In late 1957, the US Navy’s Vanguard rocket was primed to launch the world’s first artificial satellite. But, on the morning of Oct. 4, the Soviet Union struck first and lobbed a small metal ball into orbit that Moscow Radio called Sputnik (“Fellow Traveler”). That “Sputnik Moment” had a profound impact on the nascent Space … Read more
The battle of “electric versus every other powertrain” is an ongoing topic of debate. Automakers once had great ambitions of how quickly they expected the market to pick up battery-electric power, but have since scaled back their visions to a hybrid-heavy approach after the market failed to develop as quickly as originally predicted. But China … Read more
In this article, we try to explain the steps needed to launch a new car model in China from a consumer’s point of view. (Nio Firefly. Image credit: Nio) Factbox is a section of CnEVPost dedicated to explaining common confusions, inspired by reader feedback. In this latest article, we try to explain how many steps … Read more