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Tesla is making clear progress on its Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai. Not long ago, articles were surfacing on the internet suggesting that Tesla had called it quits on its Gigafactory 3 in China. Images showed a lack of progress for a short time in December. Much like the aerial shots of Tesla...

https://jalopnik.com/china-is-constantly-monitoring-the-location-of-ev-drive-1830745124 In China, your car could be talking to the government This’ll surely give anyone concerned about privacy the creeps. More than 200 manufacturers—including Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors, BMW, and...

Long-range, all-wheel-drive version will be first Tesla Model 3 will be launched in China within 5 months, by the end of the first quarter of 2019 or, more specifically, in March, according to the latest reports that confirm the Model 3’s arrival in the world’s biggest EV market. Tesla is...

Shanghai Government Opens Arms To Tesla | CleanTechnica Looks like China is fully on board with Gigafactory 3. Local government active support and banks ready to finance. Interesting that the site is one of China's ghost cities which is already built and just needs people and jobs which Tesla...

We welcome with open clear skies and calm waters the return of SpaceX Dragon. The spacecraft expected to reenter earth's atmosphere five hours after detaching from the International Space Station around 8:23AM EST. Anticipated splashdown off the coast of California somewhere south southwest of...

The Enverge is a deadly looking electric car from a company you’ve never heard of You probably haven’t heard of GAC, the Chinese automaker with big designs on the US market. At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, GAC is seeking to up its profile in advance of its 2019 US...

This popped up today among other Superchargers. It's like an alternative to the Lilacs Intl. Commercial Center of Shanghai. PlugShare Web v2

WM motors in China says that by 2019 they will launch something that will be shocking to the core! What could it be? The Audacity Of China EV Unicorn WM Motor--On Display Soon Expects improved battery technology over the next few years to enable a car to run for 400 kilometers after a...

Tesla updates Model S/X charge port to support China’s charging standard Tesla updates Model S/X charge port to support China's charging standard Tesla updates Model S/X charge port to support China's charging standard Anyone read the article on teslarati about China getting their own standard...

Munich Oct 10-12, 2017 Israel Oct 18, 2017 Taiwan Oct 26, 2017 DC Nov 1-2, 2017 Japan Dec 12-13, 2017 Silicon Valley March 26-29, 2018 Plz post all vids, slides/pdfs/docs you can get your hands on. I'll kick off with some good Jensen Huang action here (GTC China 2017) - best part is from 1:17:47

Tesla announces its plans to establish a factory in Shanghai. Further strengthening China as an electric car maker. When I saw a buzz meet on YouTube questions being fielded to CEO Elon Musk included production for China. Got me excited about FINALLY American manufactured goods being exported...

I plan to go to "Auto Shanghai 2017" and I was wondering if any else on TMC is planning on going. If you are, please post here or send me a PM, it be nice to meet up. I'll be coming from Beijing, and will be with a friend that is a native Chinese speaker. Her interest is also in EV, but for...

I plan on going to the Auto Shanghai (show alternates annually with Beijing). I am interested in checking out Chinese and imported EV cars, as well as OEM suppliers to EV makers at the show, and I'd like to know what TMC would think what is worth checking out. I don't have a nice list of the...

This thread could be characterized by "blue sky" or overly optimistic sentiment, or just a realization of a matchmaker that some couples "belong together". China just a) announce 360 Billion of spending in renewables in the next 3 years...

Let us know about your reservation for the FF91. I did a Standard Reservation on day 1: 1/03/2017 because why not. My booking number is FF-424J-GRPY.

While in China last week, I kept my eyes open for EVs in traffic. Around Beijing, Tesla was the most often-seen, but there were others. I saw none around Chongqing. The most intriguing was the caravan of three electric buses, heading northward out of Beijing, loaded on trailers. We saw one...

From a Chinese Model X forum. Bio-Defense mode cuts PM2.5 pollutants about 100 fold in Beijing Smog! This thing will be the new status symbol in world's most polluted cities.

A lot of traffic around the stand yesterday, good interest in the cars and a lot of talk about them with the locals. The Telsa showroom can't be missed on the way to the show! Detroit Electric (strange name for a firm from the UK) was right across with two cars present and again good traffic and...

A Mercedes S class owner from Beijing wrote a very in-depth impressions article of the P85D after driving it for two weeks. Quck google-fu highlight translation * Charging network in the Chinese market has not been perfect yet * Very recognizable front headlight. Rear more mediocre, feels...

Beijing scrapped the daily driving limits for electric vehicles. They recently enacted a rule that imposed restrictions "if there's heavy pollution forecasted for more than 72 hours, besides pure electric vehicles, cars with even- and odd-numbered license plates will be allowed on the roads on...

Shanghai tech firm gives Tesla cars to employees as year-end bonus｜Companies｜Business｜WantChinaTimes.com

Matt black with red Rims? China is going crazy with Tesla

Just saw this hack contest scheduled at the SyScan conference in Beijing, for July 16-17. This is similar to other contests where hackers try to gain access to various systems (PC, Mac, Linux), but this is the first time I've ever seen this for a car. On the surface, it seems a little scary...

Perhaps this is why Tesla open-sourced its patents? Beijing Plans 10,000 Rapid-Charging Stations, but They Won't Support Tesla This link points out that the Beijing Charging Stations were announced as part of a Sino-German Electric Vehicle Charging Project This presentation explains what Tesla...

I was just advised by a friend that a Tesla Motors store is under way in Shanghai, Pudong: Not strictly Hong Kong relevant, though it's close enough I think.

I spend 80% of my time in Beijing, and I happen to be in NY when Elon is in town and has a one on one interview with my friend. So much for my 15 minutes of fame... I don't have time (and not really the skill) to translate, but here is the link from 163.com, which seems to have some...

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Interesting Financial Times article: Financial Times | Error | Akamai Error And my favorite quote from the article: "A Tesla is, in a sense, not an electric vehicle. It is an expensive gadget that happens to be an electric vehicle" Cigarettes do not cause cancer, lead in fuel does not...

Pictures show that the supercharger seems to be set up soon in Beijing, Elon probably will give more details about it this afternoon at the delivery ceremony in Beijing.

Newly opened Nov. 2, 2013

When you walk into the main entrance of the mall this is what you first see ahead of you. To the immediate right is the Tesla store, fronted by this very interesting chromed sculpture of a motorcycle. The stores glass walls are covered in red with a large image of a Model S, a Go Electric...

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