[5.12 Lithium Express] China Automobile Association: new energy vehicle sales fell 26.5% in April compared with the same period last year. April power battery loading 3.6GWh

[China Automobile Association: sales of 72000 new energy vehicles in April fell 26.5 percent from the same period last year] on May 11, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed that the production and sales of new energy vehicles in April reached 80, 000 and 72000 respectively, down 22.1 percent and 26.5 percent respectively from the same period last year. From January to April, the production and sale of new energy vehicles reached 205000 units, down 44.8 per cent and 43.4 per cent respectively from the same period last year, a decrease of 15.4 percentage points and 13 percentage points from January to March. Among the main varieties of new energy vehicles, pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles have also narrowed year-on-year declines from January to March.

[battery Alliance: power battery loading 3.6GWh fell 33.7% in April compared with the same period last year] on May 11, the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance released data on battery production, sales and loading of new energy vehicles in April 2020. In April 2020, the total output of power batteries in China was 4.7 GWH, down 35.5% from the same period last year, and an increase of 5.5% over the previous month. From January to April, the output of power batteries in China totaled 13GWhH, down 52.1% from the same period last year. In April, China's power battery load totaled 3.6 GWH, down 33.7% from a year earlier, narrowing the rate of decline, up 29.5% from the previous month. In the first four months, the total load of power batteries in China was 9.3 GWhH, down 47.7% from the same period last year.

[charging Alliance: 1.287 million charging piles in the country as of April] on May 11, the China Electric charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance (hereinafter referred to as the charging Alliance) released charging pile operation data for April 2020. According to the data, as of April 2020, the member units of the alliance had reported a total of 547000 public charging piles, including 320000 AC charging piles, 226000 DC charging piles and 488 AC / DC charging piles. By April 2020, the cumulative number of charging infrastructure in the country was 1.287 million, an increase of 35.0 per cent over the same period last year.

[Volkswagen announced that it will invest 3.5 billion yuan to build its own power battery plant and officially put into production in 2023] it is reported that a joint venture between Volkswagen Group and Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt is gradually taking shape. The two sides have now decided that the construction and infrastructure of the planned "Northvolt Zwei" cell joint venture plant will be built by Volkswagen itself. The plant will allow Volkswagen to achieve synergies with Northvolt in the (Salzgitter) region of Salzkit, Germany, where Volkswagen's core of excellence, (Battery Cell Center of Excellence), is also located. Volkswagen has just announced plans to invest about 4.5 euros in a new battery plant. Volkswagen revealed that when completed, the plant will be leased to a joint venture between Volkswagen and Northvolt.

[year-on-year double growth Weima sales reached 1388 in April] A few days ago, it was learned from officials that Weima's passenger car sales reached 1388 in April 2020, which has bucked the trend for three consecutive months, rising 18.4% from the previous month, and also an increase over the same period last year. Among them, sales in March were 1173. Officials said Weimar, as the first batch of new energy companies to resume production in China, was the first to get rid of the negative impact of the epidemic and showed a strong development trend.

[Ningde era: supply of Tesla in the second half of the year is not limited to lithium iron phosphate or ternary batteries] May 11, it was learned from the Ningde era performance presentation that the supply time of the Ningde era to Tesla is probably the second half of this year. Zeng Yuqun, chairman of Ningde Times, said that the supply is not limited to lithium iron phosphate or ternary batteries, the specific supply of products depends on market demand.

[Hainan's first 5G + driverless car] recently, the "5G + driverless car" experience project developed by China Unicom Hainan Unicom has been put into operation in the Hainan Yaonoda Rain Forest Cultural Tourism area.

[Musk: Tesla will restart production today in violation of Alamida County, California] on May 12, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tesla would restart production today in violation of Alamida County, California, and would be in the forefront of all employees. If I arrest Tesla employees, I want to arrest myself.

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