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Kia considers launching a fully-electric Ceed

September 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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According to Europa-COO Emilio Herrera, Kia is considering making a purely electric version of its Ceed model, as well as bringing another – as yet unnamed – new fully-electric model brought to market by 2021, and bumping up electrification through plug-in hybrids. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, Herrera spoke of the PHEVs in […]

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First in 2023: VW’s small electric car under 20,000 euros

September 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Volkswagen MEB compact car in Polo size planned for less than 20,000 euros will probably not go into series production before 2023 – according to a British media outlet quoting Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess. At the IAA, the CEO of the world’s largest carmaker told the magazine Autocar that the small electric car makes […]

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Fox plans to produce 12,000 Mia 2.0 per year

September 26, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The plans of the Swiss manufacturer Fox Automotive to produce a new version of the Mia electric car are becoming more concrete. Fox Automotive has set up a subsidiary in Hungary for this purpose, which will be headed by Ekkehard Philipp as CEO. Philipp was Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary […]

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Byton contracts manufacturing in South Korea

September 26, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The automotive parts manufacturer MS Autotech has just become a contract manufacturer for Byton in South Korea. Through its subsidiary Myongshin, MS Autotech will produce more than 50,000 electric cars annually – in a former General Motors factory. After the first reports about a possible deal between MS Autotech and Byton circulated in April this […]

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With significant losses Nio has its back against the wall

September 24, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Chinese electric car startup Nio is apparently fighting for survival. In its newly published business figures, the company reports a loss of 478.6 million dollars for the 2nd quarter of 2019 alone – significantly more than analysts were expecting. According to Bloomberg, Nio’s losses since its launch in 2014 now add up to nearly […]

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Tesla expands further in Eastern Europe

September 24, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said Tesla will open stores in Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia and most Eastern Europe states by early next year. Meanwhile, Model 3 has arrived in Australia, and back in the company’s home country, a judge in Delaware, USA orders Tesla to defend Elon Musk’s potential payout. Firstly, Tesla is apparently going […]

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Volkswagen will offer two Golf hybrid variants

September 23, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen wants to offer two plug-in hybrid variants for the next generation of the Golf. The two variants should cater to drivers wanting a standard PHEV, as well as those wanting a performance-focused plug-in hybrid. Frank Welsch, Volkswagen board member for research and development, told Autocar that the new Golf GTE with 180 kW will […]

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Nissan allows a peek at the new all-electric crossover

September 16, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Nissan has given US dealers a first preview of a new electric crossover. A closer version of the new Nissan electric will be presented next month at the Tokyo Motor Show. The production version is expected in the USA in the second half of 2021. The purely electrically powered crossover is one of eight electric […]

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BMW will not renew the i3

September 16, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

BMW has no plans for a successor to the i3. Pieter Nota, head of BMW sales told the Financial Times that the German luxury carmaker will instead concentrate on merging battery and plug-in technology with its other vehicles, while it drums up some new purely electric vehicles. “There’s no specific plan for an i3 successor,” […]

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Mercedes reveals Formula E racing car

September 12, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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At the IAA, Mercedes-Benz just presented the racing car for its premiere Formula E season. The German carmaker is cautious with modest targets for the Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01. Former Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne and the current leader of the FIA Formula 2 Championship Nyck de Vries will take their seats in the […]

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