[1.11 Lithium Express] Ningde Times may be a solid-state battery supplier for Weilai * Hyundai and Apple will sign an agreement on the production of electric vehicles

[source: Ningde Times may be a supplier of solid-state batteries for Weilai] on January 11, a source revealed that Ningde Times may be a supplier of solid-state batteries for Weilai. At the NIO DAY held on Jan. 9, Xilai released 150kWh's solid-state battery, which can achieve ultra-high energy density of 360Wh/kg. The new 150kWh battery pack will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Recently, Didi's Beijing Xiaogu New Energy vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Garage Electric pile Technology Co., Ltd. signed a national strategic cooperation agreement on the construction and operation of new energy vehicle charging stations. According to the cooperation agreement, the two sides will carry out operational cooperation in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Haikou, Sanya, Changsha, Chengdu and other cities to optimize and upgrade charging stations and strategic layout, and will expand charging business in cities across the country in the future.

[Baidu: Geely Holdings, the leading new smart car company, is currently the only investor outside Baidu] Baidu revealed: "the new company is an intelligent electric vehicle company established by Baidu. Baidu launched the lead, and the registered capital is not available for the time being. Geely Holdings Group is currently the only management except Baidu." Baidu's car company will operate independently, and the specific model will be announced later, but the model will be based on Geely's newly developed pure electric SEA vast intelligent evolutionary experience architecture and Baidu Apollo's intelligent technology.

[Audi will phase out internal combustion engines in the next 10 to 15 years] German media reported that in 10 to 15 years, Audi will only sell electric vehicles that do not use fossil fuels. The company is currently working on more specific plans and hopes to set specific dates for factories to stop producing internal combustion engine models in the coming months. The Audi plant is still producing ordinary cars with internal combustion engines.

[Hyundai and Apple will sign electric vehicle production agreement] Hyundai and Apple plan to sign a cooperation agreement on the production of automatic electric vehicles by March. Production in the United States is likely to begin in 2024, and sources familiar with the situation say the company plans to produce cars at Kia's (Kia Motors) 's Georgia plant or build an entirely new plant in the United States. According to industry insiders, Apple's main plans include the production of 100000 cars in 2024, while a "beta version" of Apple cars will be released next year.

[BYD attacked Tesla to win the largest order for pure electric buses overseas] after seizing the top spot in global sales of new energy vehicles from BYD for the first time in 2019, Tesla further widened the sales gap between BYD and BYD by virtue of measures such as domestic electric cars in China in 2020.