00:00
On eBay, every find has a story.
00:02
Like if you're looking for a vintage Bantie.
00:05
Not just a T, the Bantie.
00:08
You wore it everywhere, until your BFF stole it.
00:12
Now you're on eBay.
00:14
And there it is, same T from the same tour.
00:18
The things you love have a way of finding their way back to you,
00:21
especially on eBay.
00:22
Where else can you find that mint trading card
00:24
you searched everywhere for?
00:26
Or your first car, the one you wish
00:32
Shop eBay for millions of finds, each with a story.
00:36
eBay, things people love.
00:39
SpinQuest social casino.
00:41
The presents are open, and you're over the in-laws.
00:45
It's a perfect time to grab your phone
00:47
and play spinquest.com with live dealer Blackjack.
00:51
Crafts and a ton of slots.
00:53
And here's a great deal for the holiday,
00:56
a $30 coin pack for $10.
00:58
And if you're hearing this ad,
01:00
you can play right now on spinquest.com.
01:03
SpinQuest is a free to play social casino.
01:06
Point where prohibited, visit spinquest.com
01:09
On eBay, every find has a story.
01:12
Like if you're looking for a vintage Bantie.
01:14
Not just a T, the Bantie.
01:17
You wore it everywhere, until your BFF stole it.
01:21
Now you're on eBay.
01:23
And there it is, same T from the same tour.
01:27
The things you love have a way of finding
01:28
their way back to you, especially on eBay.
01:32
Where else can you find that mint trading card
01:34
you searched everywhere for?
01:36
Or your first car, the one you wish you never sold?
01:41
Shop eBay for millions of fines, each with a story.
01:45
eBay, things people love.
01:48
SpinQuest social casino.
01:50
The presents are open, and you're over the in-laws.
01:54
It's a perfect time to grab your phone
01:56
and play spinquest.com with live dealer Blackjack.
02:01
Crafts and a ton of slots.
02:03
And here's a great deal for the holiday.
02:05
A $30 coin pack for $10.
02:08
And if you're hearing this ad,
02:10
you can play right now on spinquest.com.
02:13
SpinQuest is a free to play social casino.
02:15
Point where prohibited, visit spinquest.com
02:18
Welcome back to the podcast.
02:20
Today, pop out door handle, crackdown is on,
02:23
Chinese plug-ins in Europe and the Xiaomi YU7 GT on track.
02:29
Later in the show, I'll tell you about one solution
02:31
to a battery fire, which involves shooting the battery pack
02:37
Hey, welcome to EV News China,
02:38
the podcast dedicated to the world's largest EV market.
02:41
Each day, I bring you the latest headlines, insights,
02:43
and analysis from the hearts of China's booming EV industry
02:46
and decode how fast-moving developments in the East
02:49
are shaping the global EV landscape.
02:51
We'll start with news of September's numbers,
02:54
according to the CPCA, in the first three weeks of the year,
02:57
up to the 21st of September,
02:59
at least new energy vehicle retail sales
03:02
with 697,000 units.
03:04
In context, that's 10% more year-on-year,
03:08
11% more month-on-month.
03:11
Passenger electric, any of the whole sale numbers,
03:14
for the same time, we're slightly higher,
03:16
724,000, up 10% year-on-year, 19% month-on-month.
03:22
Year-to-date, year-to-date total EV sales,
03:26
9.67 million EVs in China,
03:30
that's up 31% year-on-year, not a bad business to be in,
03:34
if it's growing 31%.
03:36
EV retail penetration, in the first three weeks of the year,
03:42
So, it's 52% year-to-date,
03:44
but September could be on,
03:46
depending on the last week of the month.
03:48
September could be a 60% market share
03:52
for new passenger vehicles that are NEVs,
03:55
so plug socket on the side.
03:57
Absolutely incredible in a market
03:59
that's already sold 10 million EVs this year.
04:03
China's ministry also confirming a draft national standards
04:08
titled, technical requirements for automobile
04:11
door handle safety.
04:14
This was announced earlier today,
04:16
or rather they're ahead of me, so you get the idea.
04:19
Open them for public comment as well through to November.
04:22
The draft targets new EVs,
04:25
which have concealed door handle designs
04:27
and wants to set a baseline safety standard.
04:30
Key provisions, every door, apart from the boot,
04:33
the trunk must have an external handle
04:35
with a mechanical release.
04:37
In battery events, thermal runaway
04:40
or an accident condition,
04:42
even the 12-volt battery not being able to work.
04:45
Non-collision side doors must be openable
04:49
from the outside using external handles without a tool.
04:53
External handles must provide hand operation space
04:57
of, well, some certain dimensions,
04:58
I won't get into that now.
05:00
Every door must include an internal handle
05:02
with a mechanical release that can open the door
05:07
If an electric internal handle is fitted,
05:09
there must be a mechanical handle as well.
05:12
Internal handles must be easily identified
05:14
and clearly visible, located within 30 centimeters
05:19
or 12 inches of the door edge
05:21
and placed in a defined zone.
05:24
Well, electronically controlled flush
05:26
or pop-out door handles became popular
05:29
with Tesla's Model S in 2012 relying on motors and software.
05:33
But as we found recently in the United States
05:36
with handles that require a motor,
05:40
if the 12-volt battery or 16-volt
05:42
whatever your car is running dips,
05:44
has a voltage sag, goes bad.
05:47
We found cases in America reported to the safety agency
05:50
there where people have put their kids in the car,
05:52
shut the door, gone round, gone to open a door
05:54
and the door handles don't work.
05:56
Now, obviously babies can't mechanically release
05:59
from the inside, same as having pets trapped in there as well.
06:02
So this is all being watched by China,
06:04
Tesla's chief designer who sometimes speaks on behalf of,
06:08
you know, it's a proxy for Elon Musk,
06:09
he's been there forever, he's one of the most senior people.
06:11
Frans von Halshausen saying this week
06:14
the company will redesign their door handle system
06:16
to make mechanical opening in emergencies
06:19
more direct and reliable.
06:21
Now a new car launched, the Ito M7 debuted yesterday.
06:25
Had the Harmony OS smart travel,
06:29
autumn event launch offered in pure electric
06:31
and E-Rove drivetrains, five or six seat layout in 12 variants.
06:36
It starts at 39,000 US equivalent, it's 280,000 U-wands.
06:40
This is a premium vehicle.
06:42
High end versions include the 192 line LiDAR
06:46
and the Huawei ADS4 driver system.
06:49
Comfort and convenience includes zero gravity
06:52
driver seat, rear entertainment screens
06:55
in vehicle refrigerator and warmer.
06:58
The M7 follows the Ito family design.
07:01
Resembling the M8, but it's smaller,
07:04
flatter headlights, LEDs.
07:06
Is this a Model Y competitor?
07:08
It looks, I mean, I didn't look at the dimensions
07:09
of this one, it looks bigger than a Model Y.
07:12
But a large vehicle, three screen layouts up front.
07:17
The passenger has a little display as well
07:19
with augmented reality for the driver head up display.
07:23
Three spoke steering wheel from the M8
07:25
and the center console design, you know,
07:28
all the same with the wireless phone charge
07:30
as the cup holders, pure electric powertrain,
07:32
single or dual motor options.
07:34
This just looks so premium.
07:36
This looks incredible for 38,000 US equivalent.
07:40
Really nice vehicle.
07:42
A bigger one than that though is the M9.
07:45
So that was the M7 I'm talking about.
07:47
This is the M9 and this is a whole different league.
07:51
The M9 is a big, it's a Range Rover competitor,
07:54
Kia Rivi 9, Ionic 9, Rivian R1S, that size vehicle.
07:59
They introduced the four seat version of that.
08:02
And if you think, hang on, it's a massive three row vehicle.
08:04
Why is it doing a four seat?
08:06
Well, this is for people who wanna be driven
08:08
because the rear seats, well, they're basically
08:11
first class airline seats.
08:14
The four seat line includes an extended range
08:16
and a battery one priced from 78,000 US equivalent.
08:19
So you get the idea, it's 560,000 RMB.
08:23
The four seat model has the same exterior design
08:26
as the existing five and six seat versions.
08:29
The four seat e-rev has a 1.5 liter engine,
08:32
which is a generator, never drives the wheels,
08:34
dual electric motors, 52 kilowatt hour pack,
08:38
will do 165 miles on battery power alone.
08:41
The four seat Bev version has a all wheel drive,
08:45
so 160 kilowatt motor, 230 kilowatt motor on the rear axle,
08:49
naughter 62, 4.7 seconds, 800 volt platform,
08:52
100 kilowatt hour pack, it'll add 100 miles in five minutes.
08:57
And like I say, this is the kind of car,
08:59
kind of special edition, the M9,
09:01
you are being driven at this stage
09:03
because you don't have seats in the back, this luxurious,
09:06
they call them captain seats,
09:07
but they're like first class airline recliners, beautiful.
09:12
If you're driving yourself, really special car.
09:15
But the one I talked about before the M7,
09:16
the more mainstream one, this is a,
09:19
okay, Audi e-tron is better,
09:21
because I said Tesla Model Y,
09:23
but some people think that's more of a stripped down,
09:26
high tech vehicle, this very plush,
09:29
I would say Audi Q8 e-tron territory,
09:33
but in China for only 38 grand, really nice.
09:36
Now, Chinese plug-in hybrids
09:37
are out selling some big names in Europe.
09:40
Chinese automakers sold more cars last month in August
09:43
than the likes of Renault and Audi,
09:46
driven by plug-in hybrids.
09:47
It's JTO Dynamics data showing
09:49
that models from BYD, JQ and MG were the top 10.
09:52
In the top 10, Tesla's Model Y was the number one though,
09:55
number one Bev, at least in Europe,
09:57
sales down 37% from the same month last year,
10:01
even as August's Bev sales across Europe were up.
10:04
Chinese makers increased exports of plug-in hybrids
10:07
to Europe to get their way around the increased tariffs
10:11
because that was only on Bev's.
10:13
Chinese made EVs still very popular,
10:16
even in plug-in hybrid form.
10:18
BYD's, SEAL, U, Cherry's, JQ, J7, SAIC's, MG, HS
10:25
were all top selling plug-in hybrids.
10:28
Bev sales in Europe up 27% in August.
10:32
Now, yesterday, FAW Volkswagen
10:35
held a roll-out ceremony at their Changchun base
10:37
to start vehicle exports there.
10:40
554 units will depart Shanghai later this week
10:44
and a schedule to go on sale in the Middle East.
10:46
FAW Volkswagen said that it's a strategic breakthrough
10:50
for their overseas business,
10:52
aligning China's push for high-level opening up
10:55
and international markets.
10:57
The company said that the export provides backing
11:00
for the global expansion of its shareholders,
11:02
FAW and Volkswagen.
11:05
To meet regional requirements,
11:07
they adapted multiple models for local climates
11:09
and conditions, sticking to the local regulations as well.
11:13
Now, the Huawei-backed SAIC SUV.
11:17
Well, this is called an SAIC H5.
11:22
Now, this used to be called, or maybe in some markets
11:26
or some bits of China it is,
11:28
so I've talked about the Changi before.
11:31
It seems that when they launched this,
11:33
they referred to it as the SAIC H5,
11:36
so maybe this vehicle isn't branded Changi.
11:39
I'll try and find out.
11:40
It has the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance
11:45
kind of retail network, so it joins up
11:47
Aito, Luxe, Stilato and Maxtro.
11:50
SAIC is Huawei and SAIC coming together.
11:53
So they said it had 10,000 orders in one hour.
11:57
That's good, not stellar for China.
12:00
A lot of those orders are stacked up, so to speak.
12:04
So in the first hour,
12:05
they can just either process them or just count them.
12:08
The SAIC H5 starts at 22,000 US dollars.
12:13
So much more of a stripped-down vehicle,
12:16
but it still looks really nice inside.
12:19
Love the materials and choice of things like that.
12:21
Six-power train configurations,
12:24
the 15.6-inch floating touchscreen
12:27
kind of dominates the inside of the vehicle.
12:30
There's a stalk-mounted gear selector,
12:32
a D-shaped steering wheel,
12:33
minimal physical buttons, I would say.
12:35
High-end trims include the Huawei ADS-4 system,
12:39
192-line LiDAR, 4D millimeter-wave radars,
12:44
12 ultrasonics, 11 cameras as well,
12:47
and the system supports
12:48
Address-to-Address Navigation Assistance.
12:50
The Bev version, by the way, has two batteries,
12:53
65 or 80 kilowatt hours in that.
12:57
The Xiaomi YU7 is on the way in a moment
13:02
and news of Ford in China too.
13:04
We'll take a quick break, I'll be back in a sec.
13:07
On eBay, every find has a story,
13:10
like if you're looking for a vintage band tee,
13:13
not just a tee, the band tee,
13:16
from the last show your favorite band ever played.
13:19
You wore it everywhere, then your BFF started glaring it,
13:23
which was cute until they unfriended you
13:25
and took it with them, which was not so cute.
13:29
Anyway, now you're on eBay, and there it is,
13:32
same tee from the same tour,
13:34
still living in your memory, rent free forever.
13:37
See, the things you love have a way
13:40
of finding their way back to you.
13:41
But eBay isn't just forgetting
13:43
whatever your XBFF stole back,
13:45
it's also for that rare championship foul ball you caught,
13:49
then heroically gave to the kid next to you.
13:52
And where else are you going to find your first car?
13:55
The one you wish you never sold,
13:56
but now you finally get the chance to take back home,
14:00
for good this time.
14:01
Shop eBay for millions of fines, each with a story.
14:05
eBay, things people love.
14:08
SpinQuest social casino, the presents are open
14:11
and you're over the in-laws.
14:14
It's a perfect time to grab your phone
14:16
and play spinquest.com with live dealer Blackjack,
14:20
craps and a ton of slots.
14:22
And here's a great deal for the holiday,
14:25
a $30 coin pack for $10.
14:27
And if you're hearing this ad,
14:29
you can play right now on spinquest.com.
14:32
SpinQuest is a free to play social casino.
14:35
Point where prohibited, visit spinquest.com
14:39
On eBay, every find has a story,
14:42
like if you're looking for a vintage band tee,
14:45
not just a tee, the band tee,
14:48
from the last show your favorite band ever played.
14:51
You wore it everywhere, then your BFF started glaring it,
14:55
which was cute until they unfriended you
14:57
and took it with them, which was not so cute.
15:01
Anyway, now you're on eBay.
15:03
And there it is, same tee from the same tour,
15:07
still living in your memory, rent free forever.
15:09
See, the things you love have a way
15:12
of finding their way back to you.
15:13
But eBay isn't just forgetting
15:15
whatever your XBFF stole back.
15:17
It's also for that rare championship foul ball you caught,
15:21
then heroically gave to the kid next to you.
15:24
And where else are you going to find your first car?
15:27
The one you wish you never sold,
15:28
but now you finally get the chance to take back home.
15:32
For good this time.
15:33
Shop eBay for millions of finds, each with a story.
15:37
eBay, things people love.
15:40
SpinQuest social casino, the presents are open
15:43
and you're over the in-laws.
15:46
It's a perfect time to grab your phone
15:48
and play SpinQuest.com with live dealer Blackjack,
15:52
craps and a ton of slots.
15:54
And here's a great deal for the holiday,
15:57
a $30 coin pack for $10.
15:59
And if you're hearing this ad,
16:01
you can play right now on SpinQuest.com.
16:04
SpinQuest is a free to play social casino.
16:07
Boydwear prohibited, visit SpinQuest.com
16:11
All right, welcome back to the podcast.
16:12
Now let's talk about Xiaomi,
16:14
a company that's been around
16:15
in the automotive world all of five minutes.
16:17
Xiaomi will share updates,
16:19
we think during the annual speech of founder,
16:23
Lei Jun, tomorrow on September 25th.
16:26
Attention's turned to a possible high performance YU7.
16:29
So the YU7 is the SUV
16:33
and the high performance version of that
16:34
is gonna be called the GT.
16:36
Now the SU7 in its top fire breathing form
16:40
was called the Ultra,
16:42
but this one looks like it'll be called the GT.
16:44
And so spy photos show a camouflaged YU7
16:48
on Germany's Nürburgring Nordschleife.
16:50
The test car wore red and gray wrap
16:53
like the SU7 Ultra used to do.
16:56
Observers noticed wider front fenders,
17:00
a broader rear section, a wider track
17:02
compared to the standard YU7.
17:04
Could use a three motor, a tri-motor setup
17:07
like the SU7 Ultra.
17:08
That's over a thousand horsepower, by the way,
17:11
750 kilowatts of power.
17:13
Nothing confirmed yet from Xiaomi,
17:15
but we've only got a few hours to wait
17:17
and the founder will be on stage
17:18
and whatever he's gonna do in his presentation
17:21
and hopefully talk about this vehicle.
17:23
Unofficial renderings show
17:26
from what we've seen of the vehicle so far,
17:28
a big front splitter, black wheel arch extensions,
17:31
a big rear diffuser as well
17:33
and a fixed rear wing from a company
17:36
that's only been around just over a year
17:38
and has got months and months and months of backlog
17:41
for this vehicle in its standard form.
17:44
Ford is next in the news yesterday.
17:46
They set up Ford Sales and Service Shanghai Company Limited.
17:49
That's a subsidiary to manage marketing sales
17:52
and after sales in China.
17:54
They say that the vehicles and pickups they'll sell there.
17:57
This consolidates Ford Sales and Service
17:59
under one single legal structure.
18:01
The new structure will introduce more energy products,
18:05
new energy products, electric ones,
18:06
including the new Ford Bronco NEV
18:09
shown at the Chengdu Auto Show
18:11
and it will provide a one-stop sales and service experience.
18:14
They will also develop the Ford Zongheng Lifestyle Ecosystem
18:18
with experience centers, outdoor communities, customization
18:22
and adventurous lifestyle things.
18:25
And finally, the Chinese Vehicle Collision Repair Technical
18:29
and Research Center, that's a catchy one,
18:32
has demonstrated a system to save you from a battery fire.
18:36
Now battery fires and EVs are thankfully incredibly rare,
18:40
but they do have everything on board
18:42
that they need to combust.
18:44
And so when they have a so-called thermal runaway event,
18:48
the best thing that you can do is probably runaway,
18:51
which is why they call it that.
18:52
And the fire brigade tend to need to pick the thing up
18:56
Well, normally a big shipping container
18:57
that's had its top taken off and it's just full of water,
19:00
like a big swimming pool for your car.
19:02
At that point, it's a goner.
19:04
You need to dip the car in the water
19:06
for about three days.
19:08
And even when the fire appears to be out,
19:10
even putting it on a low loader, a flatbed
19:12
and taking it to the scrap yard,
19:13
even that movement can reignite things.
19:16
So thankfully battery fires and EVs, incredibly rare.
19:21
You only hear about them because, well, they're new
19:23
and they don't really happen,
19:24
compared to combustion cars generally setting themselves
19:27
on fire quite a lot, but never gets reported.
19:30
Now a new system has been proposed to save you from an EV fire.
19:35
Now the Chinese authorities are already putting
19:38
in very strict safety guidelines
19:40
for Chinese made batteries for 2026,
19:42
like zero thermal runaway moments.
19:45
So that works being done.
19:47
But in the meantime, how can you save yourself?
19:50
Well, this organization has been showing a prototype
19:54
of the battery fitted to the Cherry Ikaro 3.
19:57
This uses a gas generator system
20:01
to propel the entire battery pack away from the vehicle.
20:06
I imagine little explosions happen.
20:08
When triggered, the pack gets launched
20:10
somewhere between three and six meters away from the car.
20:14
Well, I'm not sure whether that's to the side or in front
20:18
This is like a James Bond car.
20:20
When Bond is being chased by a baddie, he pulls a lever
20:23
and fires something at them or an oil slick or something.
20:26
Well, if you're driving this car
20:28
and your battery ends up on fire,
20:31
it ejects itself, presumably into the path
20:34
of oncoming traffic, but hey, not your problem anymore.
20:37
When triggered, the pack is launched away from the vehicle
20:41
to reduce the occupant risk by removing the fire source.
20:44
Well, look, whichever way you send it,
20:47
it's potentially in somebody else's way.
20:50
The ejection is very loud and quite visibly violent
20:53
because, well, I guess many little explosions are happening
20:56
to propel a several hundred pound projectile
20:59
into the path of, well, whoever was behind you.
21:02
The developers have not explained how the system would prevent
21:04
that from striking nearby people, other objects,
21:08
somebody out just walking their dog and, you know,
21:11
gets a battery pack for their pleasure.
21:14
Or if they were to commercialize the technology,
21:16
we love new ideas, we love innovation,
21:18
but some ideas, unlike the phrase
21:21
that I used to see on a poster in my corporate career,
21:25
no idea is a bad idea.
21:26
I think it's clear some ideas are bad ideas.
21:29
And that's your podcast for today.
21:31
Thanks so much for listening.
21:31
I'll catch you on the next one.
21:37
On eBay, every find has a story,
21:39
like if you're looking for a vintage band tee,
21:42
not just a tee, the band tee,
21:45
from the last show your favorite band ever played.
21:48
You wore it everywhere, then your BFF started glaring it,
21:52
which was cute until they unfriended you
21:55
and took it with them, which was not so cute.
21:58
Anyway, now you're on eBay.
22:00
And there it is, same tee from the same tour,
22:04
still living in your memory, rent free forever.
22:07
See, the things you love have a way
22:09
of finding their way back to you.
22:11
But eBay isn't just forgetting
22:12
whatever your XBFF stole back.
22:15
It's also for that rare championship foul ball you caught,
22:18
then heroically gave to the kid next to you.
22:22
And where else are you going to find your first car?
22:24
The one you wish you'd never sold,
22:26
but now you finally get the chance to take back home.
22:29
For good this time.
22:31
Shop eBay for millions of finds, each with a story.
22:34
eBay, things people love.
22:38
I'm here with SpinQuest, where you can play and win
22:40
from the comfort of your own home with hundreds of slot games
22:44
and all of the table games you love with real cash prizes.
22:49
Right now, $30 coin packs are on sale for $10.
22:52
For new users, it's all at spinquest.com.
22:56
That's S-P-I-N-Q-U-E-S-T dot com.
23:00
SpinQuest is a free to play social casino.
23:02
Boydwear prohibited.
23:03
Visit spinquest.com for more details.
23:07
On eBay, every find has a story.
23:10
Like if you're looking for a vintage band tee.
23:13
Not just a tee, the band tee.
23:15
You wore it everywhere.
23:17
Until your BFF stole it.
23:20
Now you're on eBay.
23:21
And there it is, same tee from the same tour.
23:25
The things you love have a way of finding their way back to you.
23:28
Especially on eBay.
23:30
Where else can you find that mint trading card
23:32
you searched everywhere for?
23:34
Or your first car, the one you wish you'd never sold.
23:40
Shop eBay for millions of finds, each with a story.
23:43
eBay, things people love.
23:47
SpinQuest social casino.
23:49
The presents are open and you're over the in-laws.
23:52
It's a perfect time to grab your phone
23:55
and play spinquest.com with live dealer blackjack,
23:59
crafts, and a ton of slots.
24:01
And here's a great deal for the holiday.
24:03
A $30 coin pack for $10.
24:06
And if you're hearing this ad,
24:08
you can play right now on spinquest.com.
24:11
SpinQuest is a free to play social casino.
24:14
Boydwear prohibited.
24:14
Visit spinquest.com for more details.
24:17
This holiday season reached for the one butter
24:19
that never disappoints, Kerry Gold.
24:22
Made with milk from grass-fed cows on Irish family farms.
24:26
It's rich, creamy, and perfect for baking.
24:29
Whether browning butter for cookies
24:30
or crafting the flakiest pie crust,
24:33
Kerry Gold's high butterfat content
24:35
makes all the difference in flavor and texture.
24:39
Holiday treats will taste extraordinary.