ushered in double growth.