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Thursday 23 March 2023
CATL starts mass-producing third-generation CTP-enabled battery Qilin
China-based battery giant CATL has begun mass production of its Qilin battery, according to local news reports. The battery, which leverages the company's latest cell-to-pack (CTP)...
Thursday 23 March 2023
China Evergrande's EV unit may shut down without new funding
China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. warned it may have to stop making electric cars if it can't obtain new financing, having delivered just 900 of its much-delayed flagship...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Tesla started a China price war that may destroy some carmakers
Tesla Inc. triggered a price war in China that's poised to reshape the world's biggest car market, with hefty discounts threatening to drive some automakers out of business.
Thursday 23 March 2023
Lithium, nickel prices on decline as China demand slows
Nickel, copper, and aluminum prices have fallen to their lowest points in months. Lithium carbonate, a key material for EV batteries, also plunged as supply outpaces demand.
Thursday 23 March 2023
Taiwan AI Labs' AI-generated single proves indiscernible as AI
Taiwan AI Labs revealed on March 22 that it has collaborated with Taiwanese singer Sandee Chan to produce the world's first AI-generated single Teach Me the Ways to Be Your Love...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Tesla supplier Albemarle to build lithium processing facility to support 2.4 million EVs annually
US-based Albemarle Corporation announced on March 22 it has selected South Carolina as the site of its new lithium processing facility. The specialty chemicals manufacturing company...
Thursday 23 March 2023
Darfon steps up deployment in e-bike field
Darfon Electronics has expanded its presence in the e-bike market by offering associated components and assembly services.
Thursday 23 March 2023
Automotive chip and component orders slow from China, say distributors
Over the last two months, the pace of order pull-in from Chinese automakers has been slow, according to sources at IC and component distributors.
Wednesday 22 March 2023
China keenly developing homegrown AI GPUs for chatbot apps
Chinese GPU developers including Jingjia Microelectronics and Innosilicon are developing homegrown AI GPUs at full throttle to keep up with the AI boom spurred by the growing popularity...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Tokyo Electron to build new plant, expecting renewed semiconductor demand
Chipmaking equipment vendor Tokyo Electron (TEL) has announced plans to invest JPY 22 billion (US$168 million) to set up a new plant in northeast Japan in anticipation of renewed...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Renesas executive suggests companies enter automotive sector with existing strengths
More non-automotive companies have started considering or expanding their businesses to the automotive sector. At a seminar on March 21, Renesas Electronics' executives said those...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Infineon and Delta Electronics sign MoU to extend long-term partnership from industrial to automotive applications
Infineon Technologies and Delta Electronics are expanding their long-term cooperation from industrial to automotive applications. On March 21, both companies signed a Memorandum of...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
NXP S32G3 series automotive processors accelerate software-defined vehicle and high-performance safety applications
NXP Semiconductors has launched its S32G3 Vehicle Network Processors into production with availability to the mass market through the NXP distribution network.The S32G3 series extends...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium
A year and a half ago, China's CATL put on a flashy event to make an announcement significant enough that Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chairman of the world's biggest battery maker,...
Wednesday 22 March 2023
EV-maker Nio surges, says 'very confident' of hitting sales goal
Nio Inc. is "very confident" of meeting its target of doubling sales to 250,000 electric vehicles this year, Chief Financial Officer Steven Feng said, prompting the Chinese automaker's...