China's shift into mass-market electric cars is poised to quicken as Nio Inc. announces a new brand to take on Toyota and Volkswagen. Its first sedan and two other new models will launch in 2022. 

• US electric vehicle maker launched cheaper version of Model Y for China last month • BYD sold 50,387 EVs...

• Tesla CEO Elon Musk said factory in India was ‘likely’ if duty reduced • Tata Motors and Softbank-backed scooter...

• Competition intense in China amid transition to electric vehicles • Volkswagen and Tesla have both battled ‘storms’ on social...

• Follows scrapping of joint project between French automaker and Dongfeng in 2020 • Geely already involved in tie-up with...

• Country wants to cut its dependence on lithium imports for EV batteries • Ganfeng Lithium to invest $1.3bn in...

(AF) Electric vehicles (EVs) are hoped to make up 40%-50% of a group of leading carmakers’ sales in the US...

(AF) India has said it has no plans to cut import duties on electric vehicles, weeks after Tesla Inc. appealed...

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Revolutionary batteries don’t use lithium, cobalt or nickel; CATL also supplies automakers Volkswagen and Geely

Korean company sees surge in demand for electronics, batteries; Growing need for EV batteries in Europe and US

China accounts for 44% of the global EV market and Tesla’s share there is 11%; US firm faces competition from rival automakers like Nio and Xpeng