Tesla 2020 Battery Day will announce six major events * Chongqing issues incentives for new energy vehicles

Published: Sep 9, 2020 11:30

[subsidy / price reduction Chongqing issues incentives for new energy vehicles] on September 7, the General Office of the Chongqing Municipal Government issued a circular on "Chongqing to support the promotion and application of incentives for new energy vehicles (2020)" (abbreviated as "measures"). The main tasks of the "measures" include accelerating the promotion and application of new energy passenger vehicles in the private sector, accelerating the promotion and application of new energy vehicles in the public sector, pilot demonstration and continuous optimization of the environment for the use of new energy vehicles. The aim is to implement the "double points" management policy of passenger cars, expand the private consumption of new energy vehicles, and promote the high-quality development of new energy vehicle industry in Chongqing. In 2020, automobile companies in Chongqing will be encouraged to promote the application of 36400 new energy vehicles. "View details

[the total installed capacity of power battery and energy storage battery of BYD from January to August is about 5.813GWh] the total installed capacity of power battery and energy storage battery of BYD new energy vehicle in August 2020 is about 0.949GWhbat. The total installed capacity of BYD from January to August is about 5.813GWh. BYD also released sales figures for August, totaling 37000 vehicles, up 2.4% from 36000 in the same period last year. BYD's cumulative sales from January to August were 227000, down 23.1% from a year earlier. In terms of new energy vehicles, BYD sold 15283 new energy vehicles in August, compared with 16719 in the same period last year, down 8.6% from January to August last year, and 91060 new energy vehicles, down 49.11% from a year earlier. "View details

 

[Volkswagen ID.6 's latest test spy photos may be officially released in 2021] A new set of Volkswagen ID.6 test spy photos has been obtained from overseas media. The new car positioning pure electric medium-sized SUV, will launch 7-seat models in the future. According to the latest news, the new car will be officially launched in 2021 and will enter the mainland market in domestic form in the future. In terms of appearance, the new car is not equipped with Volkswagen brand LOGO, on the body, just from the front and rear, it is difficult to judge that it is a Volkswagen brand model. However, judging from the outline of the car body, it can still be judged to be the Volkswagen ID.6. It is understood that the new car will be based on the Volkswagen MEB platform, positioning higher than the upcoming Volkswagen ID.4 model.

 

[six events announced by Tesla 2020 Battery Day] Tesla's Battery Day is rapidly becoming an event comparable to the launch of Apple's iPhone phone, though the name is a bit of an understatement. On this day, Tesla will announce a series of news to his investors, and then show the latest technology developed by the company to the public.

[Tesla completes the $5 billion stock rights issue plan] on September 8, Tesla announced that the company had completed its previously disclosed stock sale plan worth $5 billion on September 4, and the final settlement is expected to be completed on September 9.

 

[Toyota and other Japanese companies will temporarily close factories] according to news on September 7, with Typhoon Poseidon approaching, Toyota, Daihatsu, Canon and other Japanese companies are planning to temporarily close factories to avoid accidents. Hundreds of thousands of people in the south have been ordered to evacuate.

[Kang Linsong: Daimler will give priority to electrification in the future] Daimler Group CEO (Ola K ä llenius said in a recent interview that Daimler has identified a development path and that the company will give priority to electric powertrain when developing future models.

"2020 (second) China Automotive New Materials Application Summit Forum"

It was solemnly held in Shanghai from September 17 to 18.

During the reform period of the "four modernizations of the automobile", intelligent network connection, new energy, lightweight and intelligent manufacturing entered the field of the automobile industry, and the automobile era was reinterpreted. The surging changes require the industry to continue to integrate and innovate, and quickly promote the development rate of automobile enterprises. With the emergence of self-driving and intelligent cars, Internet companies, which are not active in the automotive field, have more opportunities to show their talents; the double points policy is becoming an important driving force for the development of China's new energy vehicle industry; in the face of environmental constraints, car companies speed up the application of advanced lightweight components and technologies to achieve vehicle weight loss. With the continuous promotion of the strategies of "Industrial 4.0" and "made in China 2025", intelligent manufacturing has become a new challenge of upgrading and transformation.

Under the guidance of the Shanghai Economic and Informatization Commission and the Shanghai Federation of Industrial economy, in order to accelerate the application of automobile lightweight and product lines, the Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, together with Shanghai Automotive Engineering Society, Suzhou Die casting Technology Association and SMM, jointly held the "2020 (second) China Automotive New Materials Application Summit Forum". Jointly discuss material solutions, co-casting automobile industry chain green development closed loop, and strive to build an excellent communication and cooperation platform for the whole automobile industry chain, and lead the creation of advanced automobile industry clusters.

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