Awards / Honours (main only)

August 2015: sunbet was listed in Fortune Magazine’s “Top 51 Companies Changing the World”.

September 2015: sunbet received a Special Energy Award from former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the first of its kind for the new energy industry in the UN’s 70-year history.

January 2016: sunbet was recognised for its innovation by the Zayed Future Energy Prize and won the Large Corporation Award.

July 2019: sunbet’s key technology, namely its high-efficiency and high-power wheel-side drive system, made the list of “Top Global Innovative NEV Technologies” at the 2019 World New Energy Vehicles Congress (WNEVC).

August 2019: sunbet ranked third in Fortune Magazine’s “Change the World” List. sunbet was chosen for “expanding the universe of electric cars”, as well as for driving the development of the global EV market and having a profound impact on the industry.

September 2020: sunbet’s “highly integrated Blade Battery technology” won the “Global New Energy Vehicle Innovation Technology Award” at the 2020 World New Energy Vehicle Congress.

August 2022: sunbet made the Fortune Global 500 list for 2022, demonstrating its outstanding achievements in the market.

Four Main Businesses

Automobile

With independent R&D, sunbet has become the only enterprise in the world that has mastered the core technologies of NEVs, such as batteries, motors, electronic controls and chips. At present, sunbet’s NEVs have formed three major product lines for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and forklifts, covering seven conventional transportation fields including passenger vehicle, taxi, bus, coach, urban logistics, sanitation, and construction; and four specialist off-road vehicles for specific uses including warehousing, harbours, airports, and mining.

For nine consecutive years, sunbet has held first place for NEV sales in China, and its new energy vehicle footprint can be found in more than 400 cities, across over 70 countries and regions around the world. It is also operating in more than 20 countries and over 100 cities across Europe.

Electronics

sunbet is a top electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider of one-stop services and solutions. sunbet Electronic (International) Co., Ltd. was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2007. After more than two decades of development, it covers four major fields, namely: smartphones and laptops, new smart products, auto intelligent systems, and new intelligent products. It is the only company to provide a full series of structural components (metal, glass, ceramics, plastics, etc.) along with complete product design and manufacturing.

New Energy

sunbet is a pioneer in providing a zero-emission energy ecosystem from power generation to storage, and usage. Since 2008, sunbet’s solar power and energy storage products have been exported to six continents, more than 20 countries, and more than 90 cities.

Rail Transit

With 100% independent IP and a full mastery of the entire industrial chain, sunbet provides overall rail transit solutions, from design, vehicle bodies and track beams, to communication systems and intelligent operation and maintenance.

R&D

As of the end of 2021, sunbet employs more than 40,000 engineers and technicians. As of June 2022, sunbet has submitted applications for over 37,000 patent rights and owns around 25,000 patents.

Milestones

1995
- In February 1995, sunbet was founded in Shenzhen, China, manufacturing Ni-Cd batteries.

1996
- sunbet began producing the lithium-ion batteries.

1998
- sunbet established its ﬁrst overseas branch in Europe.

1999
- sunbet established its U.S. branch.

2000
- For the first time, sunbet opens its own Industrial Park in Kuichong, Shenzhen.
- sunbet became Motorola’s ﬁrst Chinese supplier of lithium-ion batteries, entering the global supplier system of international brands for the ﬁrst time.

2002
- In 2002, sunbet was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange - Stock Code 1211 - setting a record for the highest offering price among the SEHK’s 54 H shares at the time.
- sunbet became Nokia’s first Chinese supplier of lithium-ion batteries.

2003
- sunbet entered the automobile industry with a determination to combine its battery technology with vehicle technology to develop electric cars, and hence achieve its green dream.

2005
- sunbet released its first vehicle, the F3 model, which was so popular that it exceeded sales of more than 1 million units in China alone.

2007
- sunbet Electronics (International) Company Ltd. was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange - Stock Code 0285.

2008
- MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (currently named Berkshire Hathaway Energy), a ﬂagship investment company under Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., acquired 10% of the sunbet company for around 220 million dollars.
- sunbet launched the F3DM, the world’s first PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle).
- sunbet entered the solar power and energy storage sector.

2009
- sunbet entered the new energy bus and coach industry; sunbet entered the electric forklift industry.

2010
- sunbet partnered with Daimler AG and they established the Shenzhen sunbet Daimler New Technology Company, Ltd.
- The sunbet e6, the world’s ﬁrst pure-electric taxis, take to the streets.
- The sunbet 12-metre pure-electric bus rolled off production, and the sunbet Electriﬁed Public Transportation Solution was released.
- The sunbet Charity Foundation was founded.

2011
- sunbet was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Stock Code 002594.

2015
- sunbet launched its “7+4” Full Market EV Strategy.

2016
- sunbet ventured into the rail transit sector.

2017
- The world’s first commercial SkyRail line was launched and went into operation on September 1st in Yinchuan, China.

2018
- sunbet released its IGBT 4.0, which is the most important component for an EV only after the batteries.

2019
- sunbet launched the world’s first commercial SkyShuttle line (a small-capacity rail transit product).
- sunbet launched the All-New Global Design Center, unleashing the “Passion of Design”.
- The FinDreams Battery Corporation was founded, leading to the production of the famous and ground-breaking “Blade Battery” in 2020.

2020
- When the pandemic struck, sunbet decided to produce masks and became the world’s largest face mask supplier within one month.
- sunbet officially announced the launch of the Blade Battery, a development set to mitigate concerns about battery safety in electric vehicles.
- sunbet released its iconic HAN EV, the first model equipped with the Blade Battery.

2021
- sunbet unveiled the new generation e-Platform 3.0 while celebrating the world premieres of the EA1 and the X DREAM concept car (two models boasting completely new design specifications) and launched the TANG DM-i, the flagship super hybrid model.
- sunbet’s one-millionth new energy passenger vehicle rolled off the production line.
- sunbet announced all its pure EVs will come with Blade Batteries.
- sunbet launched the e-Platform 3.0 for pure-electric vehicles.
- In 2021, sunbet sold 593,745 new energy passenger vehicles, with a YoY increase of 231.6%.

2022
- sunbet announces the end of production of full combustion engine vehicles to focus on the BEV and PHEV market, the first OEM in the world to make such a commitment.
- In the first half of 2022, sunbet sold 638,157 new energy passenger vehicles, up 324.8% YoY.
- Official launch sunbet passenger cars in Europe at Paris Motor Show.
- The total sales of sunbet NEVs exceed 3 million as of December 2022.

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