Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Tesla reports 1,789,226 deliveries in 2024 - first decline in annual deliveries in nine years. Q4 deliveries miss market expectations at 495,570 units but are up 2.3% YoY. Model 3 and Model Y account for 95.2% of Tesla's total 2024 deliveries. 020
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 20/12/2024🚨 Word out of VW's Wolfsburg HQ in Germany indicates an agreement has been reached between management and representatives of its works council on restructuring plans, including job cuts and potential plant closures. VW supervisory board to convene at 3pm today @VW @VWGroup 030
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Traditional plug/cable based EV charging is so yesterday ... CATL founder and CEO Robin Zeng at launch of the company's latest EVOGO/Choco-SEB battery swap technology and market strategy in Xiamen today: "By 2030, battery swap will fullfil one-third of EV energy replenishment needs." 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 18/12/2024New Denza sports car spied in China. Early prototype hints the BYD owned brand is set to challenge the Porsche 911 with a sleek electric model in both coupe and cabriolet bodystyles. Expected reveal in concept form at the 2025 Shanghai motor show. #Denza #BYD 020
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 16/12/2024European and US car makers need to get on the solid-state battery train before it departs ... www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new...autocar.co.uk2025 MG semi-solid-state EV won’t be expensive | AutocarSolid-state batteries promise significant improvements in both range and charging speeds over today's packs 020
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 14/12/2024In Germany, that's referred to as a "Frisierte Mofa" ... "Frisieren" being the act of modification. "Mofa" being a speed limited motorbike/scooter. 020
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Is this where real, profit-generating EV volumes begin for @MercedesBenz? Third-gen CLA - 2025 launch - First model off the MMA platform - single and dual motor drivetrains - 58 kWh LFP and 85 kWh NMC batteries - Max 750km WLTP range ... and a 2.0T I4 ICE as an alternative 191
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Nio says it has now completed 60 million EV battery swaps 0- 10 million - 1506 days 10-20 million - 273 days 20-30 million - 189 days 30-40 million - 157 days 40-50 million - 144 days 50-60 million - 130 days 2785 swap stations built Average daily swap count in Dec 24: 80,000 121
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 13/12/2024And so the wheel turns ... The Huayang Aotong dealership that was once Audi's largest and most profitable in Beijing, China, has replaced its four-ring signage with that of Aito - the three-year-old EV brand run by Seres and Chinese consumer electronics and IT giant, Huawei. 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Another one ... Jiyue, the EV brand backed by #Geely and Chinese internet giant #Baidu, has imploded just days after news of its dire financials leaked. A restructuring plan is apparently on the table, but Jiyue’s CFO, Liu Jining, is said to be missing in action, as is a reported $US1 billion 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 11/12/2024🚨 Management shake-up at Mercedes-Benz Troska moving to a new China role; Thöne stepping in as his successor Kohleisen and Jungo Brüngger set to exit; Seeger and Schick take on their responsibilities Vans boss Geisen to join the board, taking over sales #MercedesBenz 221
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Another big Chinese range extender SUV Changan-run brand Deepal is aiming directly at the Li Auto L9 and Aito M9 with its latest and largest SUV - the S09 - 2025 launch - L/W/H/WB: 5205/1996/1800/3105mm - Range extender drivetrain: 112kW 1.5T ICE and dual e-motors developing 362kW #Changan 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Details to the Maextro S800 revealed in Chinese MIIT filings - L/W/H/WB: 5480/2000/1536/3370mm - EV and REEV drivetrains - Choice of two or three e-motors - Two motor: 160kW front and 230kW rear - Three motor: 160kW front + 2 x 274kW rear - REEV, pictured, adds 1.5T ICE as generator #Huawei 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Xiaomi's second production model, a Tesla Model Y rivalling electric SUV that goes under the model name YU7, has been revealed in an official post by the company to various Chinese social media platforms. #Xiaomi 040
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Avatr's Tesla Model 3 rivalling 06 sedan has been revealed ahead of planned sales in 2025 - Codename E16 - Sister car to 07 SUV (also pictured) - L/W/H/WB: 4855/1960/1450/2940mm - Pure electric and range extender drivetrains - Avatr is operated by Changan, CATL and Huawei 041
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Avatr's upcoming Tesla Model 3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA sedan rival is undergoing development testing in China ahead of a planned 2025 launch. - Codename E16 - Likely name: 08 - Based heavily on 07 SUV - Pure electric and range extender drivetrains - LHD and RHD @globalchangan #Tesla #MercedesBenz 121
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 04/12/2024PHEVs on the march. EVs post big decline German passenger car registrations: Nov 2024 Total: 244,544 (-0.5% YoY) Of which ... Petrol: 77,352 (-5.4% YoY) Diesel: 36,510 (-7.5% YoY EV: 35,167 (-21.8% YoY) PHEV: 20,604 (+13.7% YoY) Figures reveal 73,950 mild hybrids registered 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 02/12/2024🚨 Sparks fly at the Volkswagen strike in Wolfsburg today as works council chair, Daniela Cavallo, lays into the Porsche and Piëch families: "You play the lottery. Every week. Always the Saturday lottery. And every Saturday, you win one million euros." #VWStrike #VW #VWGroup 041
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 01/12/2024🚨 Confirmed: GAC and Huawei to launch new premium EV brand - Adds to GAC's existing portfolio: GAC, Aion, Trumpchi and Hyptec - Marks Huawei's fifth co-developed EV brand, following Aito (Seres), Luxeed (Chery), Stelato (BAIC) and Maextro (JAC) Trumpchi 1 concept pictured 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 29/11/2024 🚨 Figure of the Day Chinese ride-hailing company Didi has reported 34.6 million daily users in Q3 2024 – and that’s just in China! Its international operations added another 10.16 million daily users in the same period. #Didi #TechStats 011
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 29/11/2024BYD's Denza brand has unveiled the interior of its 7-seat N9 SUV - 13.2-in instrument display - 17.3-in central touchscreen - 13.2-in passenger touchscreen - 17.1-in roof mounted touchscreen - 50.0-in head-up display Drivetrains - 680kW (912bhp) PHEV - 710KW (952) EV #BYD 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Stuttgart Christmas light show ... complete with representations of a 300 SL Gullwing and 911 Coupe. #Stuttgart #MercedesBenz #Porsche #Christmas2024 030
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Lidar set to go mainstream? The CEO of Chinese Lidar company Hesai, Li Yifan, has revealed the price of its Lidar products will be halved next year. Li says the next generation of Hesai's ATX Lidar will be priced below $200, half that of the firm's existing AT128 model. #HesaiTech 100
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 27/11/2024🚨 Volkswagen locks in 2040 deal with SAIC, set to launch 18 new models in China by 2030. Included are: 8 EVs 3 PHEVs 2 REEVs Yes, Volkswagen is set to enter the range extender electric vehicle (REEV) market ... #Volkswagen #SAIC #ElectricVehicles #EVnews 110
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 27/11/2024🚨 Volkswagen has sold its controversial production plant in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. In operation since 2013, the site has long been criticised for human rights violations against a backdrop of force labour allegations. #VW #VWGroup #China 110
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Farms are bigger than European countries. Hundred of kilometres from one end to the other. Harsh weather conditions. Some of the most remote land on earth. Install. Yes. Easy. No. Anna Creek Station - 23,677 km2 Luxembourg - 2586 km 2 Belgium - 30,688 km2 Israel - 22,145 km2 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Not arrogant. It's reality. The best electric car is only as good as the charging infrastructure. Countries like Australia - 12 times the land mass of Germany with a population of 26 million - need time and tax payer money to scale the infrastructure. You can't just flick a switch and transition. 300
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🚨 The BYD Seagull is DOMINATING China’s EV market Sales for period 11 Nov to 17 Nov 2024 BYD Seagull - 13,542 (+16.2%)* Tesla Model Y - 9842 (-7.6%) Hongguang Mini EV - 8708 (-10.4%) *change over 4 Nov to 10 Nov 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🚨 Northvolt Crumbles! CEO Peter Carlsson resigns as $US1B+ funding gap threatens collapse. #Northvolt #AutoIndustry #ElectricVehicles 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024NIO executive Ma Lin has denied a rumour circulating on Chinese social media that the company is set to be acquired by BYD. The rumour claims that BYD and NIO are planning to form a joint venture, with BYD holding a 51% stake and NIO 49%. #BYD #NIO 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Does the global automotive industry need a universally accessible OTA database? Over the air software updates for production vehicles are now arriving thick and fast, yet historical records - such as release dates and details about updated or newly enabled features - are largely unavailable. 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🚨Just when you thought the Porsche 911 GT3 RS couldn’t get any wilder. Enter the new Manthey Kit ... complete with 963 inspired shark fin. “At 285 km/h, it produces more than 1000 kg of downforce”. #Porsche #GT3RS 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024🚨 Europe’s EV Battery Hope Crumbles ... Northvolt, once celebrated as Europe's answer to China’s CATL, files for bankruptcy with $5.8B debt. Mismanagement and delays in the scaling of battery production leave large parts of the European automotive industry reeling 020
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The president of Huawei's Digital Energy Intelligent Charging Network division, Liu Dawei, reveals it has now deployed over 50,000 high-powered DC electric vehicle charging piles across China - half the country's total. #Huawei 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Huawei's Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance (HIMA) has announced its fourth auto brand, Maextro, will debut its first production model—a 5.5-meter-long sedan poised to rival the Mercedes-Maybach, co-developed with JAC—on 26 November. Maextro joins Aito, Luxeed, and Stelato. 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Did he say it was designed by Victoria Beckham? (See JLR files: Evoque, 2012) 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Dongfeng's two-year-old MHero electric luxury off-road vehicle brand has been launched in the United Arab Emirates, where the M-917 is priced at 399,000 Dirham ($US108,600). Dongfeng says MHero is now represented in 40 countries worldwide. 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 20/11/2024🚨 A photo reportedly revealing a prototype of Xiaomi’s third production vehicle - a large SUV with a petrol-electric range extender drivetrain to rival the Li Auto L9 - has surfaced across multiple social media platforms in China. It's set to launch in 2026, according to Xiaomi's new model plans ... 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 20/11/2024🚨 Nio hits record Q3 deliveries (61,855 unis, +11.6% YoY) but records RMB5.06B (US$746.4 million) in losses. Rising revenues can’t mask profitability struggles, but Nio paints rosy growth on RMB3.32 billion (US$472.9 million) in R&D investment #NIOGlobal 010
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I applaud Jaguar for attempting to give its brand some colour and zing ahead of the launch of its new generation of electric models. But "copy nothing"? Wheels are round. Have always been ... #JaGUar #reinventingthewheel 150
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 20/11/2024🚨 FX5 prototypes are on the move! Faraday Future confirms they are being shipped from Beijing to LA for testing. The first model from the FX brand is planned to offer pure electric and range-extender drivetrains, priced between $20K-$30K. #FaradayFuture 020
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 19/11/2024The Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) in Mainz, Germany, may be wondering why its Google search numbers have just gone through the roof ... #Jaguar 000
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 19/11/2024🚨 Xpeng delivers strong Q3 results 🚨 Record gross margin of 15.3% 💥 Beats revenue expectations ($1.44B) ⚡ Raises Q4 outlook, forecasting 87K-91K deliveries 📈 Net loss narrows, R&D spending hits record levels 💡 Sales up QoQ and YoY 🚗 #Xpeng #EV #AutoIndustry 130
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 18/11/2024 🚨 Another Chinese EV Startup in Crisis: Hycan on the Brink of Collapse 🚨 Reports say the Guangzhou-based company, formed in a partnership between GAC and NIO in 2019, has laid off all but a handful of workers and defaulted on severance payments. #AutoIndustry 020
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 18/11/2024🚨 Leap Motor Targets 500,000 Sales in 2025 🚨 Leap Motor is setting its sights on 500,000 vehicle sales in 2025, with plans to hit an average of 40,000 units sold per month. #LeapMotor #AutoIndustry #ElectricVehicles 031
Greg Kable @gregkable.bsky.social · 18/11/2024🚨 Xiaomi Hits 100,000 SU7 Deliveries ... in 235 Days #Xiaomi #AutoIndustry 010
