China Automobile Association: sales of 82000 new energy vehicles in May fell 23.5% from a year earlier * pre-sale of BYD Han reached 15000 units

[China Automobile Association: sales of 82000 new energy vehicles fell 23.5% in May compared with the same period last year] on June 11, the China Automobile Association released the production and sales of the automobile industry in May 2020. In May, the production and sales of new energy vehicles completed 84000 and 82000 respectively, up 3.5% and 12.2% month-on-month, down 25.8% and 23.5% from the same period last year. From January to May, the production and sales of new energy vehicles were 295000 and 289000, down 39.7% and 38.7% respectively from the same period last year, which was 5.1% and 4.7% lower than that in January-April. Among the main varieties of new energy vehicles, the year-on-year decline in production and sales of pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles is slightly narrower than that from January to April.

[battery Alliance: 3.5GWh of Power Battery installed in May fell 38.3% compared with the same period last year] on June 11, the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance released data on battery production, sales and loading of new energy vehicles in May 2020. In May, China's power battery production totaled 5.2 GWH, down 47.7 percent from the same period last year and up 9.9 percent from the previous month. Among them, the output of ternary batteries was 3.1GWH, accounting for 59.1% of the total output, down 52.4% from the same period last year, up 7.2% from the previous year; and the output of lithium iron phosphate batteries was 2.1GWH, accounting for 40.5% of the total output, down 9.6% from the same period last year and up 13.8% from the previous year.

[hot sales of 15000 BYD Han] it is reported that as of June 9, BYD's brand-new medium and large car, BYD Han, has successfully pre-sold 15000, 9000 on the midline and 6000 offline. BYD Han started pre-sale on May 19, 2020, with a pre-price range of 23.00 yuan to 280000 yuan, and the new car is expected to go on sale in June 2020.

[Tesla Model3 standard continued version will be equipped with iron lithium battery] June 11, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a catalogue of recommended models for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles (batch 7 in 2020). Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Tesla Model3 standard life version is listed, and the type of energy storage device is lithium iron phosphate battery.

[BAIC New Energy sales of 2106 vehicles in May are lower than the FIFA estimate] on the evening of June 10, BAIC New Energy issued a May production and sales Express. According to the announcement, BAIC New Energy produced 879 units in May and sold 2106 vehicles, down 51.3 per cent and 76.6 per cent respectively from a year earlier. BAIC's new energy production from January to May was 7044 vehicles, down 34.53% from the same period last year, while total sales in the previous month were 11692 vehicles, down 70.09% from the same period last year.

[Musk: Tesla electric truck "Semi" is about to go into mass production. Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) reportedly said in an internal email that Tesla's semi-trailer electric truck "Semi" is about to go into mass production. "Battery and powertrain production will take place at the Gigafactory plant in Nevada, while most of the other work is likely to be done in other states." Musk did not disclose the exact date of mass production of Semi.

[Volkswagen ID.3 launches 1ST limited edition delivery / free charging for one year] it is reported that Volkswagen ID.3 will launch 3000 1ST limited edition models, which will be delivered in September. The limited edition is a rear-drive model, powered by a single motor with a maximum power of 150kW and a battery pack with a capacity of 58kW h, with a range of up to 420km. The car offers three optional models: 1ST limited edition basic model, limited edition PLUS model and MAX configuration model, with prices of 40000 euros (about 321500 yuan), 46000 euros (about 369800 yuan) and 50000 euros (about 401900 yuan) respectively.

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