[9.2Lithium News] Australian lithium industry reshuffle lithium business Alita bankruptcy * Gree Electric Appliances and Yinlong set up a joint venture

Published: Sep 2, 2019 09:46
Source: SMM

[26th batch of purchase-free new energy vehicle catalogue released, Tesla / Guoneng 93 / GAC Toyota iA5/ Mercedes-Benz EQC and other 405 models are listed] on August 30, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the 26th batch of tax-free new energy vehicle model catalogue, of which Tesla is listed, BYD e5, e2, E3 and Qin, Great Wall car Euler R1 and R2, Guangqi Chuanqi AION LX, Chuanqi AION.S and other 405 models are listed. (first electric)

[Shenzhen 2019-2020 Land subsidy Policy: some new energy vehicles are subsidized according to 50% of the national standards] recently, the Shenzhen Municipal Development and Reform Commission issued the rules for the implementation of Financial subsidies for the Popularization and Application of New Energy vehicles 2019-2020 (draft for soliciting opinions). New energy vehicles registered in accordance with the law within the administrative area of Shenzhen and meet the requirements of this policy, after obtaining subsidies for the purchase of state vehicles, You can apply for Shenzhen vehicle purchase subsidy as required. The standard of financial subsidies in Shenzhen shall be implemented in three cases. "View detail

[Australian lithium industry reshuffle lithium company Alita goes bankrupt] A lithium mining company that listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2018 went bankrupt under pressure from both customers and lenders. On Wednesday, 28, after talks with lenders and major stakeholders, Australian lithium mining company Alita Resources (ASX:A40) announced that it had appointed bankruptcy representative (administrator) to restructure the company. After several Australian lithium mines were temporarily suspended, Alita became a high-profile victim of the collapse in lithium prices. "View detail

[old owners of 100kWh batteries may be replaceable upgrades] it is reported that the upcoming launch of the 100kWh battery pack, it is not clear whether it will be synchronously used in new models. According to Wei's "tradition of selling a new car a year", there is speculation that this year's NIO Day may be a derivative of the ES6, so it is not clear whether the upcoming 100kWh battery pack will be used in ES6 derivatives. Another guess is that the 100kWh battery may be the same size as the existing 70kWh, 84kWh battery pack, perhaps the future of old car owners can pay to replace the 100kWh battery specifications, in order to achieve longer mileage.

[Gree Electric Appliances set up a joint venture with Yinlong] the regret of not being able to invest in Zhuhai Yinlong three years ago is being "made up" by Gree Electric in another way. Recently, Gree Electric Appliances contributed 15.3 million yuan to set up a joint venture company with Zhuhai Yinlong-Zhuhai Hengqin Glihua Titanium Energy Development Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Glihua Titanium"). Gree Titanium is jointly established by Zhuhai Yinlong, Huatai Huineng (Beijing) Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Gree Energy and Environment Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gree Electric Appliance. The shareholdings of the three are 24%, 25% and 51%, respectively.

[up to 19800 yuan Tesla all price increases] on August 30, Tesla China announced that its car models for sale have different degrees of price increases. Among them, the price of the long continuous edition of Tesla Model S was raised from 776900 yuan to 793900 yuan, and the price of the high-performance version was raised from 875700 yuan to 893900 yuan.

[Audi or the two sides of BYD's battery division are close to reaching a battery purchase agreement] according to sources, Audi is in talks with BYD to include it among its battery suppliers. BYD is China's largest electric car maker and the second largest battery supplier. The talks between Audi and BYD are at an advanced stage, according to the people familiar with the matter. At the same time, BYD is also discussing battery supply agreements with other automakers and cannot guarantee a final agreement with Audi. These people asked not to be named because the negotiations were held in private. At the same time, the person familiar with the matter also revealed that BYD's batteries will be used in high-performance luxury electric vehicles on the PPE (Premium Platform Electric) platform jointly developed by Audi and Porsche. The first new models of the platform are expected to be launched by the end of 2021.

[BYD, Ningde Times plans to start selling batteries in Japan] according to Japanese media reports, BYD will start negotiations next year to start selling fixed batteries for factories, office buildings and power generation facilities in Japan around 2021. Ningde Times plans to work with unknown solar companies to sell household and industrial batteries in Japan from 2020 at about half the price of its competitors.

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