91 Ten New Energy Briefs: Musk said Tesla would never be a spy, but unfortunately his words don’t count

1. Regarding the question of whether Tesla will "leak secrets" and become a mobile "spy car" through cameras, lidar and other equipment, Musk recently said that "this will never happen." However, experts said that from Google to Facebook to the infamous "Prism" program exposed by Snowden, Musk has no say in whether Tesla will act as a spy.

2. Due to the consistency differences in the power battery systems of some vehicles, long-term continuous and frequent fast charging in a high temperature environment may cause the performance of individual single battery cells to deteriorate, and in extreme cases cause occasional failures, resulting in the risk of power battery fire. BAIC recalls 31,963 EX360 and EU400 pure electric vehicles produced from November 1, 2016 to December 21, 2018.

3. Due to an agreement with the union, Renault will produce five new hybrid SUV models at its Spanish factory between 2022 and 2024.

4. Although not favored by Tesla and Volkswagen, China's investment in hydrogen fuel cells still reached 51.52 billion yuan in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 78.5%.

5. Baidu CEO Robin Li said today that Jidu's first model in cooperation with Geely will integrate Baidu's most advanced autonomous driving technology and AI capabilities, and is expected to enter the market by 2024 at the latest.

6. In the context of the shortage of chips in automobiles, Xinchi Technology from Nanjing, Jiangsu, China announced that it has received orders for millions of pieces from joint ventures and independent brands, covering three areas: smart cockpit, central gateway and autonomous driving.

7. Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden announced that they have jointly developed a new type of structural battery, which has better energy storage, stiffness and strength than existing products, and its multifunctional performance is 10 times that of previous batteries. In the next few years, smartphones, laptops and electric bicycles are likely to be only half the weight of now.

8. Yiwei Lithium Energy issued an announcement stating that the company will establish a joint venture with Defang Nano, focusing on the production of low-cost lithium iron phosphate, and will give priority to supplying Yiwei Lithium Energy and its subsidiaries. The total planned investment in the joint venture project is 2 billion yuan, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons.

9. Due to chip shortages, South Korea's Hyundai Motor will face production disruptions starting from April.

10. Shenzhen organized the drafting of the "Regulations on the Administration of Intelligent Connected Vehicles in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (Draft for Comments)", and autonomous driving vehicles will be on the road soon. At present, Shenzhen has opened 144.69 kilometers of intelligent connected vehicle test roads in 9 administrative regions, and issued 14 road test licenses to companies such as Tencent and DJI, with a total road test mileage of 18,638 kilometers.

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