▎ 136 trucks for their physical examination The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage will be opened to traffic soon
On the evening of April 17, after the load test of 136 large trucks with a total weight of about 5,000 tons, the Lingdingyang Bridge of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Passage completed the static load test. Shenzhen and Zhongshan are about to open the "two-city model". At present, the projects of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor are in full swing and are ready for opening to traffic in June.
The straight-line distance between Shenzhen and Zhongshan is only 20 kilometers, but it takes nearly two hours to drive back and forth. After the opening of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor, vehicles from the two places can go through directly, and there is no need to detour to the Humen Bridge, and the driving time will be directly shortened to less than 30 minutes. After the opening of traffic, cardholders passing through Shenzhen and Zhongshan will save more time to transport goods.
▎Xpeng Motors launched a time-limited car purchase subsidy of 500 million yuan
Xpeng Motors announced on April 20 that from now until May 5, 2024, it will launch a limited-time car purchase subsidy of 500 million yuan, covering a total of four models of Xpeng G9, G6, P7i, and 2024 Xpeng P5.
▎Weichai released the world's first diesel engine with a thermal efficiency of 53%.
At 10:00 a.m. on April 20, the 2024 World Conference on Internal Combustion Engines was grandly opened in Tianjin. Under the global attention, the conference released the latest technological achievements of China's internal combustion engine industry - the world's first diesel engine with a thermal efficiency of 53.09%, marking that China's internal combustion engine industry has once again moved to the peak of world science and technology. The technical achievement of the world's first diesel engine with a thermal efficiency of 53.09% is a strong testimony of Weichai Power's fourth scientific and technological innovation to generate new quality productivity, which is conducive to the implementation of the mainland's "double carbon" goal and leading China's equipment manufacturing industry to become world-class.
▎NIO will launch the NOP+ urban area function on April 30
NIO announced on April 20 that it will begin full delivery of the global pilot assist NOP+ urban function to NT2 platform models nationwide on April 30. At the same time, NIO has completed road verification in 726 urban areas, and NIO's intelligent driving goal is to account for 80% of users' intelligent driving time by 2025, and intelligent driving safety is 10 times that of human driving safety.
▎Remote Starbucks Rewards V7E was officially launched, expanding the 7-party product matrix
On April 21, the long-range new energy commercial vehicle successfully held the national launch conference of the long-range Starbucks V7E. The new product of the remote Starbucks Rewards family, the remote Starbucks Rewards V7E, which is positioned as the "urban distribution 7-party super value VAN", was officially launched, with a price starting at 112,800 yuan. Compared with the same level of light passenger car fuel truck, the TCO cost of the new car can save 23,000 yuan in the first year, truly realize the profit of electricity compared with oil, and bring users as many as 7 car purchase gifts including "4,000 yuan replacement subsidy for old for new", helping users start a bigger business.
▎Chery finalized the agreement to officially settle in Spain and will become the first Chinese car company to produce in Europe
On April 20, Chery Automobile signed an agreement with Ebro-EV Motors, a Spanish automotive company, to establish a joint venture in Barcelona, Spain to produce new electric vehicles and create 1,250 jobs. Chery will be the first Chinese automaker to produce cars in Europe. The production base, located at the former Nissan plant, which closed in 2021, will start production of the Omenda 5 and other models this year, and is expected to increase annual production to 50,000 units by 2027 and 150,000 units in 2029. After the official signing, the EFE report revealed some details of Chery's cooperation with Ebro-EV Motors. According to the report, the total investment of the project is 400 million euros, which includes both the investment of the two partners, as well as the assistance of the Spanish government and the government of Catalonia. It is reported that Chery and Ebro-EV Motors will restart the former Nissan Motors Spain base in Catalonia, where one plant will produce the Chery Omoda brand and the other will produce models under the Ebro brand.
▎Expert advice: Drivers must be screened for sleep disorders on the road
Recently, some experts in the freight industry have suggested that sleep disorder screening should be regarded as a necessary part of truck drivers to obtain qualifications, and that necessary sleep disorder screening should be carried out before drivers hit the road. Experts from the Department of Sociology at Tsinghua University and the School of Public Health at Zhejiang University have moved their research on truck drivers into a more detailed series of thematic studies, launching a report on the health status of truck drivers in China and giving some recommendations.
1. In view of the importance of sleep to the driving safety of truck drivers, it is recommended to take sleep disorder screening as a necessary part of truck drivers to obtain qualifications, and conduct necessary sleep disorder screening before drivers go on the road.
2. From a long-term perspective, we should also actively promote the inclusion of sleep disorder treatment for truck drivers in the medical insurance system to reduce their financial burden.
▎ Tesla Model 3, Y, S, X all in China and the United States synchronous price reduction
Recently, Tesla China announced that the price of Model 3, Y, S, and X will be reduced by 14,000 yuan, of which the price of the new version of Model 3 will be reduced to 231,900 yuan, a decrease of 5.7%; The price of the new Model 3 Long Range was reduced to CNY 271,900, a decrease of 4.9%. The price of the Model Y dropped to RMB 249,900, a decrease of 5.3%; THE PRICE OF THE MODEL Y LONG-RANGE VERSION DROPPED TO 290,900 YUAN, A 4.6% DECREASE; THE PRICE OF THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE VERSION OF THE MODEL Y DROPPED TO RMB 354,900, A 3.8% DECREASE. THE PRICE OF THE MODEL S WAS REDUCED TO 684,900 YUAN, AND THE PRICE OF THE MODEL S PLAID VERSION WAS REDUCED TO 814,900 YUAN. THE PRICE OF THE MODEL X WAS REDUCED TO 724,900 YUAN, AND THE PRICE OF THE MODEL X PLAID VERSION WAS REDUCED TO 824,900 YUAN.
At the same time, Tesla lowered the price of some models in the United States by $2,000. Among them, the price of Tesla's Model Y has been lowered to $42,990, the price of the Model Y long-range version has been reduced to $47,990, and the price of the Model Y high-performance version has been reduced to $51,490. The Tesla Model S dropped to $72,990 and the Model S PLAID dropped to $87,990. The Tesla Model X price dropped to $77,990 and the Model X PLAID price dropped to $92,990.