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  "The Guangdong branch of China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd. said Wednesday that, from January to March, its charging facilities provided more than 1 million instances of charging services for electric vehicles, increasing 456 percent year-on-year. Electric vehicles charged a total of 30.3 million kWh of power in the first three months through the company's charging facilities, with a year-on-year growth of over 840 percent. Xu Yanhao, an official of the power company attributed the soaring electricity consumption from electric vehicles to the increase of electric vehicles including buses, taxis, and cars which offer online ride-hailing services. Another factor is the improvement of charging devices in the province, Xu said."

• Global automakers seek to make China electric vehicle export hub

  "Global automakers are pushing forward with plans to use China as an export hub for the world, particularly for electric cars, after signs from Washington and Beijing that they are getting closer to resolving their year-long trade war. BMW will produce an electric version of its X3 sport utility vehicle in China from next year, which will become "the first that we will export [from China] to other markets in substantial volumes", said Pieter Nota, the company's chief financial officer. The logic of exporting from China makes even more sense for electric vehicles, where the huge local market has already created a supply chain, especially for batteries. BMW is working with China's CATL, the world's largest battery producer."

• China's electric car makers face "critical" maturity period over the next two years, KPMG says

  "The next two years will be "critical" for China's new energy vehicle (EV) makers as the industry matures and Beijing slashes subsidies that have encouraged consumers to adopt the technology, a KPMG executive said on Wednesday. Philip Ng, head of technology at KPMG China, said that consolidation is likely in the industry in the next 18 months to two years, particularly as EV makers face tighter capital markets and challenges to build consumer trust in the world's largest car market."

• VW EVs Will Have Batteries Designed To "Last As Long As The Cars"

  "Volkswagen is preparing to introduce the ID Neo later this year and now we're learning more about the car's battery pack. According to the head of Volkswagen's Center of Excellence for Battery Cells, the company has designed the battery pack to "last as long as the cars." Of course, this is relative as battery performance declines with age and repeated charging. Frank Blome acknowledged there are challenges, but said the battery pack will have a minimum capacity of 70 percent for eight years or 99,419 miles (160,000 km)."

• AESC builds 20 GWh battery cell plant

  "After the final take over by Envision Group of China earlier this month, the former Nissan battery subsidiary Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), has begun the construction of its first battery factory in China. The battery cell facility in Wuxi in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu will have an annual capacity of 20 GWh, enough for 400,000 electric cars per year. "

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