16 May 2022 | NIO Hits European and Chinese Milestones

May 16, 2022, 11:05 AM

➤ NIO reaches 500 total deliveries in Norway
➤ NIO Delivers its 200,000 Electric Vehicle
➤ Lamborghini confirms electric Urus is coming
➤ Tesla Stops Taking Cybertruck Orders From Europe And China
➤ Rivian Chargers Under Construction in Maryland
➤ Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance reveals the potential of Mission R
➤ 2023 Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV Production Start Pushed Back
➤ Renault considers spinning off e-mobility business
➤ Electric cars to account for over 80% of battery demand over next 20 years
➤ Steep rises in battery raw materials prices
➤ GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement
➤ Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory dispatches second export shipment

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NIO REACHES 500 TOTAL DELIVERIES IN NORWAY

- The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker opened its first local NIO Service Center in Norway on May 12 and delivered its 500th vehicle in the country at the opening ceremony, according to information shared Friday on the Norwegian version of the NIO app.

- NIO announced its official entry into Norway, the company's first stop overseas, on May 6 of last year. Its first model offered in Norway is the ES8 SUV, and its flagship sedan, the ET7, is also expected to be available in the country this year.


TESLA CHALLENGER NIO INC. DELIVERS ITS 200,000 ELECTRIC VEHICLE

- Electric vehicle startup NIO Inc, which has emerged as one of China's promising new electric vehicle startups, has reached deliveries of 200,000 electric vehicles in the world's biggest auto market.

- Reaching deliveries of 200,000 vehicles is a significant milestone for NIO after launching its first vehicle, the ES8 SUV, in 2018. As a result, NIO is becoming a serious competitor to Tesla in China.

- NIO is also planning to launch its sixth battery-powered model soon named the ES7, which is an SUV that will compete with Tesla's Model Y and BMW's X5L SUV that's sold in the China market

- NIO's vehicles are uniquely designed, as the batteries can be removed at one of the automaker's battery swap stations called "NIO Power". The entire swap process takes about 10 minutes. It offers a faster alternative of plugging in and waiting for the battery to charge, but also helps address the current lack of convenient EV charging infrastructure across China.

- By the end of the year, the company said its will have in total over 1,300 Power Swap stations, 6,000 Power Chargers and 10,000 destination chargers online across China, including along China's famed Silk Road that links the eastern and western regions of China.

- Under the BaaS model, if a customer decides to purchase a NIO electric vehicle and subscribe to use the 70kWh battery pack under the BaaS model, the purchase price drops by 70,000 yuan ($10,450). Customers then pay a monthly fee of 980 yuan ($146) for the battery pack itself.

- NIO ET7 customers will also be offered a subscription service for NIO Autonomous Driving (NAD), the company's autonomous driving feature that's similar to Tesla's Autopilot.


LAMBORGHINI CONFIRMS ELECTRIC URUS IS COMING

- Drive recently had the chance to sit down with Lamborghini design boss Mitja Borkert and talk about many different topics. Among them was a question about a potential zero-emissions variant of the super-SUV, to which Borkert initially confirmed the EV but then walked back a little.

- “Sooner or later the Urus will be going electric… to be honest, the regulations in the world and also the social acceptance – the trend is going in this way for sure," the designer told the Australian publication. “I’m not saying right now that the Urus successor is going electric, but for these kinds of cars electrification makes more sense.”

- As far as the rest of Lamborghini’s lineup is concerned, Borkert confirmed the company will offer combustion power for as long as it is possible from a legal standpoint. The switch to electric powertrains, however, is inevitable.


TESLA STOPS TAKING CYBERTRUCK ORDERS FROM EUROPE AND CHINA

- Tesla will no longer be accepting orders for the Cybertruck from Europe or China, as demand for the vehicle far exceeds production for the foreseeable future.

- According to Electrek, in May 2021 the Cybertruck forum released a crowdsourced reservation tally that showed over one million reservations for the electric pickup, and at the time of writing that number is reportedly close to 1.5 million, though this isn’t something that Tesla has confirmed.

- The Cybertruck will be built at Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, and reservations will continue to be open for North American buyers.


RIVIAN CHARGERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN MARYLAND

- Rivian has begun construction of six DC fast chargers at a shopping center near Interstate 95 in Harford County

- According to documents submitted to Harford County officials, an additional three spots will be prepared for future expansion for an eventual total of nine DCFC spots.

- The Riverside Shopping Center where Rivian is building the chargers has a ShopRite grocery store (open 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM), McDonald’s and Waffle House (both open 24 hours), plus a Walgreens, Subway, Riverside Pizzeria and Crab Du Jour restaurant.

- Rivian plans to build more than 3,500 CCS fast chargers at over 600 sites in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2023. These DC fast chargers will be part of the Rivian Adventure Network.

- the text of a lease agreement between Rivian and the town of Salida, CO suggests that Rivian reserves the option to open some or all of the fast charger spaces to other electric vehicles.



2023 CHEVY BOLT EV, BOLT EUV PRODUCTION START PUSHED BACK

Original Source : https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/05/2023-chevy-bolt-ev-bolt-euv-production-start-pushed-back/

RENAULT CONSIDERS SPINNING OFF E-MOBILITY BUSINESS

Original Source : https://www.electrive.com/2022/05/15/renault-considers-spinning-off-e-mobility-business/

ELECTRIC CARS TO ACCOUNT FOR OVER 80% OF BATTERY DEMAND OVER NEXT 20 YEARS

Original Source : https://www.mining.com/electric-cars-to-account-for-over-80-of-battery-demand-in-next-20-years-despite-current-challenges-report/

STEEP RISES IN BATTERY RAW MATERIALS PRICES

GM AND GLENCORE ENTER MULTI-YEAR COBALT SUPPLY AGREEMENT

TESLA'S SHANGHAI GIGAFACTORY DISPATCHES SECOND EXPORT SHIPMENT


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