High-volume Battery Supply Supports “Electric First” strategy: Mercedes-Benz and CATL as a major supplier team up for leadership in future battery technology

Mercedes-Benz and CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited) have today announced an enhanced partnership in the field of battery technology. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, responsible for […]

CATL & Honda Sign Agreement to Form Comprehensive Strategic Alliance on Batteries for New Energy Vehicles

Alliance will include joint development of batteries for new energy vehicles (NEVs) and joint R&D into next-generation fundamental technologies. Stable supply of NEV batteries from CATL to Honda. Two companies will further expand their discussion on […]

Xpeng Starts Delivery of P7 High-Performance Intelligent EV Sports Sedan

New P7 manufactured at wholly-owned Zhaoqing plant GUANGZHOU, China–Xpeng Motors, a leading Chinese electric vehicle and technology company, today announced that it has begun nation-wide delivery of its new P7 super-long range, high-performance, smart EV sports […]

CATL and Honda signed cooperation agreement to supply 56GWh of batteries for EVs and Hybrids

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) is one of the top suppliers of EV batteries in China and has been making inroads into supplying companies outside of China, such as BMW, Volkswagen,  Nissan and Renault. Now […]

Chinese 2017 Top 10 Companies for Installed Capacity in Battery Electric Buses

2017 Installed Electric Bus Battery Capacity in China 2017 was another big year for the deployment of electric buses in China, with 89,546 deployed, but who supplies the batteries that are creating the world’s largest electric […]

Top Electric Car Companies By EV Battery Sales (H1 2015)

The electric vehicle battery market remained more or less recognizable during June 2016. The most recent figures from Jose Pontes show that Tesla/Panasonic has maintained a huge lead in the #1 spot, as one would expect; that BYD […]