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Neta cut the prices of almost its entire model range, with the compact SUV Neta X seeing the highest reduction. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Hozon Auto’s NEV (NEV) brand, Neta Auto, has cut the prices of almost its entire model range, as the Chinese auto market kicks off the Lunar New Year with a fierce price war. Neta’s current models on sale include the Neta X and Neta Aya compact SUVs, the Neta GT electric sports car, and the Neta S flagship sedan. The Neta X saw the highest cuts, as all four versions previously on sale have been reduced in…
Wang has restructured Xpeng’s overseas business team, adding the Middle East as a key market and will invest more resources, according to local media. (Image credit: CnEVPost) Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) has made extensive organizational and business changes after appointing former Great Wall Motor executive Wang Fengying as president and seeing strong deliveries at the end of 2023. Now, the electric vehicle (EV) maker appears to be looking to the auto industry veteran to help it succeed in overseas markets. Ms. Wang has taken over Xpeng’s international business center to take full leadership of the company’s overseas sales, Jiemian said in…
BYD is looking to accelerate the replacement of traditional fuel vehicles with NEVs at lower prices, and more automakers following suit is expected to speed up the process. (Image credit: SAIC-GM-Wuling) BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) has launched new variants of its two sedans with lower prices, and now the ripple effects from that move are starting to show. SAIC-GM-Wuling today added a new version of its Xingguang hybrid sedan with 150 kilometers of CLTC battery range, priced at RMB 99,800 ($13,870), which is RMB 6,000 ($830) less than the previous price for the same range model. BYD earlier today launched the…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The other day, I got an email from Jock Gill, my college classmate who was one of the leaders for the community solar project in his home town of Peacham, Vermont. Jock has been leasing a Chevy Bolt, but his lease is nearly up and he has been casting about for a car to replace it. He told me the Hyundai Kona Electric is that car. “If your Chevy Bolt lease is coming to an end and you want to continue driving an EV,…
Electric vehicles don’t work well in the cold? Nobody told Volvo CE – and they’re putting a fleet of battery electric equipment assents to work, collaborating with Sweden’s largest ski resorts to go fully fossil free. Volvo CE has been working on a pilot project with Swedish resort company SkiStar to develop a roadmap towards more sustainable, fossil-free ski resorts. The project is intended to show that climate-neutral construction projects are possible when applying holistic decarbonization solutions to job sites. A Volvo L25 Electric wheel loader and PU500 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with an integrated charger from Volvo Energy are…
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Electric vehicle emissions costs are anticipated to continue to decline through 2025, after which they could stagnate, rise, or fall, depending on key factors such as the evolution of the power grid, battery technology, and public policy. A new Carnegie Mellon study finds that the climate change and human health costs of owning and operating a plug-in electric vehicle in coal-heavy regions of the eastern United States have dropped dramatically as coal-fired power plants that supply electricity to charge electric vehicles have been displaced…
BYD will launch new variants of the Qin Plus and Chaser 05 in Glory Editions on February 20, both starting at RMB 79,800, or $11,100, according to local media. (Image credit: CnEVPost) BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) will launch new variants of two of its sedans two days later, aiming to take further share from the traditional fuel car market at lower prices, according to a new report. BYD will launch new “Glory Edition” variants of the Qin Plus and Chaser 05 on February 20, both priced at RMB 79,800 ($11,100), local automotive media outlet D1EV said in a report today. The…
EV sales not only increased in 2023 overall, but they were higher than 2022 levels for every month of the year, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Car sales are seasonal, and they always have been, so there’s no reason to expect that total vehicle sales or even EV sales broken out will go up every month. Yet that’s exactly what DOE data show. EV sales by month in 2021, 2022, and 2023 (via U.S. Department of Energy) EV sales rose sharply each month of 2023, versus the two years before, according to the DOE. And while the…
Among the top 5, Tesla only produces BEVs, while the other automakers produce both BEVs and PHEVs. BYD (OTCMKTS: BYDDF) continued to dominate China’s NEV (NEV) market in January, with its share well ahead of second place. BYD’s retail sales of NEVs in January were up 48.0 percent year-on-year to 206,904 units, according to a ranking table released today by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). BYD topped the Chinese NEV market in January with a 31 percent share, the only one with a share of more than 10 percent. BYD released figures earlier this month showing it sold 201,493…
Employees will be paid as usual until February 18, and after March 15 only HiPhi employees in Shanghai will receive basic pay, according to local media. (Image credit: CnEVPost) As other electric vehicle (EV) makers celebrate the first working day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, premium EV maker Human Horizons’ HiPhi brand is halting production, marking a further deterioration in its operations. Shanghai-based HiPhi held an internal meeting on February 18 and announced a six-month production halt with immediate effect, local media outlet Jiemian reported today. Employee salaries prior to February 18 will be paid as usual, Jiemian said,…