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Magna aims to sell EVs in China through JV with BAIC
Magna International is jumping on the China EV band wagon. Well, that’s not entirely correct. It was already a major player in the EV component space. Now, Magna will form two joint ventures with...
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GYON adds name to long list of Chinese EV startups
LOS ANGELES — Can you believe it? Another EV startup — that will produce “affordable luxury” electric vehicles — has popped up. It is called GYON — name is an acronym for “Grow Your Own Niche.” I...
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Protean Electric gaining traction in U.S., China with in-wheel motors — finally
The proof is in the pudding, as the saying goes. I’m not exactly sure what that means, but I think it applies to Protean Electric’s current situation. I’ve been writing about Protean since 2012. The...
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Human Horizons aims to be more than just an EV startup in China
Ecosystem is the new buzz word in China’s electric vehicle startup world. Take my recent conversation with James Shyr, chief design officer and a founding partner of Human Horizons, a Shanghai-based...
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WM Motor aims to be China’s BEV for the masses
I was in China the last half of February doing interviews for a comprehensive report on China’s NEV sector I am writing for Wards Intelligence. It should be out in May. Everyone buy it! One of the...
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Toyota and BYD–China NEV regs make for interesting bedfellows
BYD has long been loathe to share its battery technology with other automakers. Of course, some would say that is not a huge loss as BYD doesn’t have the best battery technology around. There have...
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China EV maker Seres adjusts U.S. plan to fit reality
Several Chinese EV makers have recently scaled back their U.S. market plans. One, Seres Automotive, at least has a Plan B, its new co-CEO Jim Taylor tells ChinaEV. It aims to be both a contract...
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Education key in WM Motor’s plan to create a second-hand EV trading platform
When I read about WM Motor’s idea to launch a trading platform for second hand electric vehicles, my initial thought was that it was doomed to fail. How will WM determine residual value for those...
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How to become a lifestyle brand on the cheap, or the China EV startup dilemma
I just returned from a two-week trip to China doing research for my next report for Wards Intelligence, this one on autonomous vehicles. I will save my insights on that sector for the report itself,...
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China’s EV sector needs concrete revisions in the dual credit policy, not...
Some pretty important statements regarding the future of China’s New Energy Vehicle market emerged from the just-concluded ChinaEV 100 Forum in Beijing. (Full disclosure: I was not there.) But as...
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