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Kia releases revised Niro models

May 28, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Kia has now started selling the revised versions of the Niro Hybrid and the Niro Plug-in Hybrid that they presented at the Geneva Motor Show. The 2020 models of the two hybrid models can be ordered immediately in Germany at prices starting at 26,990 Euro (Niro Hybrid) or 33,990 Euro (Niro Plug-in Hybrid) and will […]

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Turkey: prototype for national electric car project announced

May 28, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Turkish Industry Minister Mustafa Varank announced that the first electric car produced in Turkey will have a range of 500 km and will be launched in the second half of 2022. A prototype will apparently be presented at the end of this year. “We will develop an electric vehicle that can easily compete with rivals,” […]

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Seat to make purely electric entry in China

May 28, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

The joint venture JAC Volkswagen have signed agreements for the Seat brand to enter the Chinese market over the next two to three years. The JV aims to focus on smaller electric cars and use their R&D centre in Hefei to pilot smart city solutions. Volkswagen Group China, SEAT and the Chinese auto manufacturer JAC, […]

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Tesla shows high number of deliveries in Q1

May 25, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

It seems that Tesla may have had a new record quarter in vehicle deliveries. As Elon Musk wrote in an e-mail to employees, there is a good chance that the current quarter will see 90,700 deliveries exceed the record level reached in the fourth quarter of 2018. Model 3 is expected to set the new […]

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Daimler restructures as Zetsche hands reigns to Källenius

May 22, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

At today’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Daimler AG, Dieter Zetsche will step down after 13 years at the helm of Daimler and hand over management of the Group to Ola Källenius, who will be appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars for a period of five years. […]

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Is Audi considering fully electric version of the i8?

May 21, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

For the next generation of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, BMW is apparently in favour of a fully electric drive with core elements from the BMW iNext’s electric all-wheel drive. The battery cells could be supplied by the Chinese manufacturer CATL. Citing “sources at the firm”, British magazine Autocar revealed the German company’s contemplations […]

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Audi’s new PHEV called Q5 55 TFSI e quattro

May 21, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

With the Q5 55 TFSI e quattro, Audi presents the first representative of its new plug-in hybrid family. The model offers 270 kW system power and a “more than 40 km” purely electric range according to WLTP. The partly electric SUV can be ordered immediately. In Germany, Audi’s e quattro is already being offered at […]

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VW to manufacture small electric car in Eastern Europe

May 17, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen’s plans for future plants are changing rapidly: from 2023, the purely electric small car for less than 20,000 euros is to be built in Eastern Europe instead of in Emden in Germany as originally planned. The Zwickau plant in Germany will probably hand over the production of the I.D. Crozz to Emden. According to […]

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ACE EV to build electric vehicles in Australia

May 15, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Australian startup ACE EV (Australian Clean Energy Electric Vehicle Group) is building a production facility in Adelaide to manufacture electric vehicles in cooperation with truck body makers Aldom Motor from 2020. The aim is to increase production to up to 15,000 vehicles per year by 2025. The first models are the ACE Cargo electric […]

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ACE EV to build electric vehicles in Australia

May 15, 2019 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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