GreenergyDaily
Apr. 29, 2024
1. Calling Tesla's development in China a successful example of China-US economic and trade cooperation, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said during a meeting with Elon Musk in Beijing on Sunday that the facts have proved cooperation featuring equality and mutual benefits serves the fundamental interests of both countries and meets the common expectations of the two peoples. The premier also promises that China's market will always be open to foreign-funded firms.
2. BYD is driving the charge for a sustainable future in Qatar with the debut of 5 innovative NEVs in partnership with MANNAI CORPORATION. The lineup consists of the BYD ATTO 3, BYD DOLPHIN, BYD HAN, BYD QIN PLUS DM-i, and BYD SONG PLUS DM-i, heralding a new era for the Qatari market and bringing a diverse range of high-tech, eco-friendly vehicles.
3. China and global NEV markets are growing steadily, with plenty of room for market demand, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday upon inspecting the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, noting China will boost exchanges and cooperation among automakers from home and abroad to help them share in China's market opportunities.
4. German auto giant Volkswagen Group has debuted the ID. UX electric vehicle series in China via its local joint venture with Jianghuai Automobile Group, a Chinese carmaker better known as JAC Motors. Volkswagen Anhui Automotive will launch five models under the ID. UX series by 2027, Stefan Mecha, chief executive of Volkswagen China Passenger Cars Brand, said at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The new series will have a golden logo to distinguish itself from VW's ID series.
5. Chinese shipbuilder CSSC signed a deal with QatarEnergy today for the construction of 18 LNG carriers with a record cargo capacity of 271,000 cubic meters, Xinhua reported. The contract of "maritime super freezers" marks the world's largest single shipbuilding order.
6. Tesla has become the sole foreign car manufacturer to have met China's requirements for automobile data security. Tesla's China-made Model 3 and Model Y have obtained China's data safety clearance, according to a statement released yesterday by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
7. According to Pan Huimin, the deputy director of the New and Renewable Energy Department of the National Energy Administration of China, in 2024Q1, China added 63.67 million kW of renewable energy capacity, a 34% increase from the previous year. This new capacity accounted for 92% of all newly installed capacity. As of the end of March 2024, China's renewable energy installed capacity reached 1.585 billion kW, a 26% increase from the previous year and accounts for around 52.9% of the country's total installed capacity. The combined installed capacity of wind and photovoltaic power generation exceeded 1.1 billion kW.
8. According to Xiaomi Auto's official Weibo, the 10,000th Xiaomi SU7 vehicle has officially rolled off the production line.
9. About 33% of Chinese companies surveyed reported a deterioration in the business environment within the European Union in 2023, according to a report released by China's top foreign trade and investment promotion agency on Sunday.
10. China's vast market will always be open to foreign-funded enterprises, said Premier Li Qiang when meeting with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Beijing, calling Tesla's development in China a successful example of China-US economic and trade cooperation.
