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Infiniti took the lead in terminating Wang Lihong
On December 16, Wang Lihong participated in the listing conference of Infiniti QX60 as a spokesperson, and in the early morning of December 18, @Infiniti China official Weibo released a statement, and finally cooperated with Mr. Wang Lihong in just five hours, and received more than 100,000 likes from netizens. So far, Infiniti is the first brand to officially announce the termination of the contract with Wang Lihong.
The original intention of the company to invite celebrity endorsements is to enhance product awareness and create a personality image of the dissemination of corporate brands, but Wang Lihong's wave of "collapsed houses" did make Infiniti somewhat unexpected, fortunately, Infiniti's processing speed is exemplary, and the courage has also won the recognition of netizens.
The Audi concept charging station is about to be put into use
Recently, we learned from Audi officials that its first Audi charging hub in Nuremberg, Germany, is about to be put into use. The charging station has 6 pre-orderable superchargers, each with a maximum power of up to 320kW, serving about 80 electric vehicles per day.
The Audi charging hub is a modular three-dimensional building that can be quickly assembled and disassembled. At the same time, the charging station also uses recycled lithium-ion batteries as an energy storage system, and the solar panels on its roof can also provide 30 kilowatts of green energy. Since the charging station has a temporary storage space of 2.45 MWh, it only needs to be connected to a 200 kW low-voltage grid. In addition, while charging the vehicle, the charging station also provides a resting area of about 200 square meters, including an accessible rest area; owners can also retrieve and view their own vehicle information and configure the new Audi vehicle through the 98-inch screen.
Samsung will produce chips for Tesla's next-generation self-driving computer
According to reports, in 2022, Samsung will not only release new products in areas such as technical devices (mobile phones, wearables, etc.), but also new technology devices created specifically for the electric vehicle and autonomous vehicle markets. The company has already started production of new equipment, and the first batch of equipment will enter the market starting in the first week of January 2022. Tesla Cyberruck, which is about to hit the market, will use Tesla's latest Hardware 4 computer for the first time. South Korean media reports say Samsung will beat TSMC to get a contract to produce the chips used in the computer.
The new Hardware 4 computer will replace the Hardware 3 computer currently used in Tesla vehicles and provide support for the company's semi-autonomous driving system. Elon Musk has previously claimed that the new computer will be 1,000 percent safer to drive compared to human drivers. Compared with the previous generation of computers, its security will be improved by 300%.
Musk's $15 billion tax bill is likely to end up going to fossil fuels
Recently, tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold a large amount of Tesla stock through social media voting, which could cost him about $15 billion in taxes in 2021. However, these huge taxes paid by Musk are likely to end up flowing to the fossil fuel industry under the operation of the US government. Considering that Tesla has become a global pioneer in fossil fuel switching to pure electric emissions, such an outcome is undoubtedly the biggest irony of the United States' response to climate change.
Geely's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders passed the proposal to increase its stake in Extreme Krypton
Recently, Geely Automobile announced that at the special shareholders' meeting held on the same day, the company has passed the proposal to further increase its stake in Extreme Kr. According to the proposal, Geely Automobile will acquire 220 million ordinary shares of Extreme Kr from Geely Holding Group, accounting for about 10.34% of the current issued share capital of Extreme Kr. After the transaction, Geely Automobile's proportion of Extreme Kr shares increased to 58.31%. Based on the valuation of the Krypton pre-A series, the transaction involved an amount of approximately RMB5.6 billion, and was conducted in the form of part of the shares and part of the cash.
In addition, after the closing of the transaction, Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Holding Group, increased his holding of 0175 Geely Automobile by 2%. The industry believes that by further increasing its stake in Extreme Kr, Geely Automobile's minority shareholders may benefit from this.
GCL Energy /Dongfeng Motor Group signed a cooperation agreement
A few days ago, GCL Energy technology officially announced that GCL Energy Technology Co., Ltd. signed a new energy strategic cooperation agreement with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Passenger Vehicle Company and Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd. in Wuhan.
According to the strategic agreement, GCL Energy will jointly develop a demonstration city with Dongfeng Passenger Vehicles and launch a batch of electric taxis. At the same time, GCL Energy will also sell more than 10,000 electric heavy trucks of Dongfeng commercial vehicle models with Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle in the next 5 years, and build more than 200 substations.
Nissan will build battery recycling plants in Europe and the United States by FY2026
Recently, we learned from overseas media that Nissan motor vehicle plans to build new battery recycling plants in the United States and Europe before the end of fiscal year 2026.
Nissan hopes to help reduce the cost of electric vehicle production by recycling batteries and reusing them for electric vehicles at a time when the price of rare metals rises. The new battery recycling plant will be the company's first battery recycling facility outside of Japan, but Nissan did not specify which country in Europe the plant would be built, and Nissan officials did not immediately comment.
Weilai G50 Shanghai-Chongqing high-speed power exchange network opened
A few days ago, Weilai Automobile announced that the G50 Shanghai-Chongqing high-speed power exchange network was officially opened. This is the fifth high-speed power exchange network opened up after the G1 Beijing-Harbin Expressway, the G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, the G4 Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway, and the Shanghai-Xiang section of the G60 Shanghai-Kunming Expressway. The G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway has a total length of 1786 kilometers, from Shanghai in the east to Chongqing in the west. Running through the western Middle East of the country, it has achieved rapid interconnection between the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, breaking the bottleneck of land high-speed transportation between the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and is known as the overland Yangtze River. There are a total of 17 substations along the line, with an average of one per 128 kilometers.
According to the official description of Weilai, in these 17 substations, 9 are located in the highway service area, the remaining 8 are located near the highway mouth, compared to ordinary electric vehicles need to be charged at the charging station, Weilai's power exchange function has higher efficiency, a power exchange time is only 3 minutes, do not have to wait in line like other electric vehicles to charge, which is also a major selling point of Weilai models.
Great Wall Huaguan cooperates with two major institutions
A few days ago, we learned from the official that Beijing Great Wall Huaguan Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Great Wall Huaguan") signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Suzhou Beifeng Laser Technology Co., Ltd. and Monash University Suzhou Campus.
The three parties will carry out in-depth and comprehensive cooperation in the research and development and application of aluminum alloy 3D printing in vehicles and the cultivation of automotive talents. It is worth mentioning that the official said that Qiantu Automobile, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great Wall Huaguan, will widely apply these research and development results to new models.
The three-party strategic cooperation mainly confirmed the five major cooperation directions of aluminum alloy components 3D printing, personalized product design and production in the car, weight reduction and production of battery trays, advanced design of new models, and graduate internship platforms. Officials said that this cooperation will accelerate the breakthrough of Future Automobile's models in the field of new materials and lightweight applications, and escort the shortening of the research and development cycle and the improvement of production efficiency.
BYD Semiconductor's new driver chip was independently developed
According to the official information, BASED Semiconductor continues to integrate its own advantages on the solid basis of previous research and development results, successfully independently developed and mass-produced 1200V power device driver chip - BF1181, and achieved mass supply to major manufacturers in December this year.
Official information shows that BYD's self-developed 1200V driver chip BF1181 has a wider range of applications and can be applied to EV/HEV power modules, industrial motor control drives, industrial power supplies, solar inverters and other fields. Prior to this, the power device driver chip was easy to ignore because of its small single value, which accounted for a relatively low proportion of the cost of the automotive electronic system, but it was on a par with the power device in the automotive electronic system and played a vital role in new energy vehicles.
The CEO of the General Driving Subsidiary leaves
According to reports, GM announced on its official website on Thursday that Dan Ammann, CEO of self-driving subsidiary Cruise, will leave his post, and Kyle Vogt, the current president and chief technology officer, will become cruise interim CEO.
On its official website, GM did not announce the reason for Dan Aman's departure. However, foreign media said in the report that GM said that Dan Aman left Cruise to pursue other development opportunities, and the GM spokesman did not disclose more information.
According to foreign media reports, Dan Aman played an important role in the development of GM's acquisition of Cruise and the latter. Dan Aman was president of General Motors when he acquired Cruise in 2016, and the acquisition was completed under his supervision, and subsequently became Cruise's CEO.
During his tenure as CEO, Dan Oman led Cruise's acquisition of electric vehicle startup, rival Voyage, and raised significant capital for the company's growth, boosting Cruise's valuation. Earlier this year, he also proposed plans to expand the size of the Cruise fleet to 1 million vehicles by 2030.
Hyundai Motor (China) changed coaches
According to the official information of Hyundai Motor Group, Li Hezuo, vice president of Hyundai Motor Group China, will succeed Li Guangguo as the president of Hyundai Motor Group (China) and is fully responsible for the operation and management of Hyundai Motor Group (China) Investment Co., Ltd. It is reported that the new personnel appointment will take effect on January 1, 2022.
Hyundai Motor Group said that Li Heyuan is currently the vice president of Hyundai Motor Group in China, and he has been serving Hyundai Motor Group's business in China since 2001, and has rich experience in government communication, corporate strategic planning, product technology "new four modernization" layout, joint venture enterprise development management, hydrogen fuel cell layout development, localization management and other fields.
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