GreenergyDaily
Dec 8, 2023
1. The emissions of greenhouse gases during the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games totaled 882,900 tons. Meanwhile, the carbon offset index by social donations reached 1.1 million tons, making them the 1st in the history of the events to realize carbon neutrality.
2. China's Wuhan will hand over CNY10 million (USD1.4 million) worth of purchase vouchers for fuel-powered and electric vehicle buyers from Dec. 12, as part of its new year car consumption campaign, the local government said yesterday.
3. Nio refuted a media report claiming the Chinese NEV startup will lift its layoff ratio to 20% to 30%, Jiemian News reported yesterday. Nio said last month that it will cut about 10% of its workforce to maintain its long-term competitiveness.
4. China's battery maker Gotion High-tech on Thursday launched its first battery product in Thailand, as the workers tightened the last screws and the battery pack rolled off the assembly line.
5. Huawei plans to join hands with partners and place more than 100,000 fluid-cooling superchargers in over 340 Chinese cities and highways next year to improve EV charging services, Hou Jinlong, president of Huawei Digital Power, said at the World New Energy Vehicle Congress.
6. With the electric vehicle battery installation growing globally despite a slowdown in EV sales, Chinese battery makers have gained a larger footprint in the sector in the first ten months of this year. Experts said a supply surplus in the lithium carbonate industry drove down prices of raw materials, benefiting battery makers and buoying the EV sector.
7. Horizon Robotics announced today that it officially set up a joint venture with VW's software unit Cariad, named Carizon, after the two companies joined hands last year. The JV will develop smart driving solutions for Volkswagen's pure EV models in China.
8. Dongfeng Motor told investors today it would not seek listing in the Chinese mainland as rumored. The Wuhan-based carmaker has no car business tie-ups with Huawei or Xiaomi, it added.
9. Chinese auto manufacturer BYD and semiconductor giant Huahong Group are taking over two separate projects for integrated circuit factories in Chengdu that were deserted by their original investors as the capital city of southwestern Sichuan province looks to bolster one of its key industries.
10. More than 2,450 people designated as representatives from the fossil fuel sector, including executives and employees paid by traditional oil, gas and coal companies, are attending the UN climate summit in Dubai.
