Asia Times, February 21, 2018 Green vehicle market undergoes tremendous changes following sales record of 700,000 units in 2017 The year 2018 is expected to witness the rapid development of new energy cars, and Chinese electric vehicle start-ups, including NIO, Xiaopeng, Singulato and Weltmeister, are all expected...
The Financial Times, February 1, 2018 Fledgling homegrown producers of electric vehicles take on Tesla and foreign giants [caption id="attachment_16821" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A prototype electric car from Byton, one of the up and coming Chinese start-ups[/caption] From Alibaba in e-commerce to Didi Chuxing in ride-hailing, Chinese start-ups have changed...
CKGSB Knowledge, January 30, 2018 Like its whole economy, China's auto market grew at a breakneck page in the 2000s, and while it is now slowing down, it still contains enormous potential in terms of both raw sales and innovation as China shifts towards electric. Click here...
The Wall Street Journal, January 28, 2018 E-commerce giant Alibaba is making its first big investment in a car maker [caption id="attachment_16804" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Xiaopeng He, chairman of electric-car maker Xiaopeng Motors, stands with the company's newest sport-utility vehicle, the G3. PHOTO: XIAOPENG MOTORS[/caption] By Liza Lin SHANGHAI—Chinese e-commerce...
Bloomberg Technology, January 8, 2018 By: Yan Zhang Byton unveils concept at CES with driving range of 320 miles Startup by ex-BMW executives building factory in Nanjing A $45,000 electric SUV using facial recognition to unlock doors, Amazon’s Alexa to entertain and a 49-inch screen across the...
China Daily, December 18, 2017 Competing is no longer just about physical hardware, but also the capability to build a digital ecosystem relationship with consumers The electric vehicle market is growing rapidly in China and is now outpacing its Western counterparts. Already the largest auto market in...
Insight Magazine, November 2017 Bill Russo was quoted in the November edition of Insight, the Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Extracted quotes: “I think the question is can you get EVs and lithium-ion batteries to become standardized”, says Russo. "Because the world's lithium ion...
CKGSB Knowledge, Fall 2017 [caption id="attachment_16750" align="alignnone" width="230"] China’s two speed car market (Image by Beibei Nie)[/caption] Bill Russo was quoted in the fall issue of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business' Knowledge publication. Extracted quotes: “Hardware innovations, such as autonomous driving technology, will be commercialized through the development of on-demand mobility...
Money Talks, November 1, 2017 Bill Russo's interview on Tesla's possible manufacturing investment in Shanghai's Free Trade Zone Click here to access video at kankanews.com ...
Bloomberg Business Week, October 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_16718" align="aligncenter" width="300"] A vehicle in an acoustics testing lab at BYD Co. headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 21, 2017. PHOTOGRAPHER: QILAI SHEN/BLOOMBERG[/caption] For decades, financial pundits in China have been placing Wang Chuanfu, the visionary green technology entrepreneur...
