"91 Ten Articles" - A must-read daily briefing for the new energy vehicle industry (210202)

1. In 2020, China's sales of new energy passenger vehicles reached 1.247 million units, slightly lower than the EU's 1.367 million units. For the first time, the title of No. 1 in new energy vehicle sales went to another company.

2. Dartz, a high-end car manufacturer in Latvia, will launch a cheap electric car, which will be a OEM product of Wuling Hongguang MINIEV. In order to adapt to the country's national conditions, the model may adopt a bulletproof design.

3. Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark will develop a new type of electric vehicle battery that is small in size, light in weight, fast in charging, long in driving range, long in life, low in heat generation, highly safe, with a low carbon footprint and modular design. It is expected to be available in four years, but the material has not yet been determined.

4. British Vantage Electric Vehicle Company launched the EV-specific platform PACES, which can be applied to electric vehicles of various sizes or shapes from sports cars to buses, and complies with all ISO regulations and collision standards for European small car series certification.

5. Türkiye increased the special consumption tax level for pure electric vehicles from 3-15% to 10-60%.

6. The Chinese people's open attitude towards electric vehicles has promoted the development of electric travel. 86% of Chinese respondents said they would consider buying an electric car, while the figure in France and Germany was only 28% and 35% respectively.

7. Ideal Auto established a new R&D center in Shanghai, dedicated to developing cutting-edge electric vehicle technology.

8. The three major A-share indices fluctuated higher, the ChiNext Index returned to 3,200 points, and new energy vehicle concept stocks triggered a surge in daily limit prices. Twelve related stocks including Jiangling Motors, Yutong Bus, Senao Sensing, Hausen Holdings, and Rongbai Technology hit their daily limit.

9. Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD has received two orders from Bogota, the capital of Colombia, to import 1,002 electric buses to be put into 34 local bus routes.

10. Due to US trade barriers, Chinese passenger car tires have completely lost the US market. Exports to the US have fallen by nearly 95% in the past six years, and the market has been taken away by Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand.

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