vehicle) mid-to-large-size SUV. The M8 BEV measures 5,190mm long, 1,999mm wide, and 1,795mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,105mm. It contains an ultra-large electric front trunk. The M8 BEV makes the debut of a Huawei high-voltage 7-in-1 electric drive. Powered by a CATL 100kWh battery and the Huawei Giant Whale 800V battery platform, the model delivers a CLTC combined range of up to 705km. The M8 BEV is one of the first models to employ the Huawei...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/16

Giant Motors announces MXN 3 billion investment at JAC plant in Mexico On June 30, Giant Motors Latinoamérica (GML) announced a MXN 3 billion investment to expand its manufacturing plant in Ciudad Sahagún, Hidalgo, México. This project will double the company’s production capacity, adding four new assembly lines, totaling eight, a logistics yard, and a training center. The annual output is expected to reach 60,000 vehicles per shift, with th...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/02

c variants, with prices ranging from CNY 708,000 to CNY 1,018,000. The Maextro S800 presents natural, smooth body lines and offers six exterior and five interior color options. It measures 5,480mm long, 2,000mm wide, and 1,542mm high, with a wheelbase of 3,370mm. The Maextro S800 employs Huawei’s Giant Whale 800V battery platform as standard. The battery electric variants have a dual-motor (front AC asynchronous and rear permanent magnet synchr...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

er all the expenditure has been made,” he said. The tax bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives could bar tax credits for batteries produced using Chinese technology. Ford’s plant in Marshall, now under construction, would make battery cells using LFP tech from Chinese battery giant CATL, though it will be owned and operated by Americans. The Senate must still decide on the tax bill, which Democrats and some fiscally conserv...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/31

Danantara’s role highlighted in boosting Indonesia’s EV battery project with CATL Announced on May 22, 2025, during a limited meeting chaired by the Indonesian President, significant progress was reported on Indonesia’s cooperation with Chinese battery giant CATL, a key part of the country’s strategy to develop a comprehensive EV battery ecosystem. Danantara, as a sovereign wealth fund, was highlighted for its financial support in overcom...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/27

Nanotherm, Battelle partner on carbon nanotube-based automotive heating solutions On May 13, two Columbus, Ohio-based companies, Nanotherm, an innovator in carbon-based thermal technologies, and R&D giant Battelle announced a preliminary agreement aimed at accelerating the development and commercialization of next-gen heating solutions for the automotive, industrial and consumer sectors. With an initial focus on the automotive industry, the team ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/14

Foxconn analyzing installation of EV plant in Mexico On May 9, it was reported that Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo met with President Claudia Sheinbaum and executives from Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn to advance new investment opportunities in the state, with a strong focus on electric vehicle (EV) production. A key outcome of the meeting was the formation of a working group to evaluate strategic projects, including the potential installation of ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/13

cell wear on both the first and last cells. The best solution would be to heat and cool cell strings uniformly. In order to achieve this, the cooling ‘middleman’ – the coolant itself – could be eliminated via substitution of a refrigerant plate. The primary issue with this method is that a giant pressurized plate would be required to cool the entire battery. Equally problematic is how well cell-to-plate contact can be achieved and whethe...

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JAC interested in producing Olinia EVs in Mexico On February 25, JAC confirmed its interest in manufacturing at its plant in Hidalgo the EVs of the Olinia project, a federal initiative aims to develop a fully Mexican-made electric car that promotes national technological advancement while providing an affordable and sustainable mobility option. Elías Massri, CEO of Giant Motors Latinoamérica, expressed the company’s willingness to produce the...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/03

Maextro S800 sedan to adopt CATL 6C battery cells On February 20, a technology launch conference was held to present the new Maextro S800 sedan, a cooperative model between Huawei and JAC Group. The battery cells for the Maextro S800 are provided by Jiangsu Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd., a subsidiary of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL). The model will be equipped with the Giant Whale Battery 2.0, which is available in two ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/03

e officials informed the minister about their plans to invest in the EV sector in Oman. The project will create 10,000 employment opportunities. The project is scheduled to be carried out within two years of the official announcement. The minister also met with the representatives of Taiwanese tech giant EONH Private Holdings, a company specializing in semiconductors. EONH is also planning to establish a factory for semiconductor chips.  Based o...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/28

ovatively employs distributed in-vehicle satellite communication technology. It allows for sharing of the satellite communication capability of the in-vehicle system with mobile phones. Additionally, the Maextro S800 will adopt Huawei’s Vehicle Language System 2.0, HarmonyOS ALPS Cockpit 2.0, and Giant Whale Battery 2.0 (the industry’s first 800V 6C range-extending battery pack and a 5C battery pack for battery electric vehicles with the indu...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/25

white for the NIO ET9 and the Onvo L60. The material will be available to the industry to boost HPDC popularization. Developed and validated mainly by NIO’s Materials Research and Applications lab team, the new self-hardening aluminum alloy proved to be applicable to the manufacturing of large or giant castings such as rear floors and battery housings after multiple trials in the die casting shop. From a NIO press release...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/20

. While they will continue discussing the framework of their collaboration for vehicle electrification and artificial intelligence, there is uncertainty for the future. Honda's rush to negotiate, even going so far as to change the integration method, was also influenced by the Taiwanese electronics giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd, which was seeking to participate in Nissan's management. Honda has become impatient with Nissan, which is st...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/07

ration which were losing money and draining its cash, largely, as a result of changes in the global environment that affected the dynamics of the businesses.  EA still noted huge growth and profit potential in both businesses, which require business model changes. First, a close partnership with a giant global player in these sectors can help EA become more competitive and enable it to penetrate markets beyond Thailand. And second, EA must commi...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/14

as the "Section 1260H list", comprising a list of companies it says works with China’s military. U.S. lawmakers had pushed the Pentagon throughout 2024 to add certain Chinese companies, including CATL, which supplies Tesla, led by Trump ally Elon Musk. The list of 134 companies also includes tech giant Tencent Holdings, chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies, Quectel Wireless, drone maker Autel Robotics and China's largest shipping company, CO...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/09

O Cheng Lu said on December 19 that the move into gaming and animation technology represented a natural evolution of the company’s capabilities, though the transition comes after two years of setbacks and regulatory challenges. Founded in 2015, TuSimple attracted investments from Chinese internet giant Sina Corp., Nvidia, Volkswagen and UPS, but began stumbling in 2022 when U.S. regulators began probing its Chinese connections, triggering board...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/28

SUV, which is available in Pro and Max variants priced at CNY 249,800 and CNY 289,800, respectively. The Luxeed R7 REEV is developed on the Huawei Tuling platform. Powered by a 1.5T four-cylinder dedicated range extender, a single 200kW permanent magnet synchronous motor, an RWD system, the Huawei Giant Whale 400V battery platform, and a 37kWh lithium-ion phosphate battery, the model delivers a 0 to 100km/h acceleration time of 7.4s, a CLTC elec...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/23

’s premium model – Luxeed R7 – for instance. It is equipped with a battery pack containing both NMC and LFP cells, an innovative way to balance the vehicle’s cost and performance. Since Chery sources the cells for this model from CATL, it can inherit the innovative technology from the battery giant. Some state-of-the-art batteries have very high energy densities. However, most of them cannot be used in real-life applications due to inhere...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/20

CES 2025: Hyundai Mobis to showcase full-width holographic windshield display Hyundai Mobis announced it will showcase a full-width holographic windshield display at CES 2025 in a Kia EV9.  The new display, dubbed the Holographic Windshield Display, shows key driving information, including navigation and infotainment, and has been developed alongside German optics giant Zeiss. The windshield features a special optical film that promises to deliv...

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