[7.14Lithium Express] Tesla will launch a rear-wheel drive version of Model Y* Volkswagen ID.3 will start booking on July 20th.

Published: Jul 14, 2020 11:09

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[Tesla will launch a rear-wheel drive version of Model Y with a range of nearly 500km] on Sunday, local time, Elon Musk (Elon Musk), chief executive of electric carmaker Tesla, tweeted that the company would launch a more affordable rear-wheel drive version of Model Y with a range of nearly 500km. The upcoming version will be Tesla's first single-motor model for the all-electric crossover SUV, with an entry price expected to be around $40, 000.

[Tesla Cybertruck solar recycling roof exposure increases 24 km range] at the beginning of the launch of Tesla Cybertruck, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) said that the new electric pickup truck will be equipped with a solar roof, which will add 15 miles (24 km) of range per day, and the Cybertruck will be the first Tesla car with solar energy.

[BAIC New Energy sales fell 88.5% in June compared with the same period last year] on July 11, BAIC Blue Valley issued a production and sales express for June. BAIC New Energy, a subsidiary of BAIC Blue Valley, sold 3008 vehicles in June, compared with 26072 in the same period last year, down 88.5 per cent from a year earlier. Car sales in the first half of the year were 14700, compared with 65159 in the same period last year, down 77.44 per cent from a year earlier.

[Volkswagen ID.3 will start booking on July 20] on July 13, Volkswagen announced that consumers will be able to order ID.3 models from July 20. The car can be subsidized in Germany and other European countries in accordance with local regulations. In Germany, consumers can apply for an environmental award of up to 9480 euros for electric vehicles, of which 3480 euros are borne by Volkswagen.

4.7s break a hundred! On July 13, we learned from relevant sources that the price of the first pure electric sedan SUV--EC6 of Lulai will be announced during the 2020 Chengdu Motor Show, and then it will be officially delivered in September this year. EC6 is the third mass-produced model of Xilai, which was first launched in the world by NIO DAY in 2019. It can also be regarded as a cross-border model of Xilai ES6.

(Geely's acquisition of Daimler-Benz shares is indeed nearing completion in the secondary market.) although it was previously reported that Daimler had politely rejected Geely's offer, Geely's acquisition of part of Daimler's shares, mainly by Geely Holdings Group, was nearly completed by way of acquisition from the secondary market. The acquisition may be officially completed after the Spring Festival.

 

[electric carmaker Rivian gets $2.5 billion in financing. Amazon, a longtime shareholder, recently raised $2.5 billion in financing for electric carmaker Rivian. In this round of financing, T. Rowe Price led the investment of, Soros Fund Management, Coatue, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Baron Capital Group, and existing shareholders Amazon and BlackRock. This is the largest round of financing for Rivian to date.

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