GreenergyDaily
November 24, 2023
1. Faraday Future said it reached an agreement with Master Investment Group and Siraj Holding to foray into the Middle Eastern market. The EV startup plans to unveil a limited-edition model, the FF 91 2.0 Futurist aiFalcon, for the Middle East, with deliveries starting next year.
2. A total of 20,000 NEV charging piles had been built in China's expressway service areas as of the end of October, the Ministry of Transport said. The piles covered 49,000 parking spots in 94% of China’s expressway service areas for passenger cars.
3. Tesla is moving forward with landing Full Self-Driving capability in China, ChinaFund reported today. Chinese authorities recently said that they will grant a selection of cars equipped with L3 or L4 autonomous driving functions market access and let them run on designated roads.
4. SANY Group has inaugurated its $16 million Southern Africa Headquarters Development Project in Johannesburg, aiming for an annual output of 1,000 construction machinery units. This move signifies a pivotal step in Sany's commitment to the growth of the region's infrastructure.
5. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Thursday said China is willing to work with other countries to jointly promote the high-quality and sustainable development of global digital trade. Noting that digital trade is becoming a new trend of global trade development and a new growth point for the future, Han said China is ready to work with all other countries to jointly create an open, inclusive, fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for the development of the digital economy.
6. According to the Ministry of Commerce of China on Thursday, during Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's visit to China from November 20 to 24, China and Uruguay agreed to further enhance the level of bilateral trade facilitation and agreed to strengthen investment cooperation in the fields of digital economy and green development.
7. Market rumors circulating online on Thursday claim telecoms giant Huawei intends to spin out its smart car solutions business unit with a valuation of CNY250 billion (USD35.1 billion) and the only carmaker in the consortium of investors is Changan Auto. People from both companies responded that they were not clear about the basis and source of the rumors.
8. Aito, an electric car brand co-developed by Chinese new energy vehicle maker Seres Group and telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, has increased the daily output target for its revamped M7 model to 700 units. The latest version of the Aito M7, launched on Sept. 12, will also have an annual capacity of 200,000 units, according to Yicai.
9. The Chinese-built world's largest single-site solar power plant Al Dhafra PV2 has fully completed construction in the UAE, covering an area of 20 sqkm with an installed capacity of 2.1 GW. The project has contributed 3.6 bln kWh of green energy to the country as of mid-Nov 2023.
10. Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project on China's longest river Yangtze, hit a record high as this year's cargo throughput totaled 160 million tonnes via the ship locks and the ship elevator as of 6 pm on Thursday, data from local authorities showed.
