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Nissan-Dongfeng first to bring an e-pickup to market

July 17, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The Nissan-Dongfeng joint venture is launching a fully electric pickup truck onto the Chinese market this month. The new model is part of the two companies’ strategy to bring more than 20 new electric models to the local market by 2022. The Japanese-Chinese alliance has managed to bring a much-desired electric pickup to market first […]

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Renault Groupe secures presence in China with JMEV

July 17, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Renault has now officially become the main shareholder in JMEV, the electric car offshoot of the Chinese manufacturer Jiangling Motors Corporation Group. With the acquisition and joint venture, Renault intends to expand its influence on the Chinese electric vehicle market. The Renault Groupe announced in December that they would establish a joint venture and acquire […]

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Renault UK: £ 250- 1000 off electric models for July only

July 6, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Renault UK has unveiled its ‘Electrify July’ sales event, which sees its entire range of electric vehicles available with an additional manufacturer contribution of up to £1,000. Renault is offering the additional manufacturer contributions on top of existing offers and the Government Plug-in Car/Van Grant only for the month of July 2019. The Zoe comes […]

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Back-to-the-future:VW presents a futuristic-classic bus

July 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

With the ID.Buzz, Volkswagen wants to build an MEB-based electric successor to the legendary bus – but not until 2022. In the USA, the Group has already presented an electric new edition of the classic VW bus. It really is a special steed: The Type 20 concept is a 1962 VW bus with eleven windows, […]

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Top points for Tesla Model 3 in Euro NCAP crash tests

July 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) has awarded the Tesla Model 3 a full five-star rating in its latest round of crash tests – repeating the good performance measured with NHTSA tests in the USA. “The Tesla Model 3 made a strong debut with a perfect score in the frontal offset deformable barrier […]

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Porsch undertaking last tests on the Taycan

July 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

In September Porsche will officially present the Taycan at the IAA in Frankfurt. At present, a number of near-series prototypes are still on the road – apparently to test the charging behaviour of the new electric Porsche. The electric car rental company “Nextmove” has photographed six black Taycan cars with light camouflage stickers at the […]

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PHEV version of Renault Captur available in 2020

July 3, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Renault has just presented the second generation of the Captur, which will be launched at the turn of the year and will be supplemented by a plug-in hybrid version in 2020. This will be Renault’s first plug-in hybrid, with other models to follow soon. Renault already announced the corresponding E-TECH modular hybrid system at the […]

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Continental now offers 48 volt full-hybrid drive

July 2, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

So far, 48-volt hybrids have mostly been designed as mild hybrids. Continental has now introduced a 48-volt drive that is designed to provide the same functionality as previous full hybrid drives. This means it is also conceivable in a PHEV. The key component of Continental’s 48-volt high-power drive is a new, highly efficient, water-cooled electric […]

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Norway: EV sales continue to look up Jan-June 2019

July 2, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Norway remains the electric car nation number one: In the first half of 2019, all-electric cars continue to rise in numbers, while new registrations for hybrid vehicles are on the decline. The same can be said of new registrations figures from June. New registrations in Norway in June: 7,428 electric cars (87% more than in […]

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VW will offer 14 electric models in China this year

July 2, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Volkswagen intends to offer Chinese customers a total of 14 electrified models this year, said Group CEO Herbert Diess at the first World New Energy Vehicle Congress in the southern Chinese city of Boao. Volkswagen is also committed to the goal of increasing the number of electric cars to a 50 per cent share of all […]

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