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According to several media reports, Zero Auto is conducting Pre-IPO round financing at a valuation of more than 22 billion yuan, and Hefei has clearly expressed its investment intention, with an investment amount of about 2 billion yuan. If the investment is finalized, zero-running cars will become the second new car-building force to receive investment in Hefei after NIO Motors.

In this regard, some media sought confirmation from zero-running cars, and the official response was "Hefei is sure to participate in zero-running car financing, but the specific information is still subject to the official announcement."

On April 29, 2020, NIO officially announced that the project agreement for the headquarters of NIO China in Hefei was officially signed, with an investment of more than 10 billion yuan. Before Hefei invested in Lulai, it was in a deep financial quagmire, with its market capitalization falling from US $11 billion to US $3 billion, nearly delisting. The negotiations between Yizhuang Guotou and Wuxing District of Huzhou were held, but all of them have failed. After Hefei confirmed the investment, it did pull Lai Motor. In less than a year, it rose from US $4 per share in June to the current US $58 per share, with a total market capitalization of more than US $90 billion. Rough calculation, Hefei in NIO's return on investment reached 30 times.

Hefei's successful investment in Lailai Automobile has made it famous in the field of new energy vehicles. As for why Hefei chose zero-running cars, industry insiders analyzed that with the increase in zero-running sales, technology investment and the release of new cars, capital also saw hope for the future.

Data show that Zero Automobile was established in December 2015, jointly invested by Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. and its main founders. It is a new energy automobile company focusing on the R & D, design, production and sales of new energy vehicles and auto parts and accessories. At present, Zero car has Zero S01, Zero T03 and Zero C11 on sale, of which Zero C11 is the latest model, positioning as a medium-sized SUV, with a subsidized price of 15.98-199800 yuan. The Zero C11 plays an important role in the entry of Zero cars into the mainstream SUV and is expected to be delivered in the third quarter.

Data show that the cumulative delivery volume of zero-running cars in 2020 is 11391. Zhu Jiangming, chairman of Zero Motor, has issued an internal letter saying that he will enter the new power TOP 3 in 2023 and gain a 10% market share of the domestic new energy vehicle market in 2025.

In 2020, the cumulative delivery volume of Xilai was 43728, while that of Xiaopeng and ideal was 27041 and 32624 respectively. It is not difficult to see that zero-running cars still have a long way to go to enter the top three of the new car-building forces. Of course, if zero-running cars can successfully obtain investment in Hefei, there will be a lot of room for improvement in technology development, product launch and terminal services. As to whether the two sides can promote further cooperation, we will continue to pay attention.

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