Carrie Hampel – Page 48 – Sidevalve EV News

Xpeng P7 electric limosine gets an earlier start

September 5, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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At the Chengdu Motor Show, the Chinese electric car startup Xpeng Motors has just revealed the 2020 model year of its first model G3 with an increased range to 520 NEDC kilometres, as well as its second production model, the P7. According to Xpeng, the e-limousine, which is even expected to reach 600 km NEDC […]

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Smart reveals revised EQ models

September 5, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Smart has just revealed the revised EQ family that will make its debut at the IAA next week. The Fortwo and Forfour models, which are now only available with electric drive, have both been given a facelift for new aesthetics, while the drive remains unchanged. The most conspicuous change is immediately obvious at the front […]

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Faraday Future finds a CEO: Carsten Breitfeld

September 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Faraday Future electric car startup has appointed a new CEO – none other than Carsten Breitfeld, co-founder of Byton and former project manager for the development of the BMW i8. Breitfeld left the Chinese electric car startup in April and will now assume the position of global CEO at Faraday Future. Under intense pressure, Jia […]

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New BMW X5 PHEV has an 87 km range

August 30, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

BMW launches the second generation of the X5 xDrive45e. Thanks to a significantly larger battery, the X5 PHEV has one of the highest electrical ranges in the segment. Depending on the equipment, the X5 xDrive45e will travel a slightly longer distance than other PHEVs – (WLTP) between 67 and 87 kilometres purely electrically. If drivers […]

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Porsche reveals the XX9 Electric for Formula E

August 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Porsche has now unveiled the Porsche 99X Electric racing car with which the manufacturer will be starting at the Formula E for the first time in the 2019/20 season. Drivers Neel Jani and André Lotterer will sit in the Porsche cockpit for the sixth season. In addition, Pascal Zurlinden will assume the role of overall […]

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Peugeot presents the 3008 GT Hybrid4

August 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Peugeot has just presented the new Plug-in-Hybrid 3008 GT Hybrid4, which can now be ordered in France and in Germany from October onwards. The electric range of the part-time electric SUV is to be up to 59 kilometres in the WLTP cycle. Like the DS 7 Crossback E-Tense 4×4 and the Opel Grandland X Hybrid4, […]

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VW to also manufacture the ID.3 in Emden

August 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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While the preparations for the start of production of the VW ID.3 in Zwickau are in full swing, the necessary financial resources amounting to 1 billion euros for the extensive transformation of the Emden location into the MEB plant have now been finally made available. This means that the structural changes can now be planned, […]

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Prices to drop on the VW e-Golf

August 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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VW has lowered the price of the e-Golf in Germany. As electrive was able to find out, Volkswagen will be successively lowering the price of the e-Golf in other European countries as well, with the exact amount always depending on the respective market. In Germany, the electric city car now costs only 31,900 euros instead […]

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Possible cooperation between Audi and BYD

August 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Audi and BYD are allegedly negotiating a battery cell supply contract for future electric models based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE), which is being developed by Audi in cooperation with Porsche. In an article from Bloomberg, the private talks were revealed by insiders as already being at an advanced stage, although there is no […]

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Sono reveals interior of its solar-powered Sion

August 29, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Munich-based electric automobile startup Sono Motors has just revealed the interior of its solar electric car Sion, along with further details. The interior is geared for sharing with a slick, elegant design and features a plant-based air filter system. When series production of the Sion goes ahead in the second half of 2020, a total […]

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